Documentary Storytelling: Creative Nonfiction on Screen

Documentary Storytelling is a book that focuses on the key ingredient for success in the global documentary marketplace: storytelling. It provides practical advice for writers, producers, directors, editors, cinematographers, and others committed to reality-based filmmaking that seeks to reach audiences, raise awareness, address social issues, illuminate the human condition, and entertain.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 374 pages
Publication date: 08 July 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

For nearly two decades, Documentary Storytelling has captivated filmmakers and film enthusiasts across the globe, offering a distinctive perspective on the essential element for success in the international documentary marketplace: storytelling. As this revised and updated fifth edition makes evident, nonfiction storytelling extends beyond the realm of character-driven narratives, encompassing a wide range of approaches employed by today's top documentarians to engage audiences with content that is creative, original, and frequently inspiring, all while maintaining the integrity that gives documentaries their profound impact. This comprehensive book is brimming with practical insights for writers, producers, directors, editors, cinematographers, and other individuals dedicated to reality-based filmmaking, driven by the desire to reach audiences, raise awareness, address social issues, shed light on the human condition, and even provide entertainment.

In this new edition, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and author Sheila Curran Bernard takes readers on a closer exploration of how ethical nonfiction filmmakers navigate creative, authorial leaps while maintaining transparency with audiences. She introduces valuable tools for understanding the structure of documentaries, exploring how they can manipulate time for storytelling purposes, and demonstrating how a simple narrative throughline can convey complexity without adhering to conventional hero's journeys. The book also features fresh conversations with filmmakers and educators, including Dawn Porter, Madison Hamburg, Tracy Heather Strain, June Cross, Heidi Gronauer, and Julie Casper Roth. Additionally, readers are treated to another glimpse into conversations with Stanley Nelson and Orlando von Einsiedel.

To learn more about this book, including additional information, related articles, and more, please visit the official website at www.documentarystorytelling.com.

Weight: 730g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032267296
Edition number: 5 ed