Overview
In this text, the moral, ethical, aesthetic and communicative problems of documentary film-making are explored through knowledge and experience in the field, studio, editing room, theatre and television. This revised edition increases the discussion of video, adds a new chapter on fundraising and international marketing, provides more writing examples, and gives more attention to production development. An internationally renowned documentary film-maker with more than 60 films to his credit, including the Peabody Award-winning ""Out of the Ashes"", Rosenthal has written a book which addresses the realities involved in the making of a documentary. Rather than dealing with theory or hardware, Rosenthal tackles the day-to-day problems from initial concept through distribution. The organization of the book follows the process of making a documentary. Part 1 discusses ideas, research and script structure; parts 2 and 3 go over preproduction and production; part 4 explores editing and narration writing; and part 5 discusses distinctive forms of documentary, including cinema verite and documentary drama. The concluding chapter offers a perspective on the entire process involved in the making of a documentary.
Full Product Details
Author: Alan Rosenthal
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Imprint: Southern Illinois University Press
Edition: Revised
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.581kg
ISBN: 9780809320141
ISBN 10: 0809320142
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 29 May 1996
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
This book should be called the 'Documentary Filmmaker's Guide to the Galaxy.' The moral, ethical, aesthetic, and communicative problems of documentary filmmaking are explored through knowledge and experi-ence in the field, studio, editing room, theater, and television. Every new or established documentary filmmaker should read it. --Donald E. Staples, Univer-sity of North Texas<br>
Author Information
Alan Rosenthal was born in England, studied law at Oxford, and has made over sixty films for television. His books include New Challenges for Documentary, Why Docudrama? Fact-Fiction on Film and TV, andJerusalem: Take One! Memoirs of a Jewish Filmmaker. He received a Peabody Award for Journalism and the International Documentary Association's award for scholarship. Currently he divides his time among projects in Jerusalem, London, and New York. His most recent film is Adolf Eichmann: The Secret Memoirs.
