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Book Synopsis
The authors of this text cover the practical, technical and theoretical aspects of documentary filming, from fundraising to exhibition. It discusses filmmaking styles and the assumptions that may hide unacknowledged behind them, as well as the practical and ethical issues involved.

Table of Contents
Introduction

PART ONE: GETTING GOING
1. Documentary Styles
2. From Fieldwork to Filming

PART TWO: NUTS AND BOLTS
3. Picture
4. Sound
5. Film or Video? Medium, Format, and Equipment

PART THREE: STAGES OF FILMMAKING
6. Preproduction
7. Production
8. Postproduction
9. Distribution

Appendix One: Release Forms
Appendix Two: International Television Standards and
Electricity Currents
Appendix Three: Names and Addresses
Appendix Four: Makes and Models
Filmography
Notes
Acknowledgments
Photo Credits
Index

CrossCultural Filmmaking

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 3 November 1997
      ISBN-13 9780520087606
      978-0520087606
      ISBN-10 0520087607
      Also in:
      Photography :technique Media, entertainment, information Anthropology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The authors of this text cover the practical, technical and theoretical aspects of documentary filming, from fundraising to exhibition. It discusses filmmaking styles and the assumptions that may hide unacknowledged behind them, as well as the practical and ethical issues involved.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction

      PART ONE: GETTING GOING
      1. Documentary Styles
      2. From Fieldwork to Filming

      PART TWO: NUTS AND BOLTS
      3. Picture
      4. Sound
      5. Film or Video? Medium, Format, and Equipment

      PART THREE: STAGES OF FILMMAKING
      6. Preproduction
      7. Production
      8. Postproduction
      9. Distribution

      Appendix One: Release Forms
      Appendix Two: International Television Standards and
      Electricity Currents
      Appendix Three: Names and Addresses
      Appendix Four: Makes and Models
      Filmography
      Notes
      Acknowledgments
      Photo Credits
      Index

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