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Filmmakers Network | Community Spotlight Carmen Vincent From Minecraft Commentary YouTube Channel to Documentary Filmmaking From Minecraft Commentary YouTube Channel to now Documentary Filmmaker whose films became official selections at film festivals around the world, including the Switzerland International Film Festival, Georgia Documentary Film Festival, Chicago Film Scene TV, Wales International Documentary Festival, and Oregon… …
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Pictured above: On Strong Bodies Fight, the look of the natural environment played into our Malick-esque cinematography plan. Photo by Mark Weber. Documentaries are such a wild card in filmmaking from a visual perspective. You have to expect the unexpected every time you venture out, which means both coming prepared with all manner of… …
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“Try to write the whole film out on paper before you shoot a frame. Write the narration or what you hope to get your interview subjects to say on the left side of the page. On the right side of the page, write down some interesting visuals that you would need to get in order… …
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StudentFilmmakers Magazine: What was one of your most favorite scenes or sequences to edit, and why? Heidi Scharfe, ACE: The obvious choices would come from some of the music performance scenes like “New Edition” and “American Soul”… I mean, so many standout performances and ‘VFX saves’ that stick in my head. But I’m going to cite,… …
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StudentFilmmakers Magazine: What was one of the most important things you learned filming on location? Courtney Hermann: For me, filming on location is intense, demanding, and uncomfortable–for many reasons. Documentary filmmaking is an extractive process where we enter into the lives of others to take their stories, even as we collaborate with participants to do… …
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StudentFilmmakers Magazine: What are some discussion topics you’d love to see people have after they watch, “Queen of the Dinosaurs: A Wrestler’s Story”? Addison Dlott: This piece explores issues centered on mental illness, female ambition, and sexism, but ultimately, centers around the idea of overcoming adversity. Whether it be mental or physical, the film represents… …
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StudentFilmmakers Magazine: What are the most important skills a documentary filmmaker must possess? Michael Rabiger: The ability to: Reject stereotyped approaches to your subject until you find one original. Aim to make a visual film that needs no interviews or narration. Listen, think, and change course when needed. Use a camera like a mobile intelligence…. …
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StudentFilmmakers Magazine: Can you tell us a little bit about the evolution of copyright as it relates to photography/film/music? Michelle Bogre: This is a dense topic. I will start with a few key ideas. Copyright is an intangible right that protects the expression of an idea once it is “fixed” in a tangible medium… …
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Tony Stark is a documentary filmmaker, executive producer and former BBC commissioner with a 30-year career making high profile documentary films and series for broadcast television, specializing in investigative filmmaking. His films have been shown on the BBC, Channel Four, ITV, Al Jazeera, American PBS channels and many European TV channels. His programmes have been… …
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(Pictured: David Appleby (right), with Steve Ross and Allison Graham, shoots an interview for At the River I Stand.) By David Appleby When you’ve learned principles of photography, and the grammar and techniques of filmmaking, you are left with the questions: What do you want to make films about? Do you want to entertain,… …
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Get to the Point Fast, While Using Cultural Shorthand to Simplify the Message by Melissa Ulto Editing compelling short form pieces is in high demand now. This rise of the webisode, YouTube, and other online video portals is the ultimate culmination of MTV culture. Time is short, attention is hard to hold, distraction and competition… …
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by Tim Smith At some point in my life my momma said there’d be days like this, but I’m pretty sure she didn’t envision what I had going on this particular day when she said it. It was Friday, September 19, 2008, and I woke up in Washington D.C., only 200 plus miles from my… …
