Cross-Cultural Filmmaking: A Handbook for Making Documentary and Ethnographic Films and Videos

by Barbash, Ilisa; Taylor, Lucien

• ISBN13: 9780520087590
• ISBN10: 0520087593
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780520915091
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-01-01
• Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
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Summary

This extraordinary handbook was inspired by the distinctive concerns of anthropologists and others who film people in the field. The authors cover the practical, technical, and theoretical aspects of filming, from fundraising to exhibition, in lucid and complete detail--information never before assembled in one place. The first section discusses filmmaking styles and the assumptions that frequently hide unacknowledged behind them, as well as the practical and ethical issues involved in moving from fieldwork to filmmaking. The second section concisely and clearly explains the technical aspects, including how to select and use equipment, how to shoot film and video, and the reasons for choosing one or the other, and how to record sound. Finally, the third section outlines the entire process of filmmaking: preproduction, production, postproduction, and distribution. Filled with useful illustrations and covering documentary and ethnographic filmmaking of all kinds,Cross-Cultural Filmmakingwill be as essential to the anthropologist or independent documentarian on location as to the student in the classroom.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(13)
PART ONE: GETTING GOING	14	(80)
1. Documentary Styles	14	(20)
2. From Fieldwork to Filming	34	(60)
PART TWO: NUTS AND BOLTS	94	(186)
3. Picture	94	(77)
4. Sound	171	(42)
5. Film or Video? Medium, Format, and Equipment	213	(67)
PART THREE: STAGES OF FILMMAKING	280	(205)
6. Preproduction	280	(45)
7. Production	325	(44)
8. Postproduction	369	(91)
9. Distribution	460	(25)
Appendix One: Release Forms	485	(3)
Appendix Two: International Television Standards and Electricity Currents	488	(6)
Appendix Three: Names and Addresses	494	(20)
Appendix Four: Makes and Models	514	(6)
Filmography	520	(7)
Notes	527	(11)
Acknowledgments	538	(2)
Photo Credits	540	(3)
Index	543