Fall 2011

The Craft of Doc-Making Fall 2011

We look at each aspect of the craft of docmaking in a different way—not necessarily comprehensive or definitive, but different,

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Fall 2011

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Features
The Single Shot Cinema of Leonard Retel Helmrich
Helmrich's 'Position Among the Stars' is nominated...
ByTomWhite
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Directors Uncut: Notes on One Team's Process
by Heidi Ewing and Rachel GradyAlfred Hitchcock...
ByHeidiEwing
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Making Things Happen (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Producing)
"Before I met you," one Emmy-nominated, highly...
ByRachelKamerman
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The Write Wing: Defining the Role of the Writer in Nonfiction
Editor's Note: You can see Alex Gibney in...
ByTaylorSegrest
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A paper house in the shadow
A Sundance Mash-Up: Composers + Documentary Lab = Collaboration
'Herman's House' premieres in theaters April 19...
Byangadbhalla
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It's a New Day: Collective Distribution
New Day Films celebrates its 40th anniversary in...
ByDaniel JamesScott
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Archive Verite : Editing as an Art Form
'The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975' opens...
ByMichaelRose
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Columns
Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column, Fall 2011
By TomWhite
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Notes from the Reel World: The President's Column, Fall 2011
By RachelKamerman
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Survival Techniques: Clearing the Hurdles of a Career in Nonfiction
By CynthiaClose
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Learn Distribution at Home: Courshon Reveals the Secrets
By OliverTuthill
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Museum Piece: A Different Kind of Documentary Exhibition
By TamaraKrinsky
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Funded by Science: HHMI Announces $60 Million Documentary Initiative
By TamaraKrinsky
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The Perils of Peacemaking: Women in War as Agents of Change
By FrakoLoden
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