How Documentaries Work
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 12 January 2023
- ISBN 9780197554104
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages230 pages
- Size 210x140x16 mm
- Weight 336 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 100 B&W illustrations 278
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Short description:
How Documentaries Work breaks down the hidden conventions of documentaries in clear and accessible language for film studies students and documentary enthusiasts alike. Jacob Bricca, ACE, an award-winning documentary editor, producer, and director, provides a behind-the-scenes, under-the-hood view of what's really going on in the construction of non-fiction films and television shows. This book presents examples from contemporary documentaries and docuseries and delivers insights from some of the most exciting non-fiction filmmakers and craftspeople working today.
MoreLong description:
How Documentaries Work breaks down the hidden conventions of documentaries in clear and accessible language for film students and documentary enthusiasts alike. Jacob Bricca, ACE, an award-winning documentary director, producer, and editor, provides a behind-the-scenes, under-the-hood view of what's really going on in the construction of nonfiction films and television shows. This book presents examples from contemporary documentaries and docuseries and delivers insights from some of the most exciting nonfiction filmmakers and craftspeople working today, including director Steve James (City So Real, Hoop Dreams), producer Amy Ziering (Allen v. Farrow, The Hunting Ground), editor Aaron Wickenden, ACE (Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain, 20 Feet from Stardom), and composer Miriam Cutler (RBG, Lost in La Mancha). Chapters such as "Flow," "Narrative," and "Time" offer a new way of looking at documentary film language, while others like "Titles," "Music," and "Sound" deliver extraordinary insights on seemingly ordinary topics. A compact volume written in plain, easy-to-understand language, this book promises to change the way you think about nonfiction films and television shows forever.
A masterful deconstruction of documentary techniques, with impressive original research. This book is recommended for everyone interested in how documentaries are made, especially students in film production and critical studies.
Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: RAW MATERIALS
Verité
Interviews
Archival
Reenactments and Animation
Voiceover Narration
Title Cards
CHAPTER 2: MEANING
Creating Meaning Within the Interview Frame
Creating Visual Uniformity with Interviews
Creating Meaning with Objects in the Frame
Creating Meaning with Words
Interview-As-Narration
Creating Meaning with Verité
Open vs. Closed Meanings
CHAPTER 3: NARRATIVE
The Setup
Position
The Crisis Moment
Producing the Narrative Turn
Producing the Narrative Turn with Juxtaposition
Micro-Narratives
Callbacks
Non-Narrative Documentaries
CHAPTER 4: PRESENCE FRAMING
Observational Framing
The Semi-Staged Scene
The Participatory Frame
Narration and the Participatory Frame
Voice of God Narration
Altering the Outcome
The Reflexive Frame
CHAPTER 5: FLOW
Unifying with Sound
Pivots and Pauses
Juxtaposition
Collective Memory
CHAPTER 6: TIME
The Experience of Time in Verité
The Interleaving of Scenes
Use of the Present Tense
CHAPTER 7: TITLES
Naming Characters
Conferring Legitimacy
Look and Feel
Subtitles
CHAPTER 8: ARCHIVAL
Archival Treatments
Manipulation of Newspaper Assets
Historical Shorthand
CHAPTER 9: SOUND
Sweetening
Foley
Time and Space
Framing Presence with Sound: The Cave & For Sama
CHAPTER 10: MUSIC
Fear of Music
Film vs. Television
Verité vs. Expository, Interviews vs. Archival
Tone
Procedural Music
CONCLUSION The Brave New World of Hybridity in Documentary
Acknowledgements
Appendix: List of Films and Television Shows Cited
