Documentary Directing and Storytelling

by James R. Martin

Overview

The two-thousand-twenty-three edition has been updated, edited, and corrections made recently. This book is a learning experience and an exploration of directing documentary story projects. Secondly, it provides fundamental and advanced ideas about documentary filmmaking and nonfiction storytelling using film, video, multimedia, and other mediums. There are numerous critical reviews of documentary films and the stories they tell from a directing and filmmaking perspective. Understanding the storytelling structure of specific documentary directing styles helps one learn and build a personal approach. The best directors understand the traditions and aesthetics of their work medium. They also appreciate the crafts involved and may have worked at some of those jobs themselves. The focus of this book is on directing, but it also includes information experienced directors should know about constructing a documentary story. Finally, this book is an excellent read for anyone interested in documentary or nonfiction storytelling.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940161068359
Publisher:	Real Deal Press - J R Martin Media Inc
Publication date:	04/29/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

James R (Jim) Martin is an Emmy award-winning director, writer, and producer of film, television, video, and multimedia. Professor Martin taught film and video production at Columbia College Chicago for thirteen years. He was course director of the documentary course at Full Sail University for twenty years and taught directing at the University of Central Florida for one year. He has made independent fiction and nonfiction feature and short films. He is the author of several nonfiction books including, "Documentary Directing and Storytelling," Actuality Interviewing and Listening, and "Create Documentary Films, Videos, and Multimedia," among other works.