List Books » Making Documentary Films and Videos: A Practical Guide to Planning, Filming, and Editing Documentaries
Authors: Barry Hampe
ISBN-13: 9780805081817, ISBN-10: 080508181X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Holt, Henry & Company, Inc.
Date Published: December 2007
Edition: Revised and Expanded
Barry Hampe has made more than two hundred documentary films and information videos as director or scriptwriter or both.
The classic guide to making documentaries, now revised and expanded for today's filmmaker
The second edition of Making Documentary Films and Videos fully updates the popular guidebook that has given readers around the world the knowledge and confidence to produce their first documentary film. It traces two main approachesrecording behavior and re-creating past eventsand shows you how to be successful at each. Covering all the steps from concept to completion, with chapters on visual evidence; documentary ethics; writing for documentaries; budgeting; assembling a crew; film and sound recording; casting and directing actors and nonactors; and editing for the audience, this book can help you successfully bring to life the documentary you want to make.
The second edition includes
• a discussion of truth, "reality," and honesty in the current filmmaking environment
• new advice on how to get started in documentary filmmaking
• an expanded section on researching and writing the proposal,
treatment, and script
• an exhaustive list of resources
YAA comprehensive and well-written introduction for aspiring filmmakers. Every aspect of production is covered, from conceptualizing an idea to seeking distributors for the final product. Technical aspects of video and film equipment are touched upon, but are not covered to such a degree that they become laborious. For instance, the subject of lighting, which could easily be a book unto itself, is addressed in a few pages. A filmography of classic documentaries and an appendix describing how to join the International Documentary Association are included. An invaluable tool for future producers and an excellent title to supplement videography and film-production classes.John Kiefman, Fairfax County Public Library, VA
1 | It Looks So Easy | 3 |
2 | How Things Got This Way | 15 |
3 | Reality Is Not Enough | 30 |
4 | Recording Human Behavior | 36 |
5 | Visual Evidence | 49 |
6 | Verisimilitude in Documentary | 69 |
7 | Ethics in Making a Documentary | 77 |
8 | Steps in Producing a Documentary | 93 |
9 | The Documentary Idea | 103 |
10 | Writing a Documentary | 119 |
11 | Scouting | 142 |
12 | The Documentary Crew | 151 |
13 | Equipment | 164 |
14 | Scheduling | 173 |
15 | How Much Will It Cost? | 185 |
16 | Recording Picture and Sound | 199 |
17 | Working on Location | 218 |
18 | Building an Invisible Wall | 222 |
19 | Directing People Who Are Not Actors | 235 |
20 | When You Must Work with Actors | 247 |
21 | The Documentary Interview | 263 |
22 | Some Other Production Considerations | 272 |
23 | Preparation for Post | 279 |
24 | Editing the Documentary | 287 |
25 | Finishing the Production | 309 |
Appendix | 315 | |
Filmography | 319 | |
Bibliography | 326 | |
Index | 329 |