Documentary voice & vision : a creative approach to non-fiction media production
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Documentary voice & vision : a creative approach to non-fiction media production
Focal Press, 2016
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Filmography: p. [435]-442
Includes index
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Description
Learn the creative and technical essentials of documentary filmmaking with Documentary Voice & Vision. This comprehensive work combines clear, up-to-date technical information, production techniques and gear descriptions with an understanding of how technical choices can create meaning and serve a director's creative vision. Drawing on the authors' years of experience as documentary filmmakers, and on interviews with a range of working professionals in the field, the book offers concrete and thoughtful guidance through all stages of production, from finding and researching ideas to production, editing and distribution. Documentary Voice & Vision will help students and aspiring filmmakers think though research and story structure, ethics, legal issues and aesthetics, as well as techniques from camera handling to lighting, sound recording and editing. The book explores a full range of production styles, from expository to impressionistic to observational, and provides an overview of contemporary distribution options.
Documentary Voice & Vision is a companion text to Mick Hurbis-Cherrier's Voice & Vision: A Creative Approach to Narrative Film and DV Production, and employs a similar style and approach to that classic text. This text is written from the perspective of documentary filmmakers, and includes myriad examples from the world of non-fiction filmmaking. A robust companion website featuring additional resources and interactive figures accompanies the book.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part 1: Developing Your Documentary
Ch. 1. Finding and Developing Ideas
Ch. 2. Documentary Styles
Ch. 3: Structuring the Documentary
Ch. 4: The Documentary Proposal
Ch. 5 Documentary Ethics and Legal Issues
Part 2: Production
Ch. 6 Planning the Shoot
Ch. 7 Organizing Cinematic Time and Space
Ch. 8 The Digital Video System
Ch. 9 The Lens
Ch. 10 Camera Support
Ch. 11 Basic Lighting for Documentary
Ch. 12: Lighting and Exposure - Beyond the Basics
Ch. 13 Sound Basics and Equipment
Ch. 14 Location Sound Techniques
Ch. 15 Interviewing and Working With Subjects
Ch. 16 Production Procedures, Etiquette and Safety
Part 3: Postproduction
Ch. 17: Postproduction Workflow and the Process of Digital Editing
Ch. 18: Writing and Structuring the Documentary
Ch. 19: The Art of Editing
Ch. 20: Archival Storytelling
Ch. 21: Sound Design and Finishing
Ch. 22: Finishing Picture and Mastering
Ch. 23: Distributing Your Documentary
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