Sometimes the best research comes not from a book or news article but instead from an off-camera background interview.
Video the Vote: Volunteers Wanted!
The Doc Center’s Jeff Spitz writes…
Volunteer camera people, tech people and drivers
YOU Can Help Protect Voter’s Rights On Election Day With Your Video Camera
WHEN: November 1, 9:30 -11:30AM – Training, Columbia College 1104 S. Wabash, 4th Floor
November 4, all day, Hammond & Gary, IN; Milwaukee, WI
November 11, 7PM, Public screening and discussion, Columbia College 1104 [...]
Archival Storytelling with Kenn Rabin
Thursday, October 30th, 4:00pm,: Kenn Rabin, author of Archival Storytelling will discuss his work.
Kenn Rabin
Two time Emmy™ nominee and award-winning playwright, screenwriter, audiovisual researcher and archivist KENN RABIN provides a wide range of services for your documentary, fiction film, proposal, manuscript, or educational project. From the writing and funding stage, through pre-production and production, Kenn [...]
Spring 2009 Documentary Course List
Columbia has just updated its course catalog to include classes offered in the spring 2009 semester. A bunch of documentary classes are among them, and spring is shaping up to be a great time to do documentary at Columbia…
Eye for an Eye
Since Larry Charles and Bill Maher’s new “documentary” about religion is so shamelessly polemical, I think it’s fitting for my review to match its pitiless contempt. Make no mistake, Religulous is an ill-conceived, poorly crafted film through and through. There are scenes when the film lives up to its promise of satisfying humor, but these [...]
Doc Center Alums: What are they up to now?
Are you a doc center alum or do you know one? Shoot us an email with what you’re up to these days (vivadocumentary@gmail.com) and we’ll post it the next time we do one of these posts…
Tip of the Day 12
In interview situations, don’t be afraid to ask your subject repetitive or overlapping questions, as having multiple choices can be helpful later on when you edit. Warn them that you’ll do so first though.
Morgan Spurlock on his latest film, “Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?”
The “Super Size Me” doc-maker talks about his latest feature film.
Highlight Q&A reel: “Traces of the Trade” Filmmaker visits Columbia
Recently, Juanita Brown, one of the filmmakers behind “Traces of the Trade” came into Columbia’s Documentary III class to talk about her film. With her, she brought Tom DeWolf, one of the subjects featured in the documentary.
Cinemasochist Strikes Again!
Mario Contreras writes, “Every once in a while I subject myself to stuff that I know I’ll hate in the interest of seeing what other people find entertaining…” This time he chose the new anti-Michael Moore spoof “An American Carol.”