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Writing, Directing, and Producing Documentary Films and Videos, Fourth Edition by Rosenthal, Alan, 1936-; Rosenthal, Alan, 1936- Writing, directing, and producing documentary films is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Writing, Directing, and Producing Documentary Films and Videos, Fourth Edition about?

As Alan Rosenthal states in the preface to this new edition of his acclaimed resource for filmmakers, Writing, Directing, and Producing Documentary Films and Videos is “a book about storytelling—how to tell great and moving stories about fascinating people, whether they be villains or heroes.” In response to technological advances and the growth of the documentary hybrid in the past five years, Rosenthal reconsiders how one approaches documentary filmmaking in the twenty-first century. Simply and clearly, he explains how to tackle day-to-day problems, from initial concept through distribution. He demonstrates his ideas throughout the book with examples from key filmmakers'work. New aspects of this fourth edition include a vital new chapter titled'Making Your First Film,'and a considerable enlargement of the section for producers,'Staying Alive,'which includes an extensive discussion of financing, marketing, festivals, and distribution. This new edition offers a revised chapter on nonlinear editing, more examples of precise and exacting proposals, and the addition of a complex budget example with explanation of the budgeting process. Discussion of documentary hybrids, with suggestio

Author

Rosenthal, Alan, 1936-; Rosenthal, Alan, 1936- Writing, directing, and producing documentary films

Publisher

Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780809387724

Subjects

Performing Arts, Computer Science, Literary Fiction

Updated

2026-03-24