"This collection of interviews helps demystify the documentary filmmaking process behind some of the most relevant and important scenes. It offers concrete, real-world examples of the situations and decisions filmmakers navigate from the creators behind them. This book includes interviews with such directors of Knock Down The House, the cinematographer of RGB, the editor of In Transit, 308 Hollywood, My Octopus Teacher, and many more. BDA award winning documentary filmmaker and esteemed Sundance advisor, Maxine Trump talks with each specialist about their favorite scenes from their films and the technicalities that went into them behind-the-scenes. While the book is both meticulous and technical, it remains creative and accessible. Each interview organically ventures across documentary genres to paint a robust picture of what goes into capturing these important real-life moments. This is an essential resource for documentary filmmaking students and aspiring directors, producers, editors, and cinematographers in nonfiction film"--