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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Rosenthal, Alan, 1936- Writing, directing, and producing documentary films and videos. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c1996 (OCoLC)605397054 |
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| Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Alan Rosenthal |
| ISBN: | 0809320134 9780809320134 0809320142 9780809320141 |
| OCLC Number: | 32430960 |
| Notes: | Rev. ed. of: Writing, directing, and producing documentary films. c1990. |
| Description: | xii, 301 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. Introduction -- 2. Clearing the Decks -- 3. Getting to Work -- 4. Writing the Proposal -- 5. Research -- 6. Shaping the Film -- 7. Beginning the First Draft -- 8. Completing the First Draft -- 9. Budget and Contract -- 10. Preproduction -- 11. The Director Prepares -- 12. Directing the Interview -- 13. On Location -- 14. Editing -- 15. Writing the Final Narration -- 16. Finishing the Film -- 17. Cinema Verite -- 18. Documentary Drama -- 19. The Historical Documentary -- 20. Industrial and Public Relations Films -- 21. Staying Alive -- 22. Conclusion: Problems and Challenges. |
| Responsibility: | Alan Rosenthal. |
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Abstract:
An internationally renowned documentary filmmaker with more than sixty films to his credit, including the Peabody Award-winning Out of the Ashes, Rosenthal has written the first book to address the realities involved in the making of a documentary. Rather than dealing with theory or hardware. Rosenthal tackles the day-to-day problems from initial concept through distribution. Simply and clearly, Rosenthal explains how to write, direct, and produce the new documentary, whether film or video.
He emphasizes the research and writing of the documentary, from approach and structure through interviewing, narration writing, and the complexities of editing. This emphasis makes his book unique.
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Related Subjects:(10)
- Documentary films -- Production and direction.
- Documentary films -- Authorship.
- Filmes documentarios
- Cinema (producao e direcao)
- Filmindustrie.
- Videofilms.
- Documentaires.
- Films documentaires -- Production et réalisation.
- Films documentaires -- Paternité littéraire.
- Vidéo -- Production et réalisation.

