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More Praise for Documentary Storytelling “Bernard demonstrates to documentarians how story can be more effectively incorporated into every level of nonfiction filmmaking from conception to development and pre-production, in the field and in the editing room. Her discussions incorporate many examples from contemporary documentaries to illustrate a variety of salient points.” —Documentary (International Documentary Association) “Sheila Curran Bernard’s Documentary Storytelling is an essential, pragmatic, common-sense approach to making nonfiction films for the student and/or first-time filmmaker, based on the author’s deep awareness of documentary film history and theory, and her intimate knowledge of how today’s most important documentarians formulate their works.” —Gerald Peary, film critic, The Boston Phoenix “Invaluable for documentary filmmakers as well as anyone who uses infor- mation and evidence to portray real events. But the value of this book goes beyond its service to storytellers; the consumers of documentary films and all journalism can benefit by more fully understanding the narrative struc- tures that we all use to construct order and meaning in the world.” —Pennee Bender, Media Director, Center for Media and Learning, City University of New York, The Graduate Center “While documentaries are nonfiction, they are certainly not objective, and even the smallest choices in writing, filming, interviewing, narrating, or scor- ing can drastically alter the perspective of the film, and in turn, the audience. Bernard is keenly aware of the power of persuasive images, and her insistence on complexity and integrity is a consistent theme throughout the book.” —Alyssa Worsham, The Independent “If you fancy yourself as