The Art of the Documentary: Ten Conversations with Leading Directors, Cinematographers, Editors, and Producers
by Megan Cunningham
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Author: Megan CunninghamEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-06-30
ISBN: 0321316231
Number of pages: 360
Publisher: New Riders Press
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Book Review: Artfully Done
Summary: 4 Stars
The Art of the Documentary
By Mary Cunningham
Review by Pi Ware
Mary Cunningham's "The Art of the Documentary" is an attractive full-color compilation of interviews with some of the world's foremost documentarians. It's an intimate and insightful glimpse into both the art and craft of docs and a must-read for filmmakers serious about creating non-fiction work. You'll learn how Errol Morris creates "first-person cinema" using The Interrotron; why Ken Burns locks music before script, how D A Pennebaker futhered art via technology, and how cinema-verité documentarians like Haskell Wexler are able to "inspire" scenarios within their films.
Notably missing are the king of the personal documentary, Ross McElwee, and the masterful doc team of Bruce Sinofsky and Joe Berlinger. But Cunningham fills the spaces with interviews of the behind-the-scenes players--editors, executives and cinematographers. And in doing so she gives you a broader picture of the doc world and deeper insights into what it will take for you to make a successful non-fiction film.
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