The Art of the Documentary: 10 Conversations with Leading Directors, Cinematographers, Editors and Producers. In this book, the artists behind today's most thought-provoking nonfiction films reveal the insights that have guided their efforts in releasing some of the finest documentary films of recent decades.

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The Art of Documentary: Ten Conversations with Leading Directors, Cinematographers, Editors, and Producers by Megan Cunningham. In The Art of the Documentary, the directors, editors, cinematographers, and producers behind today's most thought-provoking nonfiction films reveal the thought processes, methods, and collaborations that have guided their efforts- from project conception to developing, producing, shooting, editing, and releasing some of the finest documentary films of recent decades.

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In The Art of the Documentary, the directors, editors, cinematographers, and producers behind today's most thought-provoking nonfiction films reveal the thought processes, methods, and collaborations that have guided their efforts- from project conception to developing, producing, shooting, editing, and releasing some of the finest documentary films of recent decades.

This richly illustrated volume, which will appeal to professional and aspiring filmmakers, as well as documentary enthusiasts, features conversations with director Ken Burns (The Civil War, Jazz, Baseball), director/cinematographer D A Pennebaker (Dont Look Back, The War Room), director/cinematographer Albert Maysles (Gimme Shelter, Grey Gardens), director Errol Morris (The Fog of War, The Thin Blue Line), director Chris Hegedus (Startup.com, Down from the Mountain), editor Larry Silk (Pumping Iron, Wild Man Blues), cinematographer Buddy Squires (The Civil War, Ram Dass, Fierce Grace), director/producer Lauren Lazin (Tupac: Resurrection, Journey of Dr. Dre), editor/director Paula Heredia (The Vagina Monologues, In Memoriam: New York City, 9/11/01), director/cinematographer Kirsten Johnson (Fahrenheit 9/11, Innocent Until Proven Guilty), and editor Geof Bartz (Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth, He's Having a Baby). And with contributions by: Sheila Nevins, President of HBO Documentaries and HBO Family, Carol Dysinger, film editor and professor, NYU Film School, and Haskell Wexler, cinematographer.



	“Right from the introductory discussion of whether or not a Documentary film is really "Art" 'The Art of the Documentary' is an absorbing read. Author Megan Cunningham gets us inside the minds of a very diverse range of filmmakers who share little in common, other than that they are driven to to make factual films. Each of the filmmakers speaks with their own voice and we share the passion they have for their craft. Megan draws them out without getting in their way. I'd class this as a "must read" for anyone who has even a passing interest in documentary filmmaking. Even an avid viewer of documentary films will gain insight into the minds of the filmmakers. ” - Philip Hodgetts "Managing Editor 'Digital Production BuZZ

Foreword by Barbara Kopple........................................................	viii
Are Documentaries Art?...............................................................	2
Directing......................................................................................	8
Ken Burns Inhabiting History.......................................................... Errol Morris Revealing Unexpected Realities.................................... D A Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus Capturing Character............... Lauren Lazin Making Televison with a Conscience............................	12 46 76 114
Cinematography...........................................................................	144
Kirsten Johnson Slecting the Frame, Exposing a Vision..................... Buddy Squires Seeing Intelligently.................................................. Albert Maysles Being Present and Experiencing................................	148 176 204
Editing.........................................................................................	236
Geof Bartz Crafting Cinematic Television.......................................... Paula Heredia Finding Structure, Inventing Form.............................. Larry Silk Using the Mystery of What Comes Next.............................	240 270 298
Appendix......................................................................................	340
Index............................................................................................	344


	Megan Cunningham Megan Cunningham is the principal of New York City-based Magnet Media, an educational media company that produces DVDs, events, books, and documentaries. Most recently, she co-produced Gymnast, directed by Academy Award-nominated director Edet Belzberg. Cunningham began her career producing educational videos to promote social change. Over the past ten years, she has worked on several documentaries for cable and public television. She also teaches industry seminars, and serves on the Board of Directors of New York Women in Film and Television. She is a graduate of Swarthmore College.