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Documentary Superstars: How Today's Filmmakers are Reinventing the Form

6x9, paperback, 256 pages, 22 black-and-white images. ISBN: 978-1-58115-508-2. Publication date: June 2009.

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Documentary Superstars: How Today's Filmmakers are Reinventing the Form
by Marsha McCreadie

When did the documentary filmmaker, purveyor of all things dull, become a glamorous Hollywood figure? Documentary Superstars examines the evolution of the documentary film: from cinema verit� to the inserted narrator, from the �balanced� point of view to the charismatic commentator, from the documentarian as star to popular �reality� television shows. Film critic and instructor Marsha McCreadie explores the controversy and innovation of the modern day documentary with detailed film descriptions and brand new commentary from some of the most influential names in the field, including:

Errol Morris - Werner Herzog - Michael Moore - Kevin Macdonald - Sacha Baron Cohen - Celia Maysles - Morgan Spurlock - Christopher Guest - Albert Maysles - Peter Davis - Alan Berliner - Davis Guggenheim - Grace Lee - Sydney Pollack - Frederick Wiseman

Perfect for both film buffs and aspiring filmmakers, Documentary Superstars includes a list of the big international and local film festivals, as well as a compilation of advice and tricks from the writers, producers, and directors reinventing the documentary.

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�A lively, well researched, and informative book that raises all the right questions about documentaries of the past as well as those of the present. The "Tips and Tricks of the Trade" section will be particularly useful to beginning filmmakers. This book is highly recommended.��Philippe Perebinossoff, Radio Television and Film Department, California State University, Fullerton �I reach for my revolver when I see documentaries referred to as 'docs', but with such enthralling interviews and fascinating revelations, I forgive everything.��Kevin Brownlow, film historian and filmmaker �Documentary Superstars' sparkling exuberance, wit, and wisdom�qualities all too rarely combined in studies of this type�make this a must-read for students and lay readers alike.... McCreadie fearlessly tackles new generations of imagemakers busily refining and redefining documentary forms on screens, on the Web, and on reality television.... I'm sure my students will love reading it every bit as much as McCreadie has obviously loved writing it.��John C. Tibbetts, Associate Professor of Film, University of Kansas

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