THE OPEN FRAME READER

Edited by Rajiv Mehrotra

Rs 245/- 

The Open Frame Reader is an introductory collection of essays by filmmakers and non-practitioners who seek to unpack the film into its various elements and engage with them. Through a wonderful miscellany of imagery, analogy, allegory and personal musings, the Reader explores cinematography, editing, sound recording, research and the relationships the documentary shares with those who make it and those who view it.

The Reader moves beyond discussions on the technicalities of film making to address issues that concern all those who have an interest in the genre, whether as potential filmmakers or as discerning viewers.

The Reader is a substantially revised, enlarged and updated edition of Double Take edited by The Raqs Media Collective (of Jeebesh Bagchi, Monica Narula and Shuddhabratha Sengupta).

HOW TO WRITE A DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT
By  Trisha Das

Supported by PSBT and UNESCO 
Rs 150/- 

This monograph elaborates on the elements and techniques of the often most underrated but also possibly the most critical aspect of the documentary process - the script. It explores the essential features of both pre-shoot and post–shoot scripts necessary for combining the various audiovisual and story elements together seamlessly.

The Art of the Television Interview
By Trisha Das
Rs 150/- 

A guide to the techniques, elements and processes that make for a good television interview.

The PUBLIC Is Watching - Sex, Laws and Videotapes
By PSBT
Rs 150/-

The PUBLIC Is Watching - Sex, Laws and Videotapes is the result of an academic project undertaken by Lawrence Liang, with Mayur Suresh and Namita Avriti Malhotra under the Media Fellowship Programme of PSBT, supported by the Ford Foundation

THINK BEFORE YOU SHOOT
By PSBT
Rs 50/- 

Today documentary has become an ever more diverse and exciting field to work in. Yet with these changes, documentary filmmakers are expected to ‘multi-skill’ and become adept at every part of the filmmaking process. It is easy to forget things!

This booklet is a practical checklist guide for the documentary filmmaker. It covers some of the core issues for each stage of the pre-production and production process.