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Message from: Frances Gateward (african-cinema-conference@xc.org)
About: Re: Teaching documentary

Sun, 16 Aug 1998 07:01:46 -0700 (PDT)

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    Originally from: Frances Gateward <gateward@uiuc.edu>
    Originally dated: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 07:01:46 -0700 (PDT)

    Portia,
    There was a book published a little while ago called something like
    "Directing Documentary." I believe the author is Michael Rabinger. I used a
    few chapters here and there, and students found it helpful. There is a nice
    section in it on interviewing techniques.
    Frances Gateward
    gateward@uiuc.edu

    At 11:37 AM 8/14/98 -0700, you wrote:
    >Originally from: Portia E Cobb <pcobb@csd.uwm.edu>
    >Originally dated: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 11:37:21 -0700 (PDT)
    >
    >
    >Dear all,
    >Has anyone developed any curricula for teaching documentary
    production for
    >University film and video students? Can you recommend any reading
    materials
    >on the subject? Can you recommend titles of videos that I can show
    in class?
    >PS
    >Does anyone know how to get ahold of Manthia Diawara's newest
    documentary
    >video (the title escapes me) about Africa?
    > thanks,
    >
    > Portia Cobb
    > UW-Milwaukee
    >

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