Documentary Storytelling: Making Stronger and More Dramatic Nonfiction Films [3rd ed] 9780240812410, 9780080962320, 0080962327

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Documentary Storytelling: Making Stronger and More Dramatic Nonfiction Films [3rd ed]
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Sheila Curran

Table of contents :
Documentary Storytelling Creative Nonfiction on Screen
Copyright
Table of Contents
Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgments
About the Author
CHAPTER 1 Introduction
PART I Understanding Story
CHAPTER 2 Story Basics
CHAPTER 3 Finding the Story
CHAPTER 4 Story Structure
CHAPTER 5 Time on Screen
CHAPTER 6 Creative Approach
CHAPTER 7 Case Studies
PART II Working with Story
CHAPTER 8 Research
CHAPTER 9 Planning
CHAPTER 10 Selling
CHAPTER 11 Shooting
CHAPTER 12 Editing
CHAPTER 13 Narration and Voice-Over
CHAPTER 14 Storytelling: A Checklist. PART III Talking about StoryCHAPTER 15 Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan
CHAPTER 16 Victoria Bruce and Karin Hayes
CHAPTER 17 Ric Burns
CHAPTER 18 Brett Culp
CHAPTER 19 Nick Fraser
CHAPTER 20 Alex Gibney
CHAPTER 21 Susan Kim
CHAPTER 22 James Marsh
CHAPTER 23 Sam Pollard
CHAPTER 24 Deborah Scranton
PART IV Additional Material
Sources and Notes
Films
Index.

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