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More praise for Documentary Storytelling

Sheila Curran Bernard’s Documentary Storytelling is an essential, pragmatic, common-sense approach to making nonfiction films for the student and/or first-time filmmaker, based on the author’s deep awareness of documentary film history and theory, and her inti- mate knowledge of how today’s most important documentarians formulate their works.

—Gerald Peary, film critic, The Boston Phoenix

While documentaries are nonfiction, they are certainly not objec- tive, and even the smallest choices in writing, filming, interview- ing, narrating, or scoring can drastically alter the perspective of the film, and in turn, the audience. Bernard is keenly aware of the power of persuasive images, and her insistence on complexity and integrity is a consistent theme throughout the book.

—Alyssa Worsham, The Independent

If you fancy yourself as a documentary film-maker, or simply want to improve your understanding of observational storytelling, buy this book, read it, and apply the ideas contained within.

—Quentin Budworth, Focus Magazine

Even if you consider yourself pro, it is a good read and worth the time. For the beginner it should be a required read. We can make it look great, but without a story it is nothing.

—Dan Shellenbarger, dvartdan.com

Documentary Storytelling. That’s what this book is about. It’s about the story, how to convey that story eloquently, effectively, and eth- ically

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