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The documentary filmmakers handbook, by Genevieve Jolliffe and Andrew Zinnes

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The documentary filmmakers handbook

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by Genevieve Jolliffe and Andrew Zinnes

1. Getting started : Finding your subject / Mark Harris : Characters -- The documentary doctor / Fernanda Rossi : 3 act structure ; Trailer mechanics -- NBC News archives / Clara Fong-Sing : Archival houses -- Writing proposals / Morrie Warshawski : Casting your characters ; What goes in a proposal ; The treatment -- Hot Docs Pitching Forum / Elizabeth Radshaw : Pitching forums -- Pitching guru / Carole Dean : Pitching tips ; Fundraising parties -- Ethics and balance / Kees Bakker -- Jon Else on ethics -- 2. Legal : The lawyer / Michael Donaldson : Copyright & trademark ; Fair use guide ; Fair use tests ; Exceptions to limited liability ; Making a contract -- Legal issues / Stephen Sheppard -- Music rights / Brooke Wentz : Music rights ; Music tips ; Public domain ; Sample personal release form -- 3. Organizations : IFP-NY / Milton Tabbot : IFP membership and other IFP locations ; Independent Filmmaker Lab & Project Forum Ind. Film Week ; 501(c)3 -- Women make movies / Debbie Zimmerman : Women Make Movies Production Assistance Program ; Online doc communities ; International Documentary Association (IDA) ; The East Bay Media Center / Mel Vapour -- 4. Funding : ITVS / Claire Aguilar : ITVS funding initiatives ; LINCS ; Fundraising tips ; Keeping funders sweet -- California Documentary Project / John Lightfoot : CCH Documentary grants ; Activist media organizations -- NEA / Alyce Myatt : Applying for an NEA grant -- IndieGoGo / Danae Ringelmann : 5 benefits of Crowdsourcing ; Running a successful campaign ; Funding organization -- 5. Broadcasters : HBO / Nancy Abraham : Co-productions -- Realty TV / Steve Harris : National Geographic TV International and TRU-TV -- Sundance Channel / Christian Vespar -- Super Channel / Justin Rebelo : CAVCO ; Canadian Film Commissions -- Documentary Channel / Kate Person : WGBH-Boston -- 6. Production companies : NFL Films / Steve Sabol : Shooting sports ; HBO Archives: sports -- POV / Simon Kilmurry : Networking ; Minority filmmaking websites -- Independent Lens / Lois Vossen --7. Global perspective : EDN / Ove Jensen : Helpful European websites -- BBC Storyville / Jo Lapping : Helpful UK & Ireland websites -- Channel 4 UK / Simon Dicksen : Shooting people ; Talent circle ; Film London/British Film Institute -- Denmark DR-TV / Mette Hoffman Meyer : Essential Television Statistics (ETS) ; Helpful Scandanavian websites -- Israel: Cinephil / Philippa Kowarski : Helpful Middle East websites ; What to do if arrested overseas ; Helpful African websites -- Thailand: Filmmaker / Thunska Pansittivorakul : Traveling in underdeveloped countries ; Helpful Asian websites ; Mexico: Ambulante / Elena Fontes : Mexico, Central & South American film websites -- Australia: SBS / John Godfrey : Helpful Australian & New Zealand websites -- International: Mercury Media / Tim Sparke -- 8. Production : The producer / Agi Orsi : Production binders ; Budget tips ; Negotiating good deals ; The DP / Melissa Holt : Working with animals ; Working with children -- IMAX / Greg MacGillivray : Location tips ; Working from home -- Production sound / Giovanni Di Simone : Getting good sound ; Shooting overseas -- Interview techniques / Ian Wright : Keep your receipts ; Interview tips ; Carnets -- Insurance / Kent Hamilton : Crew hire websites ; Insurance types -- The digital lab / Larry Schmitt : Shooting on HD ; Your master footage -- Editor / Enat Sidi : Track laying -- The composer / Miriam Cutler : Temp music ; Sound effects library ; Music libraries -- The re-recording mixer / Mark Rozett : The final mix ; Post production sound -- 9. Film festivals : Full Frame / Sadie Tillery : Sunny side of the doc -- IDFA / Martijn Te Pas : Festival do's and don'ts -- IDFA's Jan Vrijman Fund / Isabel Arrate -- IDFA Forum / Daan Vermeulen : Main international doc markets ; Q&A at festivals -- Silverdocs / Sky Sitney : Film festival necessities -- Sundance / Caroline Libresco : The next project -- The producer's rep / Josh Braun : What goes on a website? -- Publicity / David Magdael : Press kit ; The EPK ; Handling the press ; Global film festival chart -- 10. Sales and distribution : Sales rep / Jan Rofekamp : Sales agent tips ; 10 things to look for in an agreement -- The distributor / Eamonn Bowles : Sales & distribution agreement tips -- DVD distribution / April Benevides : Test screenings ; Going under -- Education market / Cynthia Close : Human rights organizations -- Indie theater / John Vanco -- DIY distribution / Robert Greenwald -- Internet distribution / Rob Mills : Grass roots distribution ; When disaster strikes -- Alternative distribution / Peter Broderick : Start early ; The Q/C report -- 11. Documentary masters : Nick Broomfield ; Barbara Kopple ; St. Clair Bourne ; R.J. Cutler ; Ken Burns ; Michael Apted : Originality -- 12. Case studies : Marwencol / Jeff Malmberg ; Paper promises / Shane Harvey ; Jesus Camp & 12th & Delaware / Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady ; Quest for honor / Mary Ann Bruni ; Gasland / Josh Fox ; A small act / Jessica Arnold ; 45365 / Bill & Turner Ross ; Two spirits / Lydia Nibley ; My perestroika / Robin Hessman ; The Weather Underground & Utopia in four movements / Sam Green

Documentary film makers handbook