Documentary in Practice provides a unique approach to
practical documentary-making. Through fascinating analysis of
real-life production situations, Jane Chapman shows the challenges
and issues faced during the filmmaking process by a range of both
well-known and up-and-coming documentary-makers. She also brings
her own personal experience as a seasoned documentary producer and
teacher to advise on how students can gain invaluable insight from
these projects.

Throughout this compelling text, a variety of producers past and
present provide their inside project stories and production
records, including scripts, fundraising proposals, budgets,
diagrams, post-production records and reviews. Across continents,
every project and its makers are different whether they are famous
names from the canon', television freelances, art-house directors,
documentary-maker activists or first-time filmmakers but they all
face a range of challenges:

* * how to connect visual approach to content idea

* morality of camera presence

* complaints and ethical challenges

* legal issues and censorship

* budgetary factors influencing choices

* conflict with commissioning editors

All students of media studies as well as aspiring
documentary-makers will find this book a refreshing introduction to
the choices available for filmmaking and the issues that may emerge
during the process.