Synopses & Reviews
Up-to-date with examples of significant new films and new projects, it is written in conversational, non-technical language, treating the reader as a colleague in search of clearly explained knowledge. The author, a veteran filmmaker and teacher shares anecdotes from his own professional experience where they usefully illustrate ideas, principles, or pitfalls.
Review
"Intelligent and artfully written, Directing the Documentary should enjoy a place of prominence in the library of every documentary videomaker."--Videomaker Magazine
Synopsis
The Third Edition of Directing the Documentary, like the previous two, guides the reader through the process of making a work for the screen. This includes the real problems of researching and focusing a documentary film or video idea, of developing a crew, of directing the crew and participants, and of maintaining control during shooting. It guides the reader through the complex evolutionary process of post-production, when the film's true characteristics can really begin to emerge and assert themselves.
Synopsis
-- New edition of a Focal classic
-- New examples from well-known films and projects
-- Projects guide the reader through all phases of creating a professional-quality documentary.
The Third Edition of Directing the Documentary, like the previous two, guides the reader through the process of making a work for the screen. This includes the real problems of researching and focusing a documentary film or video idea, of developing a crew, of directing the crew and participants, and of maintaining control during shooting. It guides the reader through the complex evolutionary process of post-production, when the film's true characteristics can really begin to emerge and assert themselves.
Description
Filmography: p. [391]-392. Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-412) and index.
About the Author
Michael Rabiger has worked in the cutting room in feature films, as an editor and director in documentaries, and as a production and aesthetics educator for many years. He has directed or edited more than 35 films and is director of the documentary center at Columbia College, Chicago. Most recently, he has led a multinational European documentary workshop for the World Consortium of film schools, and has taught narrative writing, directing, and production as Visiting Professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction, History and Future x Introduction x A Brief and Functional History fo the Documentary x Part 2: Pre-Production x The Prepartation Before Shooting x Developing a Crew x Part 3: Projects: Learning to See With A Moviemaker's Eye x Introduction x Project 1 Picture Composition Analysis x Project 2 Editing Analysis x Project 3 Lighting Analysis x Part 4 Technical Basics Before Shooting x Equipment Selection x About Lighting x Avoiding Problems x Part 5: Projects: Learing Basic Shooting Techniques x Introduction x Sound Experiments x Camera Handling x Part 6: Production x Interviewing x Directing Participants x Directing the Crew x Authorship x Part 7: Projects: Developing Skills as a Director x Introduction x Interview in Depth x Two-Person Conversation with Conflict x Covering a Conversation Handheld x Vox Populi Street Interviews x Covering and Event of Process x Part 8: Postproduction x A Postproduction Overview x The Paper Edit: Designing a Structure x Editing: The First Assembly x Editing: The Process of Refinement x Narration x Editing: The End Game x Part 9: Projects: Developing Skills as an Editor x Introduction x Interview, Varying Image Size x Coversation, Two or More Persons x Editing Unbroken Complex Take x Complex Editing Process x Part 10: Aesthetics and Authorship x Elements of the Documentary x Form, Control, and Identity x Reenactment, Reconstruction, and Docudrama x Ethics, Authorship, and Documentary Mission x Part 11: Career Track x Education x Getting Work x Part 12: Appendices, Glossary, and Annotated Bibliography x Index