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The Documentary Filmmaker's Handbook - Temporarily out of stock

Author
Genevieve Jolliffe and Andrew Zinnes
Year
2006
Publisher
Continuum
ISBN
0826416659

The Documentary Film Maker’s Handbook contains over 110 interviews with top doc industry professionals. We have asked them the questions that you NEED the answers to. EVERY aspect of documentary film making is covered such as: finding your subject, exploring the various doc genres (from political to nature to IMAX), budgeting, fund-raising, broadcasters (including HBO, MTV, National Geographic and Discovery), ethics, interview techniques, archival footage, censorship, organisations, crew, docu-dramas, production and post, film festivals and distribution (traditional, grass roots and new media), survival AND a global perspective that explores documentary film making around the world.

Included are 24 inspirational case studies that take an in depth look at some of the most cutting edge and controversial docs from today (Control Room, Born into Brothels, March of the Penguins, Mad Hot Ballroom, My Date with Drew, Dogtown and Z-Boys, Riding Giants, Why We Fight…) Read how these present day intrepid explorers faced everything from death and the extremes in Antarctica, shooting in “Axis of Evil” countries such as North Korea and Iraq during the was on terror, torture and imprisonment in Indonesia, kidnapping in Columbia and banishment from China.