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The Documentary Moviemaking Course
The starter guide to documentary filmmaking
The Documentary Moviemaking Course
The starter guide to documentary filmmaking
Description
More filmmakers are employed in making documentary films than any other genre. Thanks to the user-friendly equipment available today, it is no longer an area that requires a film-school background to get started.
This book shows how you can begin making your first documentary movies - from researching and defining your theme, style, and the treatment that will drive your film, to organising the production and, ultimately, getting it seen by a wider audience. Following the simple practical advice, tips and easy steps in this book will get you started today.
- Learn how to choose your subject and decide on your storytelling style
- Create an outline/structure for your documentary and research and plan your material
- Find out the essential equipment you will need to buy or rent in order to shoot and edit
- Discover cinematic and editing skills to pull all your material together.
- Understand how to budget and finance your project
- Find out the logistics of shooting interviews, footage and other source materials
- Create a trailer and get your work seen through festivals and publicity
- Learn about the wider world of distribution
Product details
| Published | 02 Aug 2010 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 144 |
| ISBN | 9781408144770 |
| Imprint | Methuen Drama |
| Illustrations | Illustrated in colour throughout |
| Series | Professional Media Practice |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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