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fi The Art of Non ction Movie Making TThhiiss ppaaggee iinntteennttiioonnaallllyy lleefftt bbllaannkk fi The Art of Non ction Movie Making JEFFREY FRIEDMAN, ROBERT EPSTEIN, AND SHARON WOOD Foreword by Michael Fox Copyright2012byJeffreyFriedman,RobertEpstein,andSharonWood Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedina retrievalsystem,ortransmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic, mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwise,exceptfortheinclusionofbrief quotationsinareview,withoutpriorpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher. LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Friedman,Jeffrey,1951– Theartofnonfictionmoviemaking/JeffreyFriedman,RobertEpstein,andSharonWood; forewordbyMichaelFox. p.cm. Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. ISBN978–0–275–99225–5(cloth:alk.paper)—ISBN978–0–313–08453–9(e-book) 1. Documentaryfilms—Productionanddirection—Handbooks,manuals,etc. I.Epstein, RobertP.,1955–II.Wood,Sharon,1952–III.Title. PN1995.9.D6F7363 2012 070.108—dc23 2012019878 ISBN:978–0–275–99225–5 EISBN:978–0–313–08453–9 16 15 14 13 12 1 2 3 4 5 ThisbookisalsoavailableontheWorldWideWebasaneBook. Visitwww.abc-clio.comfordetails. Praeger AnImprintofABC-CLIO,LLC ABC-CLIO,LLC 130CremonaDrive,P.O.Box1911 SantaBarbara,California93116-1911 Thisbookisprintedonacid-freepaper ManufacturedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica DedicatedtoPeterAdair Mentor,visionary,andfriend This page intentionally left blank Contents ForewordbyMichaelFox xiii Acknowledgments xvii Introduction xix PartOne:Development 1 1. TheIdea 3 WhereDoDocumentaryIdeasComeFrom? 3 WhatMakesaGoodIdeaforaDocumentary? 4 IstheIdeaFundable? 4 WhatAreFundersLookingFor? 5 IsItaWorthySubject? 7 IstheSubjectImportant? 9 HasItBeenDoneBefore? 10 IsItaGoodStory? 10 AreThereStrong,InterestingCharacters? 12 IsThereConflict? 13 HowGoodIsYourAccess? 15 AreThereStrongVisualElementstoTelltheStory? 17 CaseStudy:TheTimesofHarveyMilk 18 Conclusion 19 2. ResearchandEvaluateYourSubject 21 ReadEverything,TalktoEveryone(withinReason) 21 RightsandLicenses 23 viii Contents CaseStudies 24 ResearchingaHistoricalFilm:Paragraph175 24 ResearchinganArchivalFilm:TheCelluloidCloset 25 ResearchingStorytellers 26 ArchivalResearch 26 ResearchinganObservationalFilm:Crime&Punishment 27 ResearchinganEssayFilm:WhereAreWe? 28 UsingResearchtoDeterminetheForm:CommonThreads 29 Conclusion 32 3. MakeYourCase:FromStorytoProposal 33 DefinetheStory 33 FindtheStoryArc 33 WriteYourFilm 36 DefinetheStorytellingElements 36 StorytellingTools 37 “Objective”Elements 37 “Subjective”Elements 38 “Directorial”Elements 40 Narration 41 On-ScreenText 41 Reenactments 41 Music 42 TheProposal 43 CaseStudy:Paragraph175 45 CaseStudy:WhereAreWe? 48 Outreach/DistributionPlan 50 Conclusion 52 4. TheTreatment 53 CaseStudy:CommonThreads 54 CaseStudy:TheCelluloidCloset 59 CaseStudy:Paragraph175 61 CaseStudy:TakingHOWLfromDocumentaryTreatmentto NonfictionFeatureScreenplay 66 Conclusion 67 5. DevelopmentMaterials:TheBudgetandSampleReel 69 ProductionSchedule 69 CaseStudy:FilmingCommonThreads 71 Budget 73 Contents ix BudgetNotes 73 CreateaSampleReel 86 WorkwithWhatYouHave,PlaytoYourStrengths 87 CaseStudy:TheSampleReelasaCreativeTool forTheCelluloidCloset 87 Conclusion 90 PartTwo:Preproduction 91 6. Financing 93 DevelopmentFundingversusProductionFunding 93 Foundations 94 BroadcastPartners 96 Sales 97 Presales 97 Coproductions 98 InternationalOpportunities 98 PitchMarkets 99 IndividualDonors 101 TargetedFundraisingCampaigns 101 FundraisingEvents 102 CocktailParties 103 IndividualSupporters 104 IndividualContributions 104 Investors 105 Conclusion 105 7. CastingtheNonfictionFilm 107 CastingCriteria 108 HowDoTheyFitIn? 108 CanTheyTellaGoodStory? 108 CastingHistoriansandOtherExperts 109 ScreenPresence 110 Preinterviews 110 CaseStudies 111 CastinganInterview-DrivenDocumentary:CommonThreads 111 CastingaVéritéDocumentary:Crime&Punishment 113 PitfallsandObstacles 114 ReluctantStorytellers:Paragraph175 114 CelebrityStorytellers:TheCelluloidCloset 116
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