Apple of Discord Productions

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Tamara Perkins

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Whose Story Is This?

Whose Story Is This? Co-Creation in Documentary Practice

The question is not only ‘Can I tell this story?’ The better question is: ‘Why me, why this story, and what does it cost the people in my frame?’

— Tamara Perkins

Whose Story Is This? Co-Creation in Documentary Practice is a free, open textbook by documentary filmmaker and educator Tamara Perkins. Across eight chapters, it guides readers from their own positionality to a finished short documentary made in partnership with the people on screen, drawing on twenty years of co-creative practice.

It is written for film students, instructors, and independent and community filmmakers. Each chapter combines short readings, case studies, and hands-on activities that build toward a documentary prospectus, an ethical toolkit, and a two-to-five-minute film.

Contents

  1. Chapter 1: Positionality: Turning the Camera Around
  2. Chapter 2: From Subject to Story
  3. Chapter 3: Access and Consent
  4. Chapter 4: Pre-Production
  5. Chapter 5: The Documentary Prospectus
  6. Chapter 6: The Interview
  7. Chapter 7: Shaping the Story
  8. Chapter 8: Release and Responsibility

License

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