Description
This Much Is True is a landmark volume about the art of directing documentaries, with contributions from some of the most eminent documentary filmmakers working today, including Nick Broomfield, Andrew Jarecki, Kim Longinotto, Kevin Macdonald, James Marsh and Albert Maysles.
Each chapter focuses on a particular element of the filmmaking process, and takes the form of an in-depth and highly personal conversation, presented in unvarnished documentary form. Taken as a whole, the book represents a uniquely candid and well-informed account of what it takes and what it means to make documentaries.
Author: James Quinn
Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
Published: 01/27/2013
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9781408132531
ISBN10: 1408132532
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film | Direction & Production
- Social Science | Media Studies
- Literary Criticism | General
Each chapter focuses on a particular element of the filmmaking process, and takes the form of an in-depth and highly personal conversation, presented in unvarnished documentary form. Taken as a whole, the book represents a uniquely candid and well-informed account of what it takes and what it means to make documentaries.
Author: James Quinn
Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
Published: 01/27/2013
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9781408132531
ISBN10: 1408132532
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film | Direction & Production
- Social Science | Media Studies
- Literary Criticism | General
About the Author
James Quinn is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and executive producer. During a fifteen-year career in television, his films have won both critical acclaim and widespread popularity with audiences. He has also written a PhD in philosophy and taught at university level, and is currently working on a feature documentary for theatrical release.