（美）希拉•柯伦•伯纳德（Sheila Curran Bernard），著名电影人、作家和顾问，麦克道威尔•科隆尼艺术村和弗吉尼亚中心艺术创作方向研究员，近来供职于普林斯顿大学。她在策划、制作一些由美国国家电视台播映、影院放映、博物馆以及课堂使用的纪录片项目方面经验丰富，作品曾获得艾美奖创作艺术奖、美国广播电视文化成就奖，以及美国历史学家组织设立的埃里克•巴尔诺奖。

Updated and improved, with new case studies and conversations with award-winning filmmakers including Alex Gibney ( Taxi to the Dark Side ), James Marsh ( Man on Wire ), and Deborah Scranton ( The War Tapes ). Documentary Storytelling has reached filmmakers and filmgoers worldwide with its unique focus on the single most important aspect of documentary media-making: storytelling. Drawing on the narrative tools of the creative writer, the unique strengths of a visual and aural media, and the power of real-world content truthfully presented, Documentary Storytelling offers advice for producers, directors, editors, and cinematographers seeking to make ethical and effective nonfiction films, and for those who use these films to educate, inform, and inspire.Special interview chapters explore storytelling as practiced by renowned producers, directors, and editors. This third edition has been updated and expanded, with discussion of newer films including Waltz with Bashir and Why We Fight .

* Storytelling techniques are one of the most powerful tools in the documentary filmmaker's arsenal-learn how to harness them with this book

* Top documentary filmmakers provide their storytelling strategies

* Covers a wide range of documentary styles