Documentary Making for Digital Humanists

This fluent and comprehensive field guide responds to increased interest, across the humanities, in the ways in which digital technologies can disrupt and open up new research and pedagogical avenues. It is designed to help scholars and students engage with their subjects using an audio-visual gramm...

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Main Authors: Reid, Darren R. (Author), Sanders, Brett (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] Open Book Publishers 2021.
Series:Open textbook library.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Humanist Auteur
  • 2. Learning to Love the Camera
  • 3. The Production Process
  • 4. Concept and Planning
  • 5. Collaboration
  • 6. Precedent
  • 7. Choosing Your Filmmaking Equipment
  • 8. Core Methods
  • 9. Settings, Lenses, Focus, and Exposure
  • 10. Composing a Shot — Tips and Techniques
  • 11. Shots and Compositions Considered
  • 12. The Visual Language of Cinema
  • 13. Interviews
  • 14. Recording Audio and Creating Soundscapes
  • 15. Light
  • 16. Camera Movement
  • 17. The Two-Page Film School
  • 18. Post-Mortem: Making a Short Documentary about the 2016 Presidential Election
  • 19. Post-Production Workflow
  • 20. The Three-Act Structure
  • 21. The Protagonist
  • 22. Assembly
  • 23. Editing Workflow in Adobe Premiere Pro
  • 24. Distribution and Dissemination