This Much Is True 14 Directors On Documentary Filmmaking

Documentary filmmaking is soaring in popularity and becoming a critical part of public debate, provoking fierce advocacy for points of view on the major issues of our time. Documentary filmmakers, simply put, have enormous power to influence public opinion, consumer behavior, and, often, government policy. This unique book compiles the insights of twelve of the most successful and accomplished directors in the genre. It is a master class in technique and approach, exploring all the essential issues these directors confront in their unique craft: negotiating access, being part of the narrative, capturing actuality, dramatizing events, dealing with difficult contributors, and so on. The book offers an engaging insight into the techniques of fifteen leading documentary directors. Each filmmaker will address a key theme in directing, which speaks to their particular approach or body of work aas well as issues such as negotiating access, being part of the narrative, captuirng actuality, dramatising events, dealing with difficult contributors, and so on.

שנה

2012

שפה

English

הוצאה

Methuen Publishing

מהדורות

1

עמודים

320

ISBN

9781408132531

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata