This tip was provided by a journalism student: when calling up subjects or potential interviewees, always assume that they won’t be available between the hours of 11AM and 2PM to account for differing lunch schedules.
Facets Seminar Series Presents: Michael Rabiger
Michael Rabiger is Professor Emeritus at Columbia College, the director of documentaries for the BBC and independently, and the author of the worldwide best-selling books, Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics, Directing the Documentary and Developing Story Ideas.
Tip of the Day 8
Never put off getting b-roll and cutaways by telling yourself or your crew “we’ll just get these later…” You won’t!
“Throwing Plates” Screening at ArtWalk Ravenswood Oct 4th, 5th
Columbia MFA Candidate Deirdre Lee writes: I’ll be screening my most recent documentary…
5 Awesome things doc-makers have done
Documentary films often have the rather vague goal of “social change.” That could mean any number of things depending on who you ask, but here are five tangible examples of doc-makers doing awesome stuff which definitely had an impact…
Tip of the Day 7
Interviewees don’t have to be present when you’re setting up lighting and camera equipment. In fact, it’s often better if they’re out of the room so you can concentrate and don’t have to bother with small-talk.
Review of “Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North”
In Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North, filmmaker Katrina Browne discovers a horrifying family secret.
Four Films the Viva Doc Staff Just Couldn’t Finish
It happens all the time. A film gets great reviews, but once you’ve seen it you can’t help but wonder “Wait, what was the big deal again?!” Sometimes documentaries are so bad we can’t even bear to finish watching them. Here are four of these, according to Viva Doc staff members.
Viva Doc Sept 24 Meeting Recap
We had a great kickoff meeting this semester on Wednesday September 24th in the Doc Center suite on the 4th floor of the 1104 S. Wabash film building. Over 21 people showed up, and Viva Doc alum Suree Towfighnia (the Colum grad who made PBS’ Standing Silent Nation) stopped by to say it was probably [...]
Viva Doc Meeting- Sept 24th
Please join us in moving forward with this New Doc Center Era. We’ll be discussing our plans for the year and our revised mission. Now’s the time to get involved
If you make docs, take doc classes, love watching docs, or just want
to know what “doc” means, come to the Viva Doc meeting!
What: Columbia’s Premier Documentary [...]