The Art of Nonfiction Movie Making

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ABC-CLIO, Aug 17, 2012 - Performing Arts - 239 pages
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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.

 

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Contents

Preproduction
91
Production
131
Postproduction
169
Appendix 1 Sample OnCamera Release
207
Appendix 2 Sample Deal Memo
209
Appendix 3 The Pink Triangle
211
Appendix 4 HOWL Treatment and Script Excerpts
217
Filmography
223
Notes
225
Index
235
Copyright

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Jeffrey Friedman,Robert P. Epstein,Sharon Wood
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About the author (2012)

Jeffrey Friedman and Robert Epstein are filmmakers and cofounders of Telling Pictures Inc.

Sharon Wood has served as writer on three Oscar-nominated documentaries and written and produced many others.

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TitleThe Art of Nonfiction Movie Making
AuthorsJeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein, Sharon Wood
Editionillustrated
PublisherABC-CLIO, 2012
ISBN031308453X, 9780313084539
Length239 pages
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Performing Arts / Film / General
Social Science / Popular Culture
  
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