Directing the Documentary

Rabiger, Michael

ISBN 10: 0240802705 / ISBN 13: 9780240802701

Published by Focal Press, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Directing the Documentary
• Publisher: Focal Press
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0240802705
• ISBN 13: 9780240802701
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

The Third Edition of Directing the Documentary, like the previous two, guides the reader through the process of making a work for the screen. This includes the real problems of researching and focusing a documentary film or video idea, of developing a crew, of directing the crew and participants, and of maintaining control during shooting. It guides the reader through the complex evolutionary process of post-production, when the film's true characteristics can really begin to emerge and assert themselves.

Up-to-date with examples of significant new films and new projects, it is written in conversational, non-technical language, treating the reader as a colleague in search of clearly explained knowledge. The author, a veteran filmmaker and teacher shares anecdotes from his own professional experience where they usefully illustrate ideas, principles, or pitfalls.

*A Focal classic
*Includes examples from well-known films and projects
*Features projects that guide the reader through all phases of creating a professional-quality documentary

About the Author

Michael Rabiger has worked in the cutting room in feature films, as an editor and director in documentaries, and as a production and aesthetics educator for many years. He has directed or edited more than 35 films and is director of the documentary center at Columbia College, Chicago. Most recently, he has led a multinational European documentary workshop for the World Consortium of film schools, and has taught narrative writing, directing, and production as Visiting Professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.