BOOKS
Documentary Editing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition (2023)
​Now in its 2nd Edition with examples from over 100 films and featuring advice from today’s top documentary editors, Documentary Editing offers clear and detailed strategies for tackling every stage of the documentary editing process, from organizing raw footage and building select reels to fine cutting and final export.
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In fifteen years of filmmaking and teaching I have not come across such a straight-forward, cohesive, and useful manual for how to tackle that most daunting of challenges: editing the documentary film.
– Sally Rubin, filmmaker & professor
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I've been shooting, directing, and cutting nonfiction for 40 years. I thought I knew every trick (and a lot of them no one else did.) Until I read Bricca's book.
– Mark Moskowitz, filmmaker
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How Documentaries Work (2023)
​How Documentaries Work breaks down the hidden conventions of documentaries in clear and accessible language for film students and documentary enthusiasts alike, offering a behind-the-scenes, under-the-hood view of what's really going on in the construction of nonfiction films and television shows.
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This is a must read for filmmakers and viewers alike. As someone who has been editing documentaries for years, I found that every word of this book rings true.
– Kate Amend, ACE
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I highlighted the daylights out of it and can’t wait to apply some doc techniques to fiction. What a blast!
– Peter Lauer, director (Emily in Paris, Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
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A masterful deconstruction of documentary techniques, with impressive original research. Recommended for everyone interested in how documentaries are made, especially students in film production and critical studies.
– Mark Freeman, Professor Emeritus, San Diego State University
