TY - BOOK AU - Chasse,Betsy TI - The documentary filmmaking master class: tell your story from concept to distribution SN - 9781621537212 (softcover) AV - PN 1995.9 C488d 2019 U1 - 070.1/8 PY - 2019/// CY - New York, New York PB - Allworth Press, KW - Documentary films KW - Production and direction KW - Documentales KW - Producción y dirección N1 - Includes index; Questions to ask yourself before you decide to embark on this journey -- A little research goes a long way -- What is it worth to you and the world -- What is a business plan and why do I need it? -- Business plan outline -- To sizzle of not to sizzle -- Securing investors -- Crowd funding -- Grants and alternative funding sources -- What are your legal requirements? -- Your team -- How do I get what I want from an interview -- B-roll and other cool stuff that makes your film a film -- Tk -- All that other stuff -- Film festivals -- Theatrical and third-party distributors -- Self-distribution and ancillary products -- Marketing (traditional, grassroots, social) N2 - "In The Documentary Filmmaking Guide, Betsy Chasse teaches readers everything they need to know to make a documentary: from preliminary research on topics and audiences, to developing a business plan and securing funding, to working with a production team and interviewees, to post-production, marketing, and distribution. This down-to-earth guide is truly an all-access pass to what goes on behind the camera"-- ER -