# Annotated bibliography

Some sources and resources to explore this further.

*Click on the book covers to be taken to the good reads profile and learn more about each*.

## Michael Tierno , Artistotele's Poetics for screenwriters

I recommend to read Tierno before reading McKee. For a more gentle introduction, and to better understand McKee.

However there ideas from Aristotele that McKee revisits and takes further such as that of the `action idea` which is later referred to as `inciting incident`. These have settle differences that nonetheless become significant when used in the story crafting context.

* [book review](https://variety.com/2002/more/reviews/aristotle-s-poetics-for-screenwriters-1200546999/)

## Robert McKee Story book

* The book goes hand in hand with his [story seminar](http://mckeestory.com/seminars/story/)

## Jack Hart, Story Craft

Howe McCkee's concepts apply to factual stories.

## Rabinger, developing story ideas

Relevant to the idea generation stage of the production process, explore a few techniques for coming up and shaping ideas, covers both fiction and documentary.

## Sheila Curran Bernard, Documentary storytelling

## [This American life How to Make Radio Comic Book](https://www.thisamericanlife.org/about/make-radio)

Illustrated comic exploring the radio production process at This American Life.

* [e-store ebook](https://store.thisamericanlife.org/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=RADIO%3AANILLUSTRATEDGUIDEPDF)
* [This american Life: about us/how to make radio](https://www.thisamericanlife.org/about/make-radio)

![This american life radio](http://www.thisamericanlife.org/sites/default/files/how-to-make-radio.jpg)

## NFBC Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary

Doc film by National Film Board of Canada, interviewing established documentary film-makers about their craft.

![cover](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/capturing_reality-403395144-large.jpg)

* [Interactive archive of interviews with film-makers](http://films.nfb.ca/capturing-reality/) -*requires flash*
* [Trailer &  Film download](https://www.nfb.ca/film/capturing_reality/) - *payed*
* Available as [pdf resources](http://films.nfb.ca/capturing-reality/capturing_reality/pdf/CapturingReality_UG-Final.pdf)

## Peter Wintonick, Cinéma vérité: Defining the Moment (National Film Board, 1999).

Another production by the NFBC, exploring early pioneers of Cinema Verite.

![Cinéma vérité dvd cover](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7b/Cinema_Verite.jpg)

* [Trailer & Download link](https://www.nfb.ca/film/cinema_verite_defining_the_moment/) - payed

## McKee book on Dialogue

To learn about dialogue in fiction, and think about this can be used in paper-editing, at the stage where we add the text selections to the story,[ as explored in previous section on paper-edit and story concepts](/how-to-tell-compelling-stories-out-of-interviews/story-concepts/paper-editing-and-story-concepts.md).

## Writing, Directing and Producing Documentary Films and Videos.

To learn about pitching and treatment writing.


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