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.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 →
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 toRead More →
Film in general is unexplored; it has been around for less than 150 years. Now if we look at documentary film making it still hasn’t even taken hold in the mainstream in an art form that is less than 150 years old. How exciting!Read 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 →
When making festival submission screeners, don’t forget to write the title, your name, phone number and email address on the DVD itself, so it’ll be super easy for them to contact you.Read More →
When writing grant proposals, one-sheets or treatments, your word choices should be passionate, exciting and dynamic instead of academic or dry sounding. If your enthusiasm for your topic is obvious, it will make a positive impact on potential funders.Read More →
Never store non-rechargeable batteries (i.e. AAs or 9-volts) in a situation where their contact points can touch (like in a big ziplock bag together). Over time, they will suck the charge out of one another.Read More →
Expose correctly on location. You can always make it look “cool” in post, but you can’t always make something that looks “cool” on location look normal in post.Read More →
