October 6th, 2008
Documentary films
Documentary films
The Endless Summer (Holding Surfboard) Movie Poster Print - 24" X 36"
This poster shows three men carrying surfboards. They are in black against a background of brightly colored orange sand, yellow sun and majenta sky. At the top it says "The Endless Summer" and at the bottom it says "The Search of the Perfect Wave". This poster measures approx. 24" x 36" The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential films of the surf movie genre, creating and defining an entire category of cinema which has endured and evolved for the past 40 years since its release in 1966. Director Bruce Brown follows two surfers, Mike Hynson and Robert August, on a surf trip around the world. Other important surfers of the time, such as Miki Dora, Phil Edwards and Butch Van Artsdalen also appear.
: You are looking at a great poster., It is perfect for framing or hanging on the wall -- and it makes a great gift., This poster measures approx. 24" x 36" and is perfect, unused, and rolled in a protective tube.
Company: Adam Hersh Posters
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This poster shows three men carrying surfboards. They are in black against a background of brightly colored orange sand, yellow sun and majenta sky. At the top it says "The Endless Summer" and at the bottom it says "The Search of the Perfect Wave". This poster measures approx. 24" x 36" The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential films of the surf movie genre, creating and defining an entire category of cinema which has endured and evolved for the past 40 years since its release in 1966. Director Bruce Brown follows two surfers, Mike Hynson and Robert August, on a surf trip around the world. Other important surfers of the time, such as Miki Dora, Phil Edwards and Butch Van Artsdalen also appear.: You are looking at a great poster., It is perfect for framing or hanging on the wall -- and it makes a great gift., This poster measures approx. 24" x 36" and is perfect, unused, and rolled in a protective tube.
Company: Adam Hersh Posters
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Pamela Anderson Lee Interviews
Like Venus rising from the waves, fabulous Pamela Anderson Lee has risen to become the idol of millions. This enchanting beauty has captivated audiences around the world with her incredible good looks and bubbly enthusiasm.
Like Venus rising from the waves, fabulous Pamela Anderson Lee has risen to become the idol of millions. This enchanting beauty has captivated audiences around the world with her incredible good looks and bubbly enthusiasm. This video highlights the career of the world's top sex symbol, Pamela Anderson Lee. Follow Pamela through her dazzling television career and forays onto the big screen. Her love life has been as much a subject of attention as her acting career, and her rollercoaster marriage to Rock's "bad boy" Tommy Lee the subject of media fascination. Through it all, Pamela has maintained a spirit of optimism and determination that has always marked her life.
Included are interviews with Pamela and those who know her. Also included are rare behind-the-scenes footage with Pamela on the BAYWATCH set, the TV show which made her a superstar! Learn the backstage story of BAYWATCH from those who know, including the show's top star, David Hasselhoff. See Pamela in public appearances and private moments, whether promoting her blockbuster action movie, BARBWIRE, or having an encounter with a killer whale!
Find out why Pamela Anderson is one of Hollywood's hottest stars, and why she is acclaimed as the Love Goddess for the new millennium.
Chapter stops you can go directly to on DVD include: * Playboy covers * Baywatch * Barb Wire * The Men * Pamela in court * Stolen Video
DVD:
Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Company: PASSPORT VIDEO
(1999-08-22)
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Hubble Space Telescope: Rescue In Space
Journey into space with the Astronauts on one of the most important and spectacular Space Shuttle Missions ever - the critical mission to repair the Space Telescope. Plus, see the first dramatically improved deep space images from Hubble's newly repaired cameras. 50 minutes.
Director: Russ Finley
VHS Tape: Color, NTSC
Company: Finley-Holiday Film Corp. (1994-06-13)
ISBN: 6303162622
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Journey into space with the Astronauts on one of the most important and spectacular Space Shuttle Missions ever - the critical mission to repair the Space Telescope. Plus, see the first dramatically improved deep space images from Hubble's newly repaired cameras. 50 minutes.Director: Russ Finley
VHS Tape: Color, NTSC
Company: Finley-Holiday Film Corp. (1994-06-13)
ISBN: 6303162622
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Shine a Light
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese and the world s greatest rock n roll band The Rolling Stones unite to bring audiences the year s most extraordinary film event Shine A Light. With special appearances by Christina Aguilera Jack White and Buddy Guy and four Rolling Stones performances not seen in theaters Shine A Light is a must-own for rock n roll fans across generations.System Requirements:Running Time: 121 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: MUSIC DVD/LIVE PERFORMANCES Rating: PG-13 UPC: 097363518747 Manufacturer No: 351874
Director: Martin Scorsese
DVD: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Company: Paramount (2008-07-29)
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Academy Award-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese and the world s greatest rock n roll band The Rolling Stones unite to bring audiences the year s most extraordinary film event Shine A Light. With special appearances by Christina Aguilera Jack White and Buddy Guy and four Rolling Stones performances not seen in theaters Shine A Light is a must-own for rock n roll fans across generations.System Requirements:Running Time: 121 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: MUSIC DVD/LIVE PERFORMANCES Rating: PG-13 UPC: 097363518747 Manufacturer No: 351874Director: Martin Scorsese
DVD: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Company: Paramount (2008-07-29)
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Encounter in the Third Dimension (3-D) (Large Format)
Originally in IMAX theatres -- Join Stuart Pankin as the professor, Elvira -Mistress of the Dark, and Max, the flying robot, on a groundbreaking venture into the realm of 3D filmmaking, where captivating computer-generated imagery mixes with live action thrills. -- You'll love all the great visual effects in this movie, especially the train scene, the metal spider, and Max, who roams around the screen in very cool 3D. Witness the earliest forays into the genre, from a recreation of one of the earliest 3D movies ever made to classic clips from Hollywood's 3D heyday during the 1950s, as well as modern creations like James Cameron's theme park attraction, Terminator 2: 3D. Rated PG for intense images. 57 minutes. -- This film plays in 2D or 3D (requires a 3D viewing system) and is formatted for standard DVD players only.
Director: Ben Stassen, Sean MacLeod Phillips
DVD: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Live, NTSC
Company: Sling Shot (2001-10-16)
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Originally in IMAX theatres -- Join Stuart Pankin as the professor, Elvira -Mistress of the Dark, and Max, the flying robot, on a groundbreaking venture into the realm of 3D filmmaking, where captivating computer-generated imagery mixes with live action thrills. -- You'll love all the great visual effects in this movie, especially the train scene, the metal spider, and Max, who roams around the screen in very cool 3D. Witness the earliest forays into the genre, from a recreation of one of the earliest 3D movies ever made to classic clips from Hollywood's 3D heyday during the 1950s, as well as modern creations like James Cameron's theme park attraction, Terminator 2: 3D. Rated PG for intense images. 57 minutes. -- This film plays in 2D or 3D (requires a 3D viewing system) and is formatted for standard DVD players only.Director: Ben Stassen, Sean MacLeod Phillips
DVD: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Live, NTSC
Company: Sling Shot (2001-10-16)
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Facing Darkness DVD Nathalie Lasselin
Though cave diving is one of the most dangerous sports, it unlocks a most facinating world, that of darkness. Following some of the greatest cave divers in north Florida, Facing Darkness is a documentary which invites you to discover the underwater caves and the safety in which divers explore the caves. An introduction to the amazing underwater world of cave diving. Deep in the dark, your eyes will glow in light. Original Score by Mathieu Lavoie.
Misc.: Pixnat presents: Facing Darkness DVD. A film by Nathalie Lasselin Cave Diving, A documentary about caves and cave diving featuring:, Jim Bowden, Lamar Hres, John Orlowski, Bill Rennaker, Stephane Jolicoeur..., Documentary: Widescreen: Pixnat 2006, Color, Dolby 5.1, 45 minutes, English, French Subtitles, Bonus, For trailor visit: www.facingdarkness.com
Company: Pixnat
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Though cave diving is one of the most dangerous sports, it unlocks a most facinating world, that of darkness. Following some of the greatest cave divers in north Florida, Facing Darkness is a documentary which invites you to discover the underwater caves and the safety in which divers explore the caves. An introduction to the amazing underwater world of cave diving. Deep in the dark, your eyes will glow in light. Original Score by Mathieu Lavoie.Misc.: Pixnat presents: Facing Darkness DVD. A film by Nathalie Lasselin Cave Diving, A documentary about caves and cave diving featuring:, Jim Bowden, Lamar Hres, John Orlowski, Bill Rennaker, Stephane Jolicoeur..., Documentary: Widescreen: Pixnat 2006, Color, Dolby 5.1, 45 minutes, English, French Subtitles, Bonus, For trailor visit: www.facingdarkness.com
Company: Pixnat
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Apple Final Cut Studio 2 (Mac)
Final Cut Studio 2 takes you beyond editing. This powerful new version of Final Cut Pro is at the center of six integrated tools. Work is fast, fluid, and flexible, no matter what you're doing: Motion graphics, audio editing and mixing, color grading, and delivery. Whether you're cutting commercials, editing feature films, or pushing out the nightly news, Final Cut Server helps you work faster whenever you're working together. DVD Studio Pro 4 is professional DVD authoring. Create SD and HD projects, author discs with interactive elements and create animated menus. Whether you produce demo reels, complex commercial titles, or anything in between, it has simple, powerful tools for authoring DVDs.
DVD-ROM: DVD-ROMCraft the perfect story using a tightly integrated and innovative suite of products created specifically for video editors., Mix and match source material--both formats and frame rates--in real time using the new open format Timeline in Final Cut Pro 6., Easily create sophisticated 3-D environments with depth and realism using the real-time 3-D multiplane compositing tools in Motion 3., Fly through audio editing and mixing, create immersive soundtracks, and easily conform audio to video edits using the new, streamlined interface in Soundtrack Pro 2., Produce sophisticated, fully interactive, studio-quality DVD titles with drag-and-drop ease using DVD Studio Pro 4.
Company: Apple (2007-05-15)
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Final Cut Studio 2 takes you beyond editing. This powerful new version of Final Cut Pro is at the center of six integrated tools. Work is fast, fluid, and flexible, no matter what you're doing: Motion graphics, audio editing and mixing, color grading, and delivery. Whether you're cutting commercials, editing feature films, or pushing out the nightly news, Final Cut Server helps you work faster whenever you're working together. DVD Studio Pro 4 is professional DVD authoring. Create SD and HD projects, author discs with interactive elements and create animated menus. Whether you produce demo reels, complex commercial titles, or anything in between, it has simple, powerful tools for authoring DVDs.DVD-ROM: DVD-ROMCraft the perfect story using a tightly integrated and innovative suite of products created specifically for video editors., Mix and match source material--both formats and frame rates--in real time using the new open format Timeline in Final Cut Pro 6., Easily create sophisticated 3-D environments with depth and realism using the real-time 3-D multiplane compositing tools in Motion 3., Fly through audio editing and mixing, create immersive soundtracks, and easily conform audio to video edits using the new, streamlined interface in Soundtrack Pro 2., Produce sophisticated, fully interactive, studio-quality DVD titles with drag-and-drop ease using DVD Studio Pro 4.
Company: Apple (2007-05-15)
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Festival Express
Festival Express is a rousing record of a little-known but monumental moment in rock n' roll history starring such music legends as Janis Joplin The Band and the Grateful Dead. Set in 1970 Festival Express was a multi-band multi-day extravaganza that captured the spirit and imagination of a generation and a nation. What made it unique was that it was portable; for five days the bands and performers lived slept rehearsed and did countless unmentionable things aboard a customized train that traveled from Toronto to Calgary to Winnipeg with each stop culminating in a mega-concert. The entire experience both off-stage and on was filmed but the extensive footage remained locked away -- until now.A momentous achievement in rock film archeology Festival Express combines this long-lost material with contemporary interviews nearly 35 years after it was first filmed.Running Time: 89 min. Genre: MUSIC DVD/CONCERTS UPC: 794043757327 Manufacturer No: N7573
Director: Bob Smeaton
DVD: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Compilation, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Company: New Line Home Video (2004-11-02)
ISBN: 0780649230
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Festival Express is a rousing record of a little-known but monumental moment in rock n' roll history starring such music legends as Janis Joplin The Band and the Grateful Dead. Set in 1970 Festival Express was a multi-band multi-day extravaganza that captured the spirit and imagination of a generation and a nation. What made it unique was that it was portable; for five days the bands and performers lived slept rehearsed and did countless unmentionable things aboard a customized train that traveled from Toronto to Calgary to Winnipeg with each stop culminating in a mega-concert. The entire experience both off-stage and on was filmed but the extensive footage remained locked away -- until now.A momentous achievement in rock film archeology Festival Express combines this long-lost material with contemporary interviews nearly 35 years after it was first filmed.Running Time: 89 min. Genre: MUSIC DVD/CONCERTS UPC: 794043757327 Manufacturer No: N7573Director: Bob Smeaton
DVD: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Compilation, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Company: New Line Home Video (2004-11-02)
ISBN: 0780649230
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Paul Newman: A Life in Pictures
Paul Newman: A Life in Pictures is the first definitive photo book ever published about this giant of cinema. Created with the approval of Paul Newman, this elegant work draws together hundreds of rare and never-before-seen photographs. At the age of 80, Paul Newman is as admired today for his philanthropy and straightforward character as he is for his legendary film performances and iconic good looks. This luxe package includes copious images from both his Hollywood and racing careers as well as his private life. With a detailed biography and images ranging from family photos to the work of prestigious photographers, this is the must-have collection for Newman's legions of fans.
Hardcover: 208 pages
Company: Chronicle Books (2006-10-19)
ISBN: 0811857263
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Paul Newman: A Life in Pictures is the first definitive photo book ever published about this giant of cinema. Created with the approval of Paul Newman, this elegant work draws together hundreds of rare and never-before-seen photographs. At the age of 80, Paul Newman is as admired today for his philanthropy and straightforward character as he is for his legendary film performances and iconic good looks. This luxe package includes copious images from both his Hollywood and racing careers as well as his private life. With a detailed biography and images ranging from family photos to the work of prestigious photographers, this is the must-have collection for Newman's legions of fans.Hardcover: 208 pages
Company: Chronicle Books (2006-10-19)
ISBN: 0811857263
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Baseball - A Film by Ken Burns
After the national success of his 11-hour epic, The Civil War--the highest-rated miniseries in public-television history--many wondered if Ken Burns could capture the same energy and passion with smaller subjects. His reply, the 18-hour history of America's greatest sport, Baseball, not only quieted these worries, it also perhaps surpassed his prior achievement. Massive in scope (it covers more than 100 years), exhausting in detail, and filled with celebrities, journalists, politicians, historians, and the men who played the game, Burns's romantic love letter to the game achieves the impossible: even those who hate baseball can't help but become immersed in it. This is because Burns doesn't just detail the great players and the memorable plays and games; he also presents baseball as a cultural and social mirror, reflecting the beauty and hypocrisy of the nation that created it. Divided into nine innings, two hours each in length, the video examines complex social issues such as segregation, racial inequality (its section on Jackie Robinson, baseball's first African American player, should be required school viewing), labor battles between owners and players, politics, technology and gender conflicts, among others. Then, of course, there's fascinating footage and biographies on the players--troubled icons such as Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb, heroes such as Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle, and tragic figures such as Pete Rose and Lou Gehrig--the men who, despite a rocky and often hypocritical history, constructed baseball's tradition and preserved its invincibility. --Dave McCoy
VHS Tape: Box set, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Company: Pbs Home Video (1995-04-16)
ISBN: 0780605489
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After the national success of his 11-hour epic, The Civil War--the highest-rated miniseries in public-television history--many wondered if Ken Burns could capture the same energy and passion with smaller subjects. His reply, the 18-hour history of America's greatest sport, Baseball, not only quieted these worries, it also perhaps surpassed his prior achievement. Massive in scope (it covers more than 100 years), exhausting in detail, and filled with celebrities, journalists, politicians, historians, and the men who played the game, Burns's romantic love letter to the game achieves the impossible: even those who hate baseball can't help but become immersed in it. This is because Burns doesn't just detail the great players and the memorable plays and games; he also presents baseball as a cultural and social mirror, reflecting the beauty and hypocrisy of the nation that created it. Divided into nine innings, two hours each in length, the video examines complex social issues such as segregation, racial inequality (its section on Jackie Robinson, baseball's first African American player, should be required school viewing), labor battles between owners and players, politics, technology and gender conflicts, among others. Then, of course, there's fascinating footage and biographies on the players--troubled icons such as Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb, heroes such as Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle, and tragic figures such as Pete Rose and Lou Gehrig--the men who, despite a rocky and often hypocritical history, constructed baseball's tradition and preserved its invincibility. --Dave McCoy VHS Tape: Box set, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Company: Pbs Home Video (1995-04-16)
ISBN: 0780605489
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Documentary Film Classics (Cambridge Studies in Film)
Documentary Film Classics offers close readings on a number of major films, such as Nanook of the North, Land Without Bread, Night and Fog, Chronicle of a Summer and Don't Look Back. Spanning the history of the documentary film tradition, William Rothman analyzes the philosophical and historical issues and themes implicit in these works. Designed to guide film students through the "texts" of a wide range of documentaries, his readings also focus on the achievements of these works as films per se.
Author: William Rothman
Paperback: 238 pages
Company: Cambridge University Press (1997-01-28) (1997-01-28)
ISBN: 0521456819
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Documentary Film Classics offers close readings on a number of major films, such as Nanook of the North, Land Without Bread, Night and Fog, Chronicle of a Summer and Don't Look Back. Spanning the history of the documentary film tradition, William Rothman analyzes the philosophical and historical issues and themes implicit in these works. Designed to guide film students through the "texts" of a wide range of documentaries, his readings also focus on the achievements of these works as films per se.Author: William Rothman
Paperback: 238 pages
Company: Cambridge University Press (1997-01-28) (1997-01-28)
ISBN: 0521456819
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The Documentary Film Makers Handbook: A Guerilla Guide
Documentary films have enjoyed a huge resurgence over the last few years, and there’s a new generation of filmmakers wanting to get involved. In addition, the digital revolution has made documentaries even more accessible to the general filmmaker. Documentary films can now be shot professionally using cheaper equipment, and smaller cameras enable the documentarian to be less intrusive and therefore more intimate in the subjects’ lives. With an increasing number of documentaries making it to the big screen (and enjoying ongoing sales on DVD), the time is right for an information-packed handbook that will guide new filmmakers towards potential artistic and commercial success.
Documentary films have enjoyed a huge resurgence over the last few years, and there’s a new generation of filmmakers wanting to get involved. In addition, the digital revolution has made documentaries even more accessible to the general filmmaker. Documentary films can now be shot professionally using cheaper equipment, and smaller cameras enable the documentarian to be less intrusive and therefore more intimate in the subjects’ lives. With an increasing number of documentaries making it to the big screen (and enjoying ongoing sales on DVD), the time is right for an information-packed handbook that will guide new filmmakers towards potential artistic and commercial success. The Documentary Film Makers Handbook features incisive and helpful interviews with dozens of industry professionals, on subjects as diverse as interview techniques, the NBC News Archive, music rights, setting up your own company, the Film Arts Foundation, pitching your proposal, the Sundance Documentary Fund, the Documentary Channel, the British Film Council, camera hire, filmmaking ethics, working with kids, editing your documentary, and DVD distribution.
The book also includes in-depth case studies of some of the most successful and acclaimed documentary films of recent years, including March of the Penguins, Born Into Brothels, Control Room, Dogtown and Z Boys, My Date With Drew, and many more! The Documentary Film Makers Handbook will be an essential resource for anyone who wants to know more about breaking into this exciting field.
Author: Genevieve Jolliffe, Andrew Zinnes
Paperback:
560 pages
Company: Continuum International Publishing Group
(2006-10-10)
ISBN: 0826416659
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Documentary Film: A Very Short Introduction: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Documentary film can encompass anything from Robert Flaherty's pioneering ethnography Nanook of the North to Michael Moore's anti-Iraq War polemic Fahrenheit 9/11, from Dziga Vertov's artful Soviet propaganda piece Man with a Movie Camera to Luc Jacquet's heart-tugging wildlife epic March of the Penguins. In this concise, crisply written guide, Patricia Aufderheide takes readers along the diverse paths of documentary history and charts the lively, often fierce debates among filmmakers and scholars about the best ways to represent reality and to tell the truths worth telling.
Beginning with an overview of the central issues of documentary filmmaking--its definitions and purposes, its forms and founders--Aufderheide focuses on several of its key subgenres, including public affairs films, government propaganda (particularly the works produced during World War II), historical documentaries, and nature films. Her thematic approach allows readers to enter the subject matter through the kinds of films that first attracted them to documentaries, and it permits her to make connections between eras, as well as revealing the ongoing nature of documentary's core controversies involving objectivity, advocacy, and bias. Interwoven throughout are discussions of the ethical and practical considerations that arise with every aspect of documentary production. A particularly useful feature of the book is an appended list of "100 great documentaries" that anyone with a serious interest in the genre should see.
Drawing on the author's four decades of experience as a film scholar and critic, this book is the perfect introduction not just for teachers and students but also for all thoughtful filmgoers and for those who aspire to make documentaries themselves.
Author: Patricia Aufderheide
Paperback: 176 pages
Company: Oxford University Press, USA (2007-11-28)
ISBN: 0195182707
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Documentary film can encompass anything from Robert Flaherty's pioneering ethnography Nanook of the North to Michael Moore's anti-Iraq War polemic Fahrenheit 9/11, from Dziga Vertov's artful Soviet propaganda piece Man with a Movie Camera to Luc Jacquet's heart-tugging wildlife epic March of the Penguins. In this concise, crisply written guide, Patricia Aufderheide takes readers along the diverse paths of documentary history and charts the lively, often fierce debates among filmmakers and scholars about the best ways to represent reality and to tell the truths worth telling.Beginning with an overview of the central issues of documentary filmmaking--its definitions and purposes, its forms and founders--Aufderheide focuses on several of its key subgenres, including public affairs films, government propaganda (particularly the works produced during World War II), historical documentaries, and nature films. Her thematic approach allows readers to enter the subject matter through the kinds of films that first attracted them to documentaries, and it permits her to make connections between eras, as well as revealing the ongoing nature of documentary's core controversies involving objectivity, advocacy, and bias. Interwoven throughout are discussions of the ethical and practical considerations that arise with every aspect of documentary production. A particularly useful feature of the book is an appended list of "100 great documentaries" that anyone with a serious interest in the genre should see.
Drawing on the author's four decades of experience as a film scholar and critic, this book is the perfect introduction not just for teachers and students but also for all thoughtful filmgoers and for those who aspire to make documentaries themselves.
Author: Patricia Aufderheide
Paperback: 176 pages
Company: Oxford University Press, USA (2007-11-28)
ISBN: 0195182707
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Documentary Storytelling, Second Edition: Making Stronger and More Dramatic Nonfiction Films
Documentary Storytelling offers a unique in-depth look at story and structure as applied not to Hollywood fiction, but to films and videos based on factual material and the drama of real life. With the growing popularity of documentaries in today's global media marketplace, demand for powerful and memorable storytelling has never been greater. This practical guide offers advice for every stage of production, from research and proposal writing to shooting and editing, and applies it to diverse subjects and film styles, from vérité and personal narrative to archival histories and more.
Filled with real-world examples drawn from the author's career and the experiences of some of today's top documentarians, Documentary Storytelling includes special interview chapters with Ric Burns, Jon Else, Nick Fraser, Susan Froemke, Sam Pollard, Onyekachi Wambu and other film professionals. This second edition has been brought up to date with a more international focus, a look at lower-budget independent filmmaking, and consideration of newer films including Super Size Me, Murderball, So Much So Fast, and When the Levees Broke.
* Storytelling techniques are one of the most powerful tools in the documentary filmmaker's arsenal--learn how to harness them with this book
* Top documentary filmmakers provide their storytelling strategies
* Covers a wide range of documentary styles
Author: Sheila Curran Bernard
Paperback: 400 pages
Company: Focal Press (2007-01-25)
ISBN: 0240808754
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Documentary Storytelling offers a unique in-depth look at story and structure as applied not to Hollywood fiction, but to films and videos based on factual material and the drama of real life. With the growing popularity of documentaries in today's global media marketplace, demand for powerful and memorable storytelling has never been greater. This practical guide offers advice for every stage of production, from research and proposal writing to shooting and editing, and applies it to diverse subjects and film styles, from vérité and personal narrative to archival histories and more.Filled with real-world examples drawn from the author's career and the experiences of some of today's top documentarians, Documentary Storytelling includes special interview chapters with Ric Burns, Jon Else, Nick Fraser, Susan Froemke, Sam Pollard, Onyekachi Wambu and other film professionals. This second edition has been brought up to date with a more international focus, a look at lower-budget independent filmmaking, and consideration of newer films including Super Size Me, Murderball, So Much So Fast, and When the Levees Broke.
* Storytelling techniques are one of the most powerful tools in the documentary filmmaker's arsenal--learn how to harness them with this book
* Top documentary filmmakers provide their storytelling strategies
* Covers a wide range of documentary styles
Author: Sheila Curran Bernard
Paperback: 400 pages
Company: Focal Press (2007-01-25)
ISBN: 0240808754
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Writing, Directing, and Producing Documentary Films and Videos, Fourth Edition
Author: Alan Rosenthal
Paperback: 448 pages
Company: Southern Illinois University Press (2007-06-26) (2007-06-13)
ISBN: 0809327422
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As Alan Rosenthal states in the preface to this new edition of his acclaimed resource for filmmakers, Writing, Directing, and Producing Documentary Films and Videos is “a book about storytelling—how to tell great and moving stories about fascinating people, whether they be villains or heroes.”
In response to technological advances and the growth of the documentary hybrid in the past five years, Rosenthal reconsiders how one approaches documentary filmmaking in the twenty-first century. Simply and clearly, he explains how to tackle day-to-day problems, from initial concept through distribution. He demonstrates his ideas throughout the book with examples from key filmmakers’ work.
New aspects of this fourth edition include a vital new chapter titled "Making Your First Film," and a considerable enlargement of the section for producers, "Staying Alive," which includes an extensive discussion of financing, marketing, festivals, and distribution. This new edition offers a revised chapter on nonlinear editing, more examples of precise and exacting proposals, and the addition of a complex budget example with explanation of the budgeting process. Discussion of documentary hybrids, with suggestions for mastering changes and challenges, has also been expanded, while the “Family Films” chapter includes updated information that addresses rapid expansion in this genre.
In response to technological advances and the growth of the documentary hybrid in the past five years, Rosenthal reconsiders how one approaches documentary filmmaking in the twenty-first century. Simply and clearly, he explains how to tackle day-to-day problems, from initial concept through distribution. He demonstrates his ideas throughout the book with examples from key filmmakers’ work.
New aspects of this fourth edition include a vital new chapter titled "Making Your First Film," and a considerable enlargement of the section for producers, "Staying Alive," which includes an extensive discussion of financing, marketing, festivals, and distribution. This new edition offers a revised chapter on nonlinear editing, more examples of precise and exacting proposals, and the addition of a complex budget example with explanation of the budgeting process. Discussion of documentary hybrids, with suggestions for mastering changes and challenges, has also been expanded, while the “Family Films” chapter includes updated information that addresses rapid expansion in this genre.
Author: Alan Rosenthal
Paperback: 448 pages
Company: Southern Illinois University Press (2007-06-26) (2007-06-13)
ISBN: 0809327422
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Making Documentary Films and Reality Videos: A Practical Guide to Planning, Filming, and Editing Documentaries of Real Events
Author: Barry Hampe
Paperback: 320 pages
Company: Holt Paperbacks (1997-01-15)
ISBN: 0805044515
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Making Documentary Films and Reality Videos is the perfect text for students of filmmaking who would like to make a documentary. Barry Hampe, who has made more than 150 documentary films and videos, traces the two main approaches to documentary--recording behavior and re-creating past events—and shows students how to do both effectively. Covering all the steps, from conceptualization to completion, the book includes chapters on visual evidence; documentary ethics; why reality is not enough; budgeting; and casting, crew, and equipment selection.
Author: Barry Hampe
Paperback: 320 pages
Company: Holt Paperbacks (1997-01-15)
ISBN: 0805044515
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Making Documentary Films and Videos: A Practical Guide to Planning, Filming, and Editing Documentaries
Author: Barry Hampe
Paperback: 464 pages
Company: Holt Paperbacks (2007-12-10) (2007-12-10)
ISBN: 080508181X
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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 approaches—recording behavior and re-creating past events—and 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
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
Author: Barry Hampe
Paperback: 464 pages
Company: Holt Paperbacks (2007-12-10) (2007-12-10)
ISBN: 080508181X
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Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film
Now brought completely up to date, the new edition of this classic work on documentary films and filmmaking surveys the history of the genre from 1895 to the present day. With the myriad social upheavals over the past decade, documentaries have enjoyed an international renaissance; here Barnouw considers the medium in the light of an entirely new political and social climate. He examines as well the latest filmmaking technology, and the effects that video cassettes and cable television are having on the production of documentaries. And like the previous editions, Documentary is filled with photographs, many of them rare, collected during the author's travels around the world. Covering the full course of the documentary from Louis Lumiere's first effort to recent landmark productions such as Shoah, this book makes the growing importance of a unique blend of art and reality accessible and understandable to all film lovers.
Author: Erik Barnouw
Paperback: 416 pages
Company: Oxford University Press, USA (1993-01-07)
ISBN: 0195078985
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Now brought completely up to date, the new edition of this classic work on documentary films and filmmaking surveys the history of the genre from 1895 to the present day. With the myriad social upheavals over the past decade, documentaries have enjoyed an international renaissance; here Barnouw considers the medium in the light of an entirely new political and social climate. He examines as well the latest filmmaking technology, and the effects that video cassettes and cable television are having on the production of documentaries. And like the previous editions, Documentary is filled with photographs, many of them rare, collected during the author's travels around the world. Covering the full course of the documentary from Louis Lumiere's first effort to recent landmark productions such as Shoah, this book makes the growing importance of a unique blend of art and reality accessible and understandable to all film lovers.Author: Erik Barnouw
Paperback: 416 pages
Company: Oxford University Press, USA (1993-01-07)
ISBN: 0195078985
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A New History of Documentary Film
This is a thorough and definitive survey/history of documentary films. Concentrating mainly on the output of the US, the UK, and Canada, the authors outline the origins of the form and then show its development over the next several decades. The book is completely up-to-date in discussing films like Fahrenheit 9/11 and Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer, and in its coverage of IMAX movies and the development of cable and satellite television outlets.
This is a thorough and definitive survey/history of documentary films. Concentrating mainly on the output of the US, the UK, and Canada, the authors outline the origins of the form and then show its development over the next several decades. The book is completely up-to-date in discussing films like Fahrenheit 9/11 and Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer, and in its coverage of IMAX movies and the development of cable and satellite television outlets. Written in a simple, chronological format, the text is straightforward and full of content, information, and historical perspective. (There is hardly any academic jargon or high-level theory.) Each chapter concludes with a list of the key documentaries in that particular time period or genre, and there are helpful appendices listing all the winners of the Academy Award for Best Documentary, as well as the winners of the Grierson Award.
Author: Jack C. Ellis, Betsy A. Mclane
Paperback:
385 pages
Company: Continuum International Publishing Group
(2005-08-30)
ISBN: 0826417515
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The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide: A Down & Dirty DV Production
So you want to make a documentary, but think you don't have a lot of time, money, or experience? It's time to get down and dirty! Down and dirty is a filmmaking mindset. It's the mentality that forces you to be creative with your resources. It's about doing more with less. Get started NOW with this book and DVD set, a one-stop shop written by a guerrilla filmmaker, for guerrilla filmmakers. You will learn how to make your project better, faster, and cheaper. The pages are crammed with 500 full-color pictures, tips from the pros, resources, checklists and charts, making it easy to find what you need fast.
The DVD includes:
* Video and audio tutorials, useful forms, and interviews with leading documentary filmmakers like Albert Maysles (Grey Gardens), Sam Pollard (4 Little Girls), and others
* 50+ Crazy Phat Bonus pages with jump start charts, online resources, releases, storyboards, checklists, equipment guides, and shooting procedures
Here's just a small sampling of what's inside the book:
* Putting together a crew
* Choosing a camera
* New HDV and 24P cameras
* Shooting in rough neighborhoods
* Interview skills and techniques
* 10 ways to lower your budget
* Common production forms
* Pull off your vision in creative and cost-effective ways
* Bonus DVD with video and audio tutorials, interviews, bonus pages with forms and checklists, and more
* 500+ full color illustrations: this book shows you, not tells you
Author: Anthony Q.
Paperback: 296 pages
Company: Focal Press (2007-09-14)
ISBN: 0240809351
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So you want to make a documentary, but think you don't have a lot of time, money, or experience? It's time to get down and dirty! Down and dirty is a filmmaking mindset. It's the mentality that forces you to be creative with your resources. It's about doing more with less. Get started NOW with this book and DVD set, a one-stop shop written by a guerrilla filmmaker, for guerrilla filmmakers. You will learn how to make your project better, faster, and cheaper. The pages are crammed with 500 full-color pictures, tips from the pros, resources, checklists and charts, making it easy to find what you need fast.The DVD includes:
* Video and audio tutorials, useful forms, and interviews with leading documentary filmmakers like Albert Maysles (Grey Gardens), Sam Pollard (4 Little Girls), and others
* 50+ Crazy Phat Bonus pages with jump start charts, online resources, releases, storyboards, checklists, equipment guides, and shooting procedures
Here's just a small sampling of what's inside the book:
* Putting together a crew
* Choosing a camera
* New HDV and 24P cameras
* Shooting in rough neighborhoods
* Interview skills and techniques
* 10 ways to lower your budget
* Common production forms
* Pull off your vision in creative and cost-effective ways
* Bonus DVD with video and audio tutorials, interviews, bonus pages with forms and checklists, and more
* 500+ full color illustrations: this book shows you, not tells you
Author: Anthony Q.
Paperback: 296 pages
Company: Focal Press (2007-09-14)
ISBN: 0240809351
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