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Index
Cover
Title
Copyright
Table of Contents
Introduction
What Does This Book Contain?
Who Is the Audience?
Video Project 1: The Kansas City Chess Tournament
Unit 1: Introduction to the Documentary
Chapter 1: What Is Video?
The Influence of Video
A Brief History of Film and Video
The Language of Video
Video as a Representational Art
Types of Videos
Video Project 2: The Game of Tag
Chapter 2: Documentary vs. “Movie”
Organizing a Video: The Three Phases of a Film
Video Project 3: Sneaks vs. Stealin’
Video Project 4: Rumble vs. WWF
Chapter 3: What Is a Documentary?
The Evolution of Documentaries
The Five Components of a Documentary
The Relationship between Audio and Video
The Timeline
Straight, No Chaser
Deciding on Your Main Component
Video Project 6: Are You Positive?
Video Project 7:13 and Pregnant
Unit 2: Planning and Shooting the Documentary
Chapter 4: The Treatment
Reasons for Having a Treatment
Before the Treatment
Breakdown of the Treatment
Police Brutality Treatment
Hudson Guild Public Service Announcement
Treatment Worksheets
Chapter 5: The Interview
Tips on Interviewing
Picking the Right Person to Interview
What Kind of Information Does Your Documentary Need?
The Documentary Crew
Shooting Interviews
Examples of Interviews
Eminem
Chapter 6: Voiceover Narration
Writing the Perfect Voiceover
Fire Drill Voiceover Narration
Stay in School Music Video
Shooting Voiceover
Video Project 8: Da Reel Truth about the Ghetto
Video Project 9: After School
Chapter 7: Related Media
Motionless Related Media
Archival or Found Related Media
Created Related Media
Shooting Related Media—Created Video Footage
Da Reel Truth about da Ghetto
Video Project 10: Nutrition
Chapter 8: Dramatizations
Preparing for a Dramatization
The Script
Storyboarding
Camera Setups and Shots for Dialogue Scenes
Camera Setups and Shots for Action Scenes
Shooting Dramatizations
Video Project 11: Gettin’ Jumped
Video Project 12: P.S. 14
Unit 3: Editing and Post-Production
Chapter 9: The Theory of Editing
The Kuleshov Effect
Montage
Overview of Editing the Documentary
When Does the Editing Begin?
The New Treatment
Finding Your Main Component
Back to the New Treatment
Some Editing Conventions
Police Brutality: The New Treatment
Storyboarding the Hudson Guild PSA on News Censorship
Text, Music, and Effects: The Fifth Component
Video Project 13: Chiapas
Unit 4: The Technical Components of Documentaries
Chapter 10: The Video Camera
An Overview
Operating the Camera
Labeling Your Videotapes
Lights, Camera, Action!
Camera Composition
Camera Angles
Camera Movement
Chapter 11: Editing Techniques
A Very Short History of Digital Video Editing
The Democratization of Digital Video
This Is Not a Software Manual
The Technical Side of Editing
A Basic Orientation of the Software Interface
Setting Up the Program to Fit Your Project
File Management
Importing Media
Organizing and Cleaning Up Media
Structuring and Sequencing Your Main Component
Gathering the Other Components and Creating an Assembly Cut
Sequencing Other Components to Your Documentary
Creating a Second Cut
Creating the Final Cut
Playing with Audio
Special Effects
Editing Existing Titles, Transitions, and Effects
Playing Your Whole Movie
Outputting Your Documentary in Various Formats
Unit 5: Do It Yourself—Ten Different Documentaries
Chapter 12: A Travelogue
Chapter 13: A Family Tree
Chapter 14: A Day in the Life
Chapter 15: A Memory
Chapter 16: A Present-Day Event
Chapter 17: A Personal Narrative
Chapter 18: A Public Service Announcement
Chapter 19: A Music Video
Chapter 20: A Social Issue
Chapter 21: A Biography
Index
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