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books:

Documentary Storytelling for Video and Filmmakers

9 reviews
Sheila Curran Bernard

Focal Press, 2003

Balanced and insightful - A must read!
Bernard's professional expertise shines through in this unique book. The book is balanced, insightful, and thorough. Bernard examines a wide range of filmmakers, bringing a critical and perceptive eye to their work. A must read for anyone interested in learning more about storytelling, structure and other essential aspects of documentary filmmaking. A practical and readable guide that is also the ...

Documentary Storytelling, Second Edition: Making Stronger and More Dramatic Nonfiction Films

5 reviews
Sheila Curran Bernard

Focal Press, 2007

Outstanding Resource
Whether a practitioner of the craft or someone who enjoys viewing non-fiction films, Documentary Storytelling is an invaluable resource. Sheila Curran Bernard's award-winning experience in the genre shines in this extremely practical book. From casting to treatments to editing, Bernard covers all the basics in great detail. But what distinguishes this book is her dedication to storytelling, a ...

Documentary Storytelling
Sheila Curran Bernard

Elsevier Science Ltd, 2007

Archival Storytelling: A Filmmaker's Guide to Finding, Using, and Licensing Third-Party Visuals and Music
Sheila Curran Bernard, Kenn Rabin

Focal Press, 2008

Archival Storytelling is an essential, pragmatic guide to one of the most challenging issues facing filmmakers today: the use of images and music that belong to someone else. Where do producers go for affordable stills and footage? How do filmmakers evaluate the historical value of archival materials? What do vérité producers need to know when documenting a world filled with rights-protected images and sounds? How do filmmakers protect their ...