ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book demonstrates how archaeologists can form and mold their documentary idea and then proceed through the various steps toward teaming up with an experienced documentarian to create a documentary. It explores tips on writing a proposal, creating a treatment, and understanding all the other stages of the documentary filmmaking process. Documentary Filmmaking for Archaeologists reviews the history of documentaries and television, and outlines the various types of archaeology, and history-related documentary styles. The book provides the YouTube phenomenon, and describes working on mini-documentaries for screening in museums and even for training purposes. It possesses invaluable information on documentary production stages and suggestions for promoting one's documentary. The archaeologists can have a strong knowledge base to successfully team up with a documentary filmmaker to collaborate on their own archaeological documentary.
