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Documentary Storytelling, Third Edition
Documentary Storytelling, Third Edition by Sheila Curran BernardFormat: Book - Paperback Documentary Storytelling, Third Edition Creative Nonfiction on Screen 3 Sheila Curran Bernard select a series "With all the buzz over blockbuster docs, Focal Press serves up a perfectly timed winner in a much-neglected area. True to the nature of the beast, the book is more about filmmaking as a whole, and how
Directing the Documentary, Fifth Edition
Directing the Documentary, 5e by Michael RabigerFormat: Book - PaperbackPrice:    $49.95Master documentarian Michael Rabiger presents the ins-and-outs of creating a documentary film from beginning to end in this classic title Directing the Documentary.
Archival Storytelling: A Filmmaker's Guide to Finding, Using, and Licensing Third-Party Visuals and Music
Archival Storytelling: A Filmmaker’s Guide to Using, Finding, and Licensing Third-Party Visuals by Sheila Curran Bernard and Kenn RabinFormat: Book - PaperbackPrice:    $36.95One-stop resource for resourcing archival material in your own films!
The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide
The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide by Anthony Q. ArtisFormat: Book - PaperbackPrice:    $34.95Beginning documentary filmmakers haven't had a resource until now
Documentary Storytelling, Second Edition
Documentary Storytelling by Sheila Curran BernardFormat: Book - PaperbackPrice:    $31.95The only book to show documentary filmmakers how to strengthen their films through storytelling techniques
Documentary in the Digital Age
Documentary in the Digital Age by Maxine BakerFormat: Book - PaperbackPrice:    $42.95 Documentary in the Digital Age Maxine Baker 'Maxine Baker's book...could not come at a better time. Features interesting interviews with nonfiction moviemakers whose work you might not be as familiar with....This book serves as the perfect read for both the aspiring documentarian and the avid doc fan.' - MovieM
Documentary for the Small Screen
Documentary for the Small Screen by Paul KriwaczekFormat: Book - PaperbackPrice:    $74.95 Documentary for the Small Screen Paul Kriwaczek Film and video have grown to be as significant in our time as books, newspapers and magazines. Documentary film-making is fast becoming as important and useful a skill as the ability to write well. Like writing, it can be learned by anyone. Film and video h