-Offers a practical guide to using the tools of narrative cinema in nonfiction film, focusing on storytelling as it applies to every part of the filmmaking process.

-5th edition is updated to include new examples, increased coverage of documentary ethics and research for nonfiction film (especially using web-based material), an exploration of short-form nonfiction forms, and new interviews, giving documentary filmmakers the tools to make effective, ethically-responsible films for a range of different audience types.

-Interviews with award-winning documentary filmmakers including Stanley Nelson (The Black Panthers), Orlando von Einsiedel (Virunga), and Cara Mertes (JustFilms), and [tbc - new names], offering contemporary insight into the craft.

About the Author

Sheila Curran Bernard is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker and writer whose credits include numerous projects for broadcast and theatrical release. She has served on film juries and led master classes in documentary storytelling in the United States and Europe and been honored with residencies at MacDowell and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. She is an associate professor in the Department of History and the Documentary Studies Program at the University at Albany, State University of New York.

Book Information
ISBN 9781032267296
Author Sheila Curran Bernard
Format Paperback
Page Count 374
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 557g