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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33 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 07, 2008 Type: User Review |
A must read
As a beginning documentary maker, I have found this book to be highly useful. As well as the practical aspects of creating a documentary, it provides history of the genre and valuable insight as to why documentary makers do what they do - it is...
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 5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 11, 2007 Type: User Review |
Enjoyable Too
Thought it would be much more heavy and academic. Is an easy read without dumbing down. Great for getting you going again if youhave "fallin off the wagon".
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 11, 2007 Type: User Review |
Enjoyable Too
Thought it would be much more heavy and academic. Is an easy read without dumbing down. Great for getting you going again if youhave "fallin off the wagon".
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 10, 2007 Type: User Review |
great
what a great book. it's up-to-date and goes through everything you could ever want to know about documentary filmmaking.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 10, 2007 Type: User Review |
great
what a great book. it's up-to-date and goes through everything you could ever want to know about documentary filmmaking.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 26, 2007 Type: User Review |
The Ultimate Guide to Documentary Filmmaking
I already use Rabinger's "Directing" tome as my filmmaking bible, and always refer to it when planning productions and right before shooting. So when I started a documentary project, I knew I had to get this version dedicated to that aspect of...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 26, 2007 Type: User Review |
The Ultimate Guide to Documentary Filmmaking
I already use Rabinger's "Directing" tome as my filmmaking bible, and always refer to it when planning productions and right before shooting. So when I started a documentary project, I knew I had to get this version dedicated to that aspect of...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Sep 21, 2006 Type: User Review |
Great book for filmmakers of all kinds
this book includes all kinds of useful information that is not necessarily specific to documentary, although that is it's focus. there's excercises in here to help develop ideas into a filmic narrative, ethics, how to tackle an interview as well...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Sep 21, 2006 Type: User Review |
Great book for filmmakers of all kinds
this book includes all kinds of useful information that is not necessarily specific to documentary, although that is it's focus. there's excercises in here to help develop ideas into a filmic narrative, ethics, how to tackle an interview as well...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 19, 2006 Type: User Review |
Directing The Documentary
I am currently writing a documentary for a feature length film, and found Michael Rabiger's book informative, subtle, and well structured. Having received a documentary film class at University, I had already learned about the basic tools of the...
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4.00/5 |
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