January 2014
Beginner
672 pages
18h 30m
English
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Part 1You and Your Ideas
An Organized Story with a Meaning
Characters Trying to Get, Do, or Accomplish
A Story That Means to Act on Its Audience
Documentary Intentions and Ingredients
The Objectivity Myth and Fairness
Documentary Is a Subjective Construct
Clarification, Not Simplification
The “Contract,” Film Openings, and Talking to Your Audience