| Description |
ix, 351 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Voices that matter |
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Voices that matter.
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| Contents |
Foreword / Barbara Kopple -- Are documentaries art? -- Directing -- Inhabiting history / Ken Burns -- Revealing unexpected realities / Errol Morris -- Capturing character / D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus -- Making television with a conscience / Lauren Lazin -- Cinematography -- Searching the frame, exposing a vision / Kirsten Johnson -- Seeing intelligently / Buddy Squires -- Being present and experiencing / Albert Maysles -- Editing -- Crafting cinematic television / Geof Bartz -- Finding structure, inventing form / Paula Heredia -- Using the mystery of what comes next / Larry Silk |
| Summary |
"In The Art of the Documentary, the directors, editors, cinematographers, and producers behind today's most thought-provoking nonfiction films reveal the thought processes, methods, and collaborations that have guided their efforts - from project conception to developing, producing, shooting, editing, and releasing some of the finest documentary films of recent decades."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Documentary films -- Production and direction.
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Motion picture producers and directors -- Interviews.
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| Genre/Form |
Interviews.
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| ISBN |
0321316231 paperback |
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