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A live recording of our educational podcast The How, The Why with Stephen Most. Stephen Most writes plays, books, and documentary screenplays. He has writing credits on four Academy Award “best documentary” nominated films and five Emmy-winning films. His book, River of Renewal: Myth and History in the Klamath Basin (2006) was made into a film that won a “best documentary” award at the American Indian Film Festival. Stories Make the World is his fourth book. He resides in Berkeley, California.       The How, The Why is a half-hour podcast documenting the creative process and the creative purpose hosted by Jon-Barrett Ingels. This free weekly series is an educational resource provided to discuss the evolution of literary arts with industry innovators—authors, journalists, and publishers. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Stephen Most Audio: Brew Sessions Live

<p>A live recording of our educational podcast The How, The Why with Stephen Most. Stephen Most writes plays, books, and documentary screenplays. He has writing credits on four Academy Award “best documentary” nominated films and five Emmy-winning films. His book, River of Renewal: Myth and History in the Klamath Basin (2006) was made into a film that won a “best documentary” award at the American Indian Film Festival. Stories Make the World is his fourth book. He resides in Berkeley, California.       <em>The How, The Why</em> is a half-hour podcast documenting the creative process and the creative purpose hosted by Jon-Barrett Ingels. This free weekly series is an educational resource provided to discuss the evolution of literary arts with industry innovators—authors, journalists, and publishers. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Stephen Most Audio: Brew Sessions Live</p>

Storytelling is always at the heart of any kind of documentary journey. And for today’s episode of the podcast, we will explore 5 Ways to Tell Someone’s Story, followed by a shared conversation with, Stephen Most, who has been working in documentary for 40+ years and he has had a hand in the writing and/or producing of four documentary films that were nominated for an Academy Award. Stephen has just released his new book, Stories Make the World: Reflections on Storytelling and the Art of the Documentary. Topics Discussedhow &amp; why storytelling is an essential part of the human experiencehow doc filmmaking gives extraordinary access to the world’s most intimate storiesimportance of truly listening to our subjects + their stories during the interviewwhy interviewing with a sound recorder might sometimes work better than on-camera Ways to Tell The Story Some of the ways, as we discuss in this episode, in which you can tell someone’s story in your documentary film:archival photos/footagetestimonialsfind the detailsbecome the explorersilence is okay Related ResourcesWatch the trailers for Stephen Most’s documentary films: ° Nature’s Orchestrahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdqBUXyZPF4 ° River of Renewalhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq7kYfkaQ10 ° Oil on Icehttps://vimeo.com/43694943 Watch the trailer for Stephen Most’s book:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJqlsqnykSs Own a copy of  Stories Make The World  SubscribeApple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!

<p>Storytelling is always at the heart of any kind of documentary journey. And for today’s episode of the podcast, we will explore <strong>5 Ways to Tell Someone’s Story</strong>, followed by a shared conversation with, <a href="http://stephenmost.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stephen Most</a>, who has been working in documentary for 40+ years and he has had a hand in the writing and/or producing of four documentary films that were nominated for an Academy Award. Stephen has just released his new book, <a href="http://www.videoproject.com/stories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Stories Make the World: Reflections on Storytelling and the Art of the Documentary</em></a>.</p><p> </p><h3>Topics Discussed</h3><ul><li>how &amp; why storytelling is an essential part of the human experience</li><li>how doc filmmaking gives extraordinary access to the world’s most intimate stories</li><li>importance of truly listening to our subjects + their stories during the interview</li><li>why interviewing with a sound recorder might sometimes work better than on-camera</li></ul><p> </p><h3><strong>Ways to Tell The Story</strong></h3><h3><strong> </strong></h3><p>Some of the ways, as we discuss in this episode, in which you can tell someone’s story in your documentary film:</p><ul><li>archival photos/footage</li><li>testimonials</li><li>find the details</li><li>become the explorer</li><li>silence is okay</li></ul><p> </p><h3><strong>Related Resources</strong></h3><p>Watch the trailers for Stephen Most’s documentary films:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><em>° Nature’s Orchestra</em></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdqBUXyZPF4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdqBUXyZPF4</a></p><p> </p><p><em>° River of Renewal</em></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq7kYfkaQ10" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq7kYfkaQ10</a></p><p> </p><p><em>° Oil on Ice</em></p><p><a href="https://vimeo.com/43694943" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/43694943</a></p><p> </p><p>Watch the trailer for Stephen Most’s book:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJqlsqnykSs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJqlsqnykSs</a></p><p> </p><h3>Own a copy of <strong> </strong><a href="http://amzn.to/2F3SKR4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Stories Make The World</strong></a></h3><h3><strong> </strong></h3><p> </p><h3>Subscribe</h3><h4><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> |</h4><p> </p><h3>Rate and Review</h3><p>If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. <strong>Simply click the </strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>link</strong></a><strong> and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab</strong> to make your entry. Thank you for your support!</p>

63 – Stories Make the World with Documentary Writer/Producer, Stephen Most

As an award-winning documentarian and writer, Stephen Most has a great deal of experience in the art of storytelling with non-fiction films. In Stories Make the World: Reflections on Storytelling and the Art of the Documentary (Berghahn Books, 2017), he examines how documentary filmmakers work to present reality and truth... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/film

<p>As an award-winning documentarian and writer, Stephen Most has a great deal of experience in the art of storytelling with non-fiction films. In Stories Make the World: Reflections on Storytelling and the Art of the Documentary (Berghahn Books, 2017), he examines how documentary filmmakers work to present reality and truth...</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p><p>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/film" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/film</a></p>

Stephen Most, “Stories Make the World: Reflections on Storytelling and the Art of the Documentary” (Berghahn Books, 2017)