Get Close Lean Team Documentary Filmmaking [Paperback]

A refreshing new practical approach to documentary filmmaking,Get Close: Lean Team Documentary Filmmakingequips new and veteran filmmakers with the knowhow to make artistically rewarding documentaries for less money, less hassle, and less time. Author and veteran filmmaker Rustin Thompson shows that by stripping away, sidestepping, or reassessing the entrenched industry hurdles-long waits for funding, the unwieldy crews, the unnecessary gear, the gauntlet of film festivals, pitch forums, and distribution networks-filmmakers can move quickly from idea to execution to finished film. Throughout the book, Thompson demystifies and de-clutters the way docs are produced today, illustrating the use of a few simple and accessible tools and techniques while still engaging with the aesthetic possibilities of the medium, its creative opportunities and its satisfying rewards of giving back to the world. Using the essential lessons inGet Close, filmmakers will learn to eliminate physical and financial barriers between themselves and their subject matter, ultimately leading them to tell more artful, illuminating stories and find the joy in documentary filmmaking.

Acknowledgements

Introduction
Lean Team Filmmaking Will Liberate You

Chapter One: My Lean Team Epiphany
The Revolution Was Televised

Chapter Two: Get Close
Eliminate Barriers and Plan Your Project

Chapter Three: The Lean Team Toolkit
Essential gear and supporting equipment

Chapter Four: The Shoot
Field Production in the Lean Team Style

Chapter Five: The Edit
Cutting as a Lean Team Filmmaker

Chapter Six: Film Festivals and Distribution
Keep Your Lean Team Soul and Find an Audience

Smart, to the point, and full of important info. It will be helpful for all kinds of filmmakers - those starting out or those wanting to change their practice. A great book. --Debra Zimmerman, Executive Director, Women Make MolSÒ