The Search for Reality: The Art of Documentary Filmmaking

From: Journal of Film and Video | Date: January 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Tobias, Michael. The Search for Reality: The Art of Documentary Filmmaking. New York: Michael Wiese Productions, 1998, 387 pp., $29.95 (paper).

It takes passion, perseverance, fortitude, determination, and luck to be a successful documentary filmmaker. Because there is little money to be made, most filmmakers who begin their careers making documentaries switch to fiction. Few can endure the rigors of funding, producing, directing, editing, and distributing documentary films. Fortunately, a few hardy filmmakers make documentaries a lifetime dedication and passion.

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