Directing the Documentary, Fourth Edition
The fourth edition is a significant update. The book's emphasis has always been on concrete steps you can take to become a documentary filmmaker, and there are loads of new projects to help, along with assessment tables that allow you to gauge your progress. In addition, there is new material on location sound, the reality TV trend, top documentaries to see, and more.
*The definitive guide to making a documentary
*A hands-on approach with dozens of exercises
*A fully updated 4th edition of the classic textbook
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| From: Amazon Posted: Aug 31, 2000 Type: User Review |
What a book!
Yeah! This book rocked! Get this book! Go Documentary Institute! ;) Yeah!
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| From: Amazon Posted: Aug 20, 2000 Type: User Review |
Directing the Documentary
An excellent book, especially for those who are new in the field. Among other things, Michael Rabiger guides you through a brief history of the documentary genre, helps you discover your creative identity, acquaintes you with the film...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 02, 2000 Type: User Review |
Superior how-to book for documentarians (or would-be documentarians!)
Rabinger as a writer has a superbly no-nonsense approach to his subject matter, and the book covers every aspect of the life of the documentary film. He explores the key elements of creating the the work (or body of work) and fits a series of...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 02, 1999 Type: User Review |
This is THE Text on Documentary Filmmaking
This is probably the best book on directing and producing a documentary film that I've come across. A lot of books on filmmaking seem to be written by people who've never really made any films but can rehash what others have written on the...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 07, 1999 Type: User Review |
A Documentary film makers Bible!
This guide gives an excellent, step by step, overview of film making in general. It examines in detail the three stages of production and gives good examples of useful forms for the organization of production. The pre-production section was...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 15, 1999 Type: User Review |
Excellent general text on documentary making
Although structured as a textbook, there is a great deal of advice and basic information for the independent filmmaker as well. Particularly helpful is advice on choosing a crew and on stages of post-production, that area filmmakers are most...
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 12, 1996 Type: User Review |
A stand out 'how to' textbook for budding documentary makers
This book contemplates the full scope of documentary film or video
making, from coming up with the idea through to post production.
Rabinger is a good writer and film historian, who is able to
draw upon examples from both his own work and from...
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