Documentary Voice & Vision

Kelly Anderson's documentaries include My Brooklyn (2012) and Every Mother’s Son (2004, with Tami Gold). Her work has been screened on the PBS series POV and on HBO, and she was nominated for a national Emmy Award. She is a Professor in the Department of Film and Media Studies at Hunter College, City University of New York.Martin Lucas is a documentary filmmaker and educator with over 30 years of experience making and speaking about documentary worldwide. His most recent film, Hiroshima Bound (2015), is a personal exploration of coming to terms with the Atomic Bomb. He teaches in the Department of Film and Media Studies at Hunter College, City University of New York. Mick Hurbis-Cherrier teaches film production and screenwriting at Hunter College, City University of New York. Professionally, he has worked as a screenwriter, director, cinematographer, and editor. He is the author of Voice & Vision: A Creative Approach to Narrative Film and DV Production 2nd ed. (Focal Press) and the coauthor of Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics, 5th ed. (Focal Press) (with Michael Rabiger).

• IntroductionPart 1: Developing Your DocumentaryCh. 1. Finding and Developing IdeasCh. 2. Documentary StylesCh. 3: Structuring the DocumentaryCh. 4: The Documentary Proposal Ch. 5 Documentary Ethics and Legal IssuesPart 2: ProductionCh. 6 Planning the ShootCh. 7 Organizing Cinematic Time and SpaceCh. 8 The Digital Video SystemCh. 9 The LensCh. 10 Camera Support Ch. 11 Basic Lighting for Documentary Ch. 12: Lighting and Exposure - Beyond the BasicsCh. 13 Sound Basics and EquipmentCh. 14 Location Sound Techniques Ch. 15 Interviewing and Working With SubjectsCh. 16 Production Procedures, Etiquette and SafetyPart 3: PostproductionCh. 17: Postproduction Workflow and the Process of Digital EditingCh. 18: Writing and Structuring the DocumentaryCh. 19: The Art of EditingCh. 20: Archival StorytellingCh. 21: Sound Design and FinishingCh. 22: Finishing Picture and Mastering Ch. 23: Distributing Your Documentary

"Documentary Voice and Vision offers an expansive soup-to-nuts approach to advanced nonfiction filmmaking and is remarkably comprehensive in scope. The book guides the filmmaker through the myriad hurdles of documentary production, deftly interweaving detailed practical information and relevant case studies." —Jan Krawitz, Professor, Department of Art & Art History, Stanford University"No more need to cobble together different materials on storytelling, styles, history, theory, production techniques and the latest technical aspects of documentary filmmaking—it’s all here! Whether for undergraduate or graduate students, or experienced professionals looking for an updated understanding of the field, this book is an essential tool." —Johnny Symons, Assistant Professor and Documentary Program Coordinator, School of Cinema, San Francisco State University"Anderson, Lucas, and Hurbis-Cherrier have done an extraordinary job providing an in-depth understanding of how documentaries are made from both an aesthetic and technical perspective. Superb book." —Sam Pollard, Producer/Editor, 4 Little Girls, Eyes on the Prize, Sinatra: All or Nothing at All, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts"An impressive book! The authors have expertly drawn upon their filmmaking skills and integrated it with decades of teaching experience to incorporate theory with practice. Documentary Voice & Vision is both an essential reference for students and an informed update for skilled professionals." —Arthur Dong, Distinguished Professor in Film, Loyola Marymount University, Director, Coming Out Under Fire, Licensed to Kill, Hollywood Chinese, The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. NgorThis is a very comprehensive guide to contemporary documentary filmmaking. Embedded in the history of the form but also using a wealth of current examples, it is rich in aesthetic, practical and technical knowledge." —Tony Dowmunt, Professor, Department of Media and Communications, Goldsmith's College, University of London"Documentary Voice & Vision is a comprehensive resource for documentary film production, balancing practical, technical information and historical insight into documentary practice and methods. This textbook provides a valuable line of inquiry into the ethical, storytelling, and aesthetic issues documentary production students face. The text features real world examples from contemporary documentary filmmakers and serves as a wonderful tool for any documentary production class."—Jamie Meltzer, Associate Professor, Documentary Film and Video, Stanford University