Documentary Case Studies: Behind the Scenes of the Greatest (True) Stories Ever Told

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Documentary students and fans revel in stories about filmmakers conquering extraordinary challenges trying to bring their work to the screen. This book brings vividly to life the sometimes humorous, sometimes excruciating–and always inspiring–stories behind the making of some of the greatest documentaries of our time. All of the filmmakers and films profiled are Oscar-nominated or Oscar-winning. Documentary Case Studies walks readers through the fixes and missteps that today’s documentary leaders worked through at all stages to create their masterworks–from development, fundraising and pre-production, through production and then post. There are plenty of “how to” documentary filmmaking books in circulation, but this book will instead deploy a personal, intimate, and candid approach to unlocking the secrets of the craft and the business by meeting filmmakers who tackle production challenges in the most resourceful and unconventional ways. Cover Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1 Food, Inc. – Director and Producer, Robert Kenner and Producer, Elise Pearlstein 2 Man on Wire – Director, James Marsh and Producer, Simon Chinn 3 Super Size Me – Director and Producer, Morgan Spurlock 4 Twenty Feet from Stardom – Director and Producer, Morgan Neville 5 Spellbound – Director and Producer, Jeffrey Blitz 6 The Act of Killing – Director and Producer, Joshua Oppenheimer 7 GasLand – Director and Producer, Josh Fox 8 Undefeated – Director and Producer, Daniel Lindsay and Director, T.J. Martin 9 Restrepo – Directors and Producers, Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington 10 Sergio – Director and Producer, Greg Barker 11 Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision – Director and Producer, Frieda Lee Mock 12 Sound and Fury – Director and Producer, Josh Aronson and Producer, Roger Weisberg 13 Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport – Director, Mark Jonathan Harris and Producer, Deborah Oppenheimer Conversation Points Sources Index