One of the most daunting tasks facing small...
March 1996
A Century of Memory March 1996
In this issue, we step back to acknowledge the extensive contribution documentary has made to the art of film.
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![A green overlay on a photo of Charlie Chaplin. In Chaplin's first film, 'Kid Auto Race at Venice' (1914) Mack Sennett's crew went to Venice, California, to shoot a real event.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/articles/kidracesautoinvenice_march1996.jpg?itok=HFOq6SmX)
First and above all, the motion picture camera is...
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It's fulfilling to step back at some remove and...