The documentary film makers handbook / by Genevieve Jolliffe and Andrew Zinnes.

Includes index.

"The Guerilla Guides"--Cover.

Excerpts contents. 1. Training -- American University / Pat Aufderhiede -- UC Berkeley / Jon Else -- Documentary center / Nina Seavey -- Sundance Labs / Shannon Kelly -- Docs Rock / Thelma Vickroy, Tony Saavedra -- 2. Legal -- Setting up a company / Stephen Sheppard -- Legalities / Michael Donaldson -- Music rights / Brooke Wentz -- 3. Research & development -- The documentary doctor / Fernanda Rossi -- Finding your subject / Mark Harris -- Ethics / Kees Bakker -- Researcher / Rosemary Rotondi -- Archival footage / Nancy Cole -- Proposals / Morrie Warshawski -- Open pitching / Michellea McLean -- Pitching funders / Carole Dean -- 4. Organizations -- IDA / Sandra Ruch -- IFP-NY / Milton Tabbot -- DocuClub / Susan Kaplan, Mary Kerr -- Film/Video Arts / Paul Kontanis -- Film Arts Foundation / Donald Harrison -- AIVF / Priscilla Grim -- Women Make Movies / Debbie Zimmerman -- 5. Writing -- The Writer's Guild / John Koch -- Writing narration / Jordan Roberts -- 6. Funding -- Paul Robeson Fund / Trinh Duong, Aleah Bacquie Vaughn -- ITVS / Claire Aguilar -- NY State Council on the Arts / Debby Silverfine -- California Documentary Project / Susana Loza -- NEH / Michael Shirley -- NEA / Ted Libbey -- 7. Broadcasters -- WGBH / Denise Diianni -- HOB / Nancy Abraham -- Discovery Networks / Abby Greensfelder -- PBS / Coby Atlas -- National Geographic Channel / Heather Moran -- MTV / Lauren Lazin -- Sundance Channel / Christian Vesper -- CBC / Jerry McIntosh -- The Documentary Channel / Michael Burns -- 8. Production companies -- National Geographic Feature Films / Adam Leipzig -- POV / Cara Mertes -- Independent Lens / Lois Vossen -- Cactus 32 / Krysanne Katsoolis, Caroline Stevens, Julie Goldman -- NFL Films / Steve Sabol -- 9. Global perspective -- European Documentary Network / Anita Reher -- Channel 4 / Simon Dickson -- Channel 4 Documentary Film Foundation / Maxyne Franklin -- Shooting People / Jess Search -- BBC Storyville / Jo Lapping -- ARTE / Thierry Garrel -- TV-2 / Mette Hoffmann Meyer -- Finnish Film Foundation / Miia Haavisto -- Sithengi Africa / Michael Auret -- The Middle East / John Sinno -- Israel & Palestine / Philippa Kowarsky -- Thailand / Thunska Pansittivorakul -- Mexico / Elena Fortes -- South America / Amir Labaki -- Australia / Trevor Graham -- 10. Production & post -- Producer / Agi Orsi -- Insurance / Kent Hamilton -- Docu-drama producer / Lisa Harney -- DP / Joan Churchill -- IMAX DP / Greg MacGillivray -- Production sound / Alan Barker -- The travel doc host / Ian Wright -- The lab / Russ Suniewyk -- The digital lab / Larry Schmitt -- The editor / Paul Crowder -- The music composer / Miriam Cutler -- The sound mixer / Mark Rozett -- 11. Film festivals & markets -- Full Frame Film Festival / Nancy Buirski -- IDFA / David Tiegler -- Docs for sale / Adriek Van Nieuwenhuyzen -- Jan Vrijman Fund / Isabel Arrate -- IDFA Forum / Fleur Knopperts -- Silverdocs / Patricia Finnernan -- Sundance / Caroline Libresco -- The producer's rep / Josh Braun -- The publicist / David Magdael -- Designing your Website / Cindy Johanson -- 12. Sales & distribution -- The sales agent / Jan Rofekamp -- The distributor / Eamonn Bowles -- DVD distribution / Ellen Capon -- Education distribution / Cynthia Close -- Indie theater / John Vanco -- Museum distribution / Bo Smith -- Google Video / Jen Feiken -- Outfoxed : DIY distribution / Robert Greenwald -- Alternative distribution / Peter Broderick -- Mediarights.org / Katy Chevigny -- 13. The long view -- The detective / Nick Broomfield -- Listen up! / Michael Apted -- Queen of the doc / Barbara Kopple -- Seek truth / St. Clair Bourne -- Actual reality / R.J. Cutler -- 14. Case studies -- Mad hot ballroom -- Rock school -- Why we fight -- After innocence -- Romantico -- Mardi Gras : made in China -- Control room -- Born into brothels -- Genghis blues -- Shape of the moon -- The education of Shelby Know -- The untold story of Emmett Louis Till -- Waves of revolution to War and peace -- March of the penguins -- Trebling before G-d -- 3 rooms of melancholia -- La Sierra -- My date with Drew -- The Liberace of Baghdad -- A state of mind -- Cameroon to France -- Dogtown & Z-Boys to riding giants -- The man who stole my mother's face -- The fall of Fujimori -- Index.

Tips contents. 1. Training -- Fair use -- Documentary training programs -- The documentary cookbook -- European documentary training -- Sundance labs -- Doc genres -- Documentary shorts film festivals & Websites -- 2. Legal -- Company pros & cons -- Your accountant -- Exceptions to limited liability -- Making a contract -- Music rights -- Release form -- 3. Research & development -- Choosing your subject -- Archival houses -- What's in a proposal? -- Pitching tips -- Fundraising parties -- Corporate sponsorship -- Documentary history & ethics books -- 4. Organizations -- Independent feature project (IFP) locations -- 501 (c) 3 -- Documentary online communities -- Human rights organizations -- IFP Minneapolis/St. Paul -- Doc shorts versus doc features -- 5. Writing -- The treatment -- Copyright your doc -- Public domain -- Coverage -- The doc script -- 6. Funding -- Fundraising tips -- Making movies on credit cards -- Other funding organizations -- Keeping funders sweet -- Fundraising books -- Finding money -- Private investors -- 7. Broadcasters -- Your master tapes -- Co-productions -- World distribution of three major TV standards -- US broadcasters & cable networks -- The technological minefield, what route to choose? -- The business plan -- Canadian broadcasters & networks -- Canadian film commissions -- 8. Production companies -- Keeping track of your petty cash -- Minority filmmaking sites -- Shooting sports -- 9. Global perspective -- Helpful European Websites -- UK & Northern Ireland useful doc funding resources -- UK tax relief -- European broadcasters -- Helpful Scandinavian Websites -- Traveling in underdeveloped countries -- Helpful African Websites -- Networking -- What to do if arrested overseas -- Middle East helpful Websites -- Helpful Asian Websites -- HD vs DV -- Mexico, Central & South American film Websites -- Essential television statistics (ETS) -- Helpful Australian & New Zealand Websites -- Useful books -- 10. Production & post -- Budget tips -- Insurance types -- Permits -- Production binders -- Crew Websites -- 25 things to think about when shooting overseas -- Keep your receipts -- Production budget -- Location tips -- Working from home -- Carnets -- Tips on negotiating deals -- The crew and what they do -- Getting good sound -- Music libraries -- Track laying yourself -- Some interview techniques -- Working with animals & children -- Lab reports -- The 3:2 pulldown -- Hi def video -- Temp music -- Music cue sheet -- Sound FX libraries -- Post production sound/the final mix -- One more thing/Tim West, POP sound -- 11. Film festivals & markets -- Festivals do's & don'ts -- Film festival necessities -- Handling the press -- Sunny side of the doc -- Main international doc markets -- Agent or manager? Large or small? -- Useful Websites for Sundance -- The next project -- Stills & image -- The EPK -- Setting up press screenings -- What's in a press kit? -- Blogging -- Domestic & international documentary film festivals -- 12. Sales & distribution -- Sales agent tips -- Sales agent deliverables -- Dealing with debt -- DIY DVD -- Test screenings -- Distribution agreement pointers -- The Q/C report -- When disaster strikes -- Going under -- Grass roots distribution -- 10 points to look for in an agreement -- Credit report companies -- US documentary film box office grosses (2001-2005) -- 13. The long view -- What to do if you're arrested or questioned by the police -- Originality.

This text features interviews with industry professionals on subjects as diverse as interview technique, the NBC News Archive, music rights, setting up your own company, pitching your proposal, camera hire, the British Film Council, editing and distribution. It also includes in-depth case studies of successful documentary films.