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  • Documentary Filmmakers Speak

  • By: Liz Stubbs
  • Narrated by: Terry Wilder
  • Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 rating)

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By: Liz Stubbs
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Filmmakers, film students, documentary makers for film and television, and lovers of pop culture will hear, in the filmmakers’ own words, the challenges and triumphs faced in making documentaries. Firsthand knowledge is shared on such topics as how the documentary process differs from making fictional films, storytelling technique, ethical boundaries, funding, film festivals, and much more.

©2012 Liz Stubbs (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

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Storytelling in documentary film is a special talent, and in Liz Stubbs' Documentary Filmmakers Speak, admirers of the genre are treated to an inside look at what makes nonfiction film work. Terry Wilder deftly narrates interviews with a slew of documentary film's greatest names, including Albert Maysles, Susan Froemke, Ken Burns, and Barbara Kopple. Wilder adopts a straightforward reading style for these illuminating interviews, allowing the words of the directors to speak for themselves. Covering the specifics of the director's lives as well as their thoughts on the art, commerce, and technique behind filmmaking, Documentary Filmmakers Speak has plenty to teach novice filmmakers and fans alike.

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