The documentary diaries: Working experiences of a non-fiction filmmaker

How Do You Make A Successful Documentary In An Era Of Media Turmoil, Network Disruption And Increasing Financial Restrictions? This Is The Question Alan Rosenthal, Distinguished International Filmmaker And Teacher, Sets Out To Answer In 'the Documentary Diaries'. Using Seven Of His Recent Releases As Case Studies - Ranging From High-budget Historical And Political Documentaries To Shoestring Observational Films And Hybrid Docudramas - He Explores With Style And Humour The Challenges Facing The Contemporary Documentarian, And Demonstrates How They Can Be Overcome. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1. Learning The Ropes -- 2. Married To The Marimba -- Production Notes: Budgets -- 3. Stalin's Last Purge -- Production Notes: Writing Narration -- 4. Inspiration -- 5. Adolf Eichmann: The Secret Memoirs -- Production Notes: The Production Contract -- 6. Brink Of Peace -- Production Notes: Writing The Proposal -- 7. First Fagin -- 8. Pitch Perfect -- 9. Beyond The Velvet Curtain -- 10. Best Advice -- 11. Hopes And Dreams -- Production Notes: The Family Film. Alan Rosenthal. Includes Index.