The art of nonfiction movie making

Authors:Jeffrey Friedman, Robert P. Epstein, Sharon Wood

Summary:"The past few years have featured such blockbusters as Super-Size Me, Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, March of the Penguins, and An Inconvenient Truth. And as news articles proclaim a new era in the history of documentary films, more and more new directors are making their first film a nonfiction one. But in addition to posing all of the usual challenges inherent to more standard filmmaking, documentaries also present unique problems that need to be understood from the outset. Where does the idea come from? How do you raise the money? How much money do you need? What visual style is best suited to the story? What are the legal issues involved? And how can a film reach that all-important milestone and find a willing distributor? Epstein, Friedman, and Wood tackle all of these important questions with examples and anecdotes from their own careers. The result is an informative and entertaining guide for those just starting out, and an enlightening read for anyone interested in a behind-the-scenes look at this newly reinvigorated field of film."--Publisher description

eBook, English, 2012

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Publisher:Praeger, Santa Barbara, Calif., 2012

Genre:Handbooks and manuals

Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 239 pages

ISBN:

9780313084539, 9780313084539, 9781283549516, 9786613861962, 031308453X, 1283549514, 6613861960

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1033536565

Subjects:

Cinéma Industrie

Documentaires Production et réalisation Guides, manuels, etc

Documentary films Production and direction