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Documentary Directing and Storytelling: How to direct documentaries and more!
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The two-thousand-twenty-two edition has been updated, edited and corrections made recently. This book is a learning experience and an exploration of directing documentary story projects. Secondly, it provides fundamental and advanced ideas about documentary filmmaking and nonfiction storytelling using fil
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PublisherJ R Martin Media Inc/Real Deal Press
Release dateJan 9, 2023
ISBN9798987593301
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James R. Martin
James R. Martin is a writer, documentary filmmaker, professor, and publisher. He has traveled to China and worked with filmmakers and writers to translate and publish their work in English. Jim is the writer, and director of Emmy Award-nominated and winning documentary films for U.S. Public Television.
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