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Combining essays and interviews with nonfiction filmmakers, this collection explores the business side of nonfiction media creation for film and television.
Over 30 industry professionals dispel myths about the industry and provide practical advice on topics such as how to break into the field; how to develop, nurture, and navigate business relationships; and how to do creative work under pressure. Readers will also learn about the entrepreneurial expectations in relation to marketing, strategies for contending with the emotional highs and lows of creating nonfiction media, and money management whilst pursuing a career in creating nonfiction media.
Written for undergraduates and graduates studying filmmaking, media production, and documentary filmmaking, as well as aspiring nonfiction media creators and documentary filmmakers, this book provides readers with a wealth of first-hand information that will help them create their own opportunities and pursue a career in nonfiction film and television.
Table des matières
Introduction; 1: Getting Started; 2: Sticking It Out; 3: Finding Success; 4: Getting Ahead; 5: Starting Again
A propos de l'auteur
Charles Dye is an associate professor of Cinema Production in the School of Performing Arts at Virginia Tech, USA. His various projects, including Indian Relay and Finding Traction, have aired nationwide in the United States, streamed globally on Netflix and Amazon Prime, won regional Emmys and screened at dozens of film festivals worldwide. Since 1996, Charles has mentored hundreds of young filmmakers with National Geographic Student Expeditions, Virginia Tech's Black College Institute, Tucson’s VOICES: Community Stories Past and Present project, and TerraPod and Montana Apprentice Programs.
Résumé
With essays and interviews from nonfiction filmmakers, this book explores the business side of nonfiction media creation. Written for undergraduates and graduates studying filmmaking and media production, as well as aspiring nonfiction media creators and documentary filmmakers, it will help readers purse their own career.
