Crafting Contemporary Documentaries and Docuseries for Global Screens: Docu-mania

Phoebe Hart's book explores the industrial and personal challenges faced by filmmakers in bringing documentary films and series to screens, using case studies and thematic analysis to reveal risks and opportunities. She argues for greater support of filmmakers and a deeper understanding of creative processes.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 08 January 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

The book delves into the industrial and personal challenges faced by filmmakers in bringing documentary films and series to screens of all sizes. Through a series of case studies, Phoebe Hart explores the risks and opportunities for practitioners in the documentary form. She examines these themes in the context of current scholarship to provide insight into the modes and methods of making factual screen content, acquisition of mastery and inspiration, and specific rituals and habits of practice. Hart's unique perspective as a "pracademic" – being both a successful documentary filmmaker and a recognized screen researcher and teacher – allows her to argue for greater support of filmmakers and a deeper understanding of creative processes.

Weight: 508g
Dimension: 237 x 161 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781666927658