The authors of this text cover the practical, technical and theoretical aspects of documentary filming, from fundraising to exhibition. It discusses filmmaking styles and the assumptions that may hide unacknowledged behind them, as well as the practical and ethical issues involved.

Addressing the concerns of anthropologists, this extraordinary handbook covers the practical, technical, and theoretical aspects of filming information never before assembled in one place. The book is filled with useful illustrations and revealing photographs of filmmakers in action and covers documentary and ethnographic filmmaking of all kinds. 56 photos. 24 line illus.