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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Capturing reality : the art of documentary / a National Film Board of Canada production ; produced in association with Super Channel, documentary, Writers Guild of Canada ; producer, Michelle Van Beusekom ; director & writer, Pepita Ferrari.

Publisher, Date:

[New York] : First Run Features, [2009]

Description:

2 videodiscs (337 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

digital

optical

video file

DVD video

region 1

Summary:

An exploration of the complex creative process that goes into making documentary films. Features interviews with 38 directors and 163 clips of scenes from classic films plus a bonus disc with over four hours of additional filmmaker interviews.

Target Audience Note:

Board of Film Censors, Singapore: PG.

Subjects:

Documentary films -- Production and direction.

Motion picture producers and directors -- Interviews.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Feature films.

Interviews.

Other Author:

Beusekom, Michelle van.

Ferrari, Pepita.

Baichwal, Jennifer.

National Film Board of Canada.

Super Channel (Canada)

Documentary (Television station : Canada)

Writers Guild of Canada.

First-Run Features (Firm)

Other Title:

French title: Art du réel : le cinéma documentaire

Notes:

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008.

Special features: Filmmakers; Topics (Getting started --Exploring the genre -- Planning & preparation -- Relationships -- Truth, perspective & ethics -- The shoot -- Sound -- Editing -- Final thoughts & anecdotes).

Cinematographer, Marc Gadoury ; editor, Barbara Brown ; music, Robert M. Lepage.

Interviewees, Jennifer Baichwal and 37 other documentary film directors.

DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation; Dolby surround.

Public performance rights included.

English and some French with English subtitles, and optional French subtitles; menus in English or French; closed captioned in English or French.

Contents:

disc 1. Feature (97 min.) -- disc 2. Bonus material (240 min.).

ISBN:

* 0720229913966

Publisher Number:

FRF 913966D

Other Number:

429534092

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

258695

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD 070.18 Capturin