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Documentary Storytelling for Video and Filmmakers

Sheila Curran Bernard

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Rating: 5.0/5 Stars
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'Bernard is keenly aware of the power of persuasive images, and her insistence on complexity and integrity is a consistent theme throughout the book.'
- The Independent

"What a valuable aid to documentary filmmakers.

The importance of a topic won't cut it if the story isn't told well and Bernard's book cuts right to the chase."
- Paul Stekler, producer/director of "George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire"

"Sheila Curran Bernard's Documentary Storytelling is an essential, pragmatic, common-sense approach to making non-fiction films for the student and/or first-time filmmaker, based on the author's deep awareness of documentary film history and theory, and her intimate knowledge of how today's most important documentarians formulate their works."
- Gerald Peary, film critic, The Boston Phoenix

"Sheila Curran Bernard's ability to dissect a wide range of narrative approaches and explore the elements that make dramatic stories so compelling
make this guide invaluable for documentary filmmakers as well as anyone who uses information and evidence to portray real events. But the value of this book goes beyond its service to story tellers; the consumers of documentary films and all journalism can benefit by more fully understanding the narrative structures that we all use to construct order and meaning in the world."
- Pennee Bender, Media Director, Center for Media and Learning, City University of New York, The Graduate Center

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About the Author

Sheila Curran Bernard is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker whose credits include series and film development, writing, producing, directing, and editing.

She has worked in a range of nonfiction styles and is credited on more than forty hours of nationally broadcast documentaries as well as films released theatrically and internationally.

She currently works as an executive story editor, writer, and consultant, advising emerging and established filmmakers at all stages of production.

A dramatist as well as documentary filmmaker, she recently optioned a screenplay for feature development and has been a fellow at the MacDowell Colony and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.



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Documentary Storytelling for Video and Filmmakers
Sheila Curran Bernard
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'Bernard is keenly aware of the power of persuasive images, and her insistence on complexity and integrity is a consistent theme throughout the book.'- The Independent"What a valuable aid to documentary filmmakers... read full editorial
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"What a valuable aid to documentary filmmakers. The importance of a topic won't cut it if the story isn't told well and Bernard's book cuts right to the chase."- Paul Stekler, producer/director of "George Wallace: Settin'... read full editorial
 Book Description
As the market for documentaries expands, so does the challenge to create memorable, compelling films. Story and structure are the most important (and least expensive) tools available. This guide shows how to make stronger,... read full editorial




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Documentary Storytelling for Video and Filmmakers
Sheila Curran Bernard
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May 5, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars
This is a very well written, very practical and very useful book. It's easy to forget that making documentaries is not about the coolest new camera or the new version of FinalCut Pro. Making docs is about telling stories... read full review
 It's about time!
(MA) June 14, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars
It's about time someone wrote this book acknowledging the storytelling aspect of the documentary and few could have done it better than Sheila Curran Bernard. This is a must read for any serious student or teacher of... read full review




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