Get Close: Lean Team Documentary Filmmaking

Get Close gives filmmakers new practical tools to make documentaries for less money, less hassle, and less time.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 216 pages
Publication date: 11 April 2019
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc

A groundbreaking and innovative approach to documentary filmmaking, Get Close: Lean Team Documentary Filmmaking empowers both novice and seasoned filmmakers with the skills to create artistically compelling documentaries at a fraction of the cost, effort, and time. Author and veteran filmmaker Rustin Thompson demonstrates that by circumventing, bypassing, or reassessing the entrenched industry barriers such as lengthy funding delays, cumbersome crews, unnecessary equipment, the daunting film festival circuit, pitch forums, and distribution networks, filmmakers can swiftly transition from idea to execution to the finished film. Throughout the book, Thompson demystifies and declutters the current production process of documentaries, showcasing the utilization of a handful of straightforward and accessible tools and techniques while still engaging with the aesthetic potential of the medium, its creative possibilities, and the fulfilling rewards of contributing to the world. By applying the essential lessons outlined in Get Close, filmmakers will gain the ability to eliminate physical and financial barriers between themselves and their subject matter, ultimately leading them to craft more artful, illuminating stories and derive immense joy from the art of documentary filmmaking.

Weight: 420g
Dimension: 178 x 253 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780190909901