I HOPE THAT THIS book has encouraged your passion for working with so-called “real people.” For those of us producing and directing in this field, whether for documentaries, TV series, educational or advocacy productions, we are lucky enough to spend our professional careers telling stories about and with our fellow human beings. Developing content that relies heavily on the knowledge and experiences of people who are not professional performers has its own unique challenges and rewards. Directing non-professionals requires, in many cases, both a different mindset and slightly altered production strategies. The role of the producer also changes, as putting untrained “talent” before the camera affects scheduling, budgeting, crew, and ...
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