Succeeding as a documentary filmmaker [electronic resource] : a guide to the professional world / Alan Rosenthal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosenthal, Alan, 1936-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Documentary films--Production and direction.

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While many film programs prepare students for the realities of Hollywood, comparatively little guidance is provided for the aspiring documentary filmmaker. Alan Rosenthal fills this void with Succeeding as a Documentary Filmmaker: A Guide to the Professional World. Unlike traditional manuals on documentary film making, which focus primarily on the creation of films, this user-friendly volume draws upon real-world examples and the advice of experienced filmmakers to provide essential information about the nonfiction movie business. From the basics of the current film business

Contents:

Overview: the route to success

Making the most of film school

First steps in the real world

Vital survival knowledge

Working for others : finding a job

Becoming an independent filmmaker

Writing your winning proposal

More on proposals : treatments and problems

Budgeting for survival and profit

Financing your film

Production contracts and other agreements

Making money

Notes from the front.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-69752-0

9786613674487

0-8093-8634-8

OCLC:

742517195