Documentary storytelling
Subtitle: creative nonfiction on screen
By: Sheila Curran Bernard
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Focal Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780240812410
Subjects: Production and direction; Documentary films; Authorship
Description: "Drawing on the narrative tools of the creative writer, the unique strengths of a visual and aural media, and the power of real-world content truthfully presented, Documentary Storytelling offers advice for producers, directors, editors, and cinematographers seeking to make ethical and effective nonfiction films, and for those who use these films to educate, inform, and inspire. Special interview chapters explore storytelling as practiced by renowned producers, directors, and editors"--Pub. website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-352), filmography ([353]-359) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Understanding story. Story basics ; Finding the story ; Story structure ; Time on screen ; Creative approach ; Case studies; title: Working with story. Research ; Planning ; Selling ; Shooting ; Editing ; Narration and voice-over ; Storytelling : a checklist; title: Talking about story. Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan ; Victoria Bruce and Karin Hayes ; Ric Burns ; Brett Culp ; Nick Fraser ; Alex Gibney ; Susan Kim ; James Marsh ; Sam Pollard ; Deborah Scranton; title: Additional material.