Description
Trace the evolution of documentary filmmaking from early actuality shorts to modern streaming formats. Use this guide to study key directors, seminal works, and social impact analyses across a century. It includes rare production notes, interview transcripts, and festival award circuit reviews. Chapters highlight pioneering camera rigs, vérité techniques, and narrative hybridization. You will learn how editing styles and voice-over conventions evolved over time. A dedicated section examines ethical considerations and documentary responsibilities. Each chapter ends with practical exercises on research, shooting, and post-production. Supplementary photo essays illustrate on-location shoots and archival digging. The guide comes with a DVD of selected documentary excerpts for contextual study. Ideal for filmmakers, journalists, and academic researchers interested in nonfiction storytelling.
Hardcover with DVD sleeve, 8×10 inches, 260 pages
Guidebook, bonus DVD, research workbook
Documentary filmmakers, film students, researchers
