Capturing reality
Subtitle: the art of documentary
By: a National Film Board of Canada production ; produced in association with Super Channel, Documentary, Writers Guild of Canada ; producer, Michelle Van Beusekom; director & writer, Pepita Ferrari
Contributors: Baichwal, Jennifer; National Film Board of Canada; Super Channel (Firm); Documentary Channel (Television network); Writers Guild of Canada; First-Run Features (Firm)
Publisher: First Run Features
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York]
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] :
Number of pages: 97
Subjects: Documentary films; Production and direction
Other titles: Art du reel :
Description: An exploration of the complex creative process that goes into making documentary films. Features interviews with 38 directors and 163 clips of scenes from classic films plus a bonus disc with over four hours of additional filmmaker interviews.
Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008.

Special features: Filmmakers; Topics (Getting started --Exploring the genre -- Planning & preparation -- Relationships -- Truth, perspective & ethics -- The shoot -- Sound -- Editing -- Final thoughts & anecdotes).

Cinematographer, Marc Gadoury ; editor, Barbara Brown ; music, Robert M. Lepage.

Interviewees, Jennifer Baichwal and 37 other documentary film directors.

Board of Film Censors, Singapore: PG.

DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation; Dolby surround.

English and some French with English subtitles, and optional French subtitles; menus in English or French; closed captioned in English or French.
Table of contents: title: disc 1. Feature (97 min.); title: disc 2. Bonus material (280 min.).