A Guide to (Short) Documentary Filmmaking
eBook - ePub

A Guide to (Short) Documentary Filmmaking

Creating Artful Short Documentary Films

  1. 202 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Guide to (Short) Documentary Filmmaking

Creating Artful Short Documentary Films

About this book

Using examples and hard-earned experiences from the Author's courses and lectures at the esteemed MFA in Documentary Film Program at Stanford University, A Guide to (Short) Documentary Filmmaking: Creating Artful Short Documentary Films explores what is unique about the short-form documentary and guides the reader through the process – from ideation to completion and distribution.

This accessible and practical textbook guides readers through the steps of creating powerful and artful documentaries. Interviews with filmmakers and case studies of innovative and successful recent documentary shorts are included throughout to provide experienced insights and complement the chapters on Research, Pre-production, Production, Editing, and Distribution.

The first and most definitive of its kind, this is the only resource to explore the short documentary as a distinct art form. It will therefore be essential for all students and professionals involved in producing this medium.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781040348024
Topic
Media & Performing Arts

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Preface
  8. About the Author
  9. 1 What Is a Short Documentary?
  10. 2 Developing Your Idea
  11. 3 Pre-production
  12. 4 Production: Encounters
  13. 5 Editing: Shape of Story
  14. 6 Sound Design: Room for Sound
  15. 7 Distribution
  16. References
  17. Index