Report on Work in Progress
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Background Information
I devote one chapter of Making Documentary Films and Videos to documenting behavior. Judging by the e-mails I've received and many of the documentaries I've screened recently, one chapter clearly is not enough. Today documentarians have the tools to record what people (or animals) are doing in almost any location. But they often don't use the lightweight cameras and unlimited recording media to film behavior, relying instead on the comfort zone of interviews and B-roll. Why? One reason could be they don't know how to film behavior.
The purpose of this book will be to analyze a number of recent documentaries to explore how the filmmakers were successful in documenting behavior or how and why they failed. All of the films that are analyzed will be readily available at Netflix.com or can be purchased for a reasonable price on the open market.
| Documentaries I've Screened Recently in Researching the Book
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