Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Forming the Archaeologist/Documentary Filmmaker Team; Chapter 2 A Brief History of the Documentary Film Genre; Chapter 3 The Introduction of Home Video, Television, and Documentary Filmmaking; Chapter 4 Production Equipment and Screen and Standards Formats; Chapter 5 The Popularity of Documentaries; Chapter 6 The Stages of Documentary Film Production; Chapter 7 Considering Making A Documentary—Your Idea and Title; Chapter 8 Pitching a Proposal and Writing a Treatment; Chapter 9 Developing a Budget and Securing a Contract; Chapter 10 Shaping Your Archaeological Documentary; Chapter 11 From Outline to First Script; Chapter 12 A Preproduction—Production Costs, Funding, Assembling the Crew, Compiling the Shot List, and on and On; Chapter 13 The Art of the Interview and B-Roll; Chapter 14 A Work Following the Interviews and B-Roll; Chapter 15 Choosing the Narrator and Other Voice Talent; Chapter 16 Shot Making; Chapter 17 Shooting Reenactments for your Documentary; Chapter 18 Using Still Photography, Historic Film Footage, Illustrations, Maps, Historic Newspapers, and Animation; Chapter 19 Postproduction and Editing; Chapter 20 Thoughts on the Beginning and the End of your Documentary Film; Chapter 21 The Digital Revolution and its Role in Documentary Filmmaking; Chapter 22 Television, Theatrical Release, Finding a Distributor, Self-Distribution, and Other Outlets; Chapter 23 Promoting your Documentary; Chapter 24 Documentaries in Miniature; Chapter 25 Creating Your Trailer; Chapter 26 Conclusion;

About the Author

Pepe, Peter J; Zarzynski, Joseph W