A lot of people get confused about the difference between MiniDV and DVCAM, so we’ll break down the differences between them (and large format DV tapes) in this article.Read More →
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…Read More →
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 byRead More →
(Written while waiting for several MiniDV tapes to be captured) 1. Capture full tape in X segments. Sometimes, for a simple offline edit, I just want to capture a full tape. Why isn’t Final Cut smart enough to just capture the full tape in, say […]Read More →
Viva Doc has an exclusive transcript of doc-director Phil Donahue on his frustrations with the theatrical release of his latest film, Body of War.Read More →
Although most people were focused on the historical nature of the nominating convention, there were actually several short documentaries that were featured.Read More →
An interview with Williams Cole, Producer of 2006’s “muckraking” documentary Giuliani TimeRead More →
