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This extraordinary handbook was inspired by the distinctive concerns of anthropologists and others who film people in the field. The authors cover the practical, technical, and theoretical aspects of filming, from fundraising to exhibition, in lucid and complete detail—information never before assembled in one place. The first section discusses filmmaking styles and the assumptions that frequently hide unacknowledged behind them, as well as the practical and ethical issues involved in moving from fieldwork to filmmaking. The second section concisely and clearly explains the technical aspects, including how to select and use equipment, how to shoot film and video, and the reasons for choosing one or the other, and how to record sound. Finally, the third section outlines the entire process of filmmaking: preproduction, production, postproduction, and distribution. Filled with useful illustrations and covering documentary and ethnographic filmmaking of all kinds, Cross-Cultural Filmmaking will be as essential to the anthropologist or independent documentarian on location as to the student in the classroom.This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates Univ

Author

Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Taylor; technical illustrations by Sandra Murray; figure drawings by Chad Vaughan

Publisher

Berkeley: University of California Press

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9780520087590

Subjects

Performing Arts, Sociology, Anthropology

Rating

3.94 / 5 (31 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14