Rosenthal, Alan, 1936-

Succeeding as a documentary filmmaker : a guide to the professional world / Alan Rosenthal. - Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2011. - x, 211 pages ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview: the route to success -- Making the most of film school -- First steps in the real world -- Vital survival knowledge -- Working for others -- Becoming an independent filmmaker -- Writing your winning proposal -- More on proposals : treatments and problems -- Budgeting for survival and profit -- Financing your film -- Production contracts and other agreements -- Making money -- Notes from the front.

Unlike traditional manuals on documentary filmmaking, this user-friendly volume draws upon real-world examples and the advice of experienced filmmakers to provide essential information about the nonfiction movie business...

9780809330331 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0809330334 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780809386345 (ebook) 0809386348 (ebook)


Documentary films--Production and direction.
Documentales --Producción y dirección

PN 1995.9 / R815s 2011

070.1