Summer 2017

At the Forefront:
New Approaches to Filmmaking Technology Summer 2017

For the Summer issue, we turned to several experts at the top of their respective games in the docmaking process to share their wisdom. Wherever you are on the professional continuum, it pays to stay curious, refresh the toolkit and fine-tune the craft.

Summer 2017

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Features

Inside Out: Joan Churchill

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our new column, "Inside...

By joan Churchill

Beyond the Talking Head: A Step-By-Step Guide to Shooting Documentary Interviews

You've no doubt seen these before in a documentary...

By Adam Irving

You Shoot, We Score: Oovra Music Offers Sound Solutions for Filmmakers on a Budget

The story of Oovra Music, the Los Angeles-based...

By Ayn Carrillo-Gailey

Life, Animated: How Doc-makers Heighten Perception and Solve Problems Through Animation

Animation's history within the realm of...

By TOM GIANAKOPOULOS

Same Story, New Tools: 35 Years of Guerrilla Filmmaking and Tech Innovation

August 2015—Guatemala City: On my iPhone are...

By Pamela Yates

In the Mix: A Practical Guide to Navigating the Post-Production Audio Process

What is the typical process you will go through...

By james LeBrecht

Columns

The Cinema Symposium: A New Book Offers a History of the Groundbreaking Flaherty Film Seminars

By Cynthia Close

Playback: Peter Watkins' 'Edvard Munch'

By Sierra Pettengill

Facing the Music

By Steven Beer

Notes from the Reel World, Summer 2017

By Marjan Safinia

Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column, Summer 2017

By Tom White

To Anytown, USA and Beyond: Duke's Center for Documentary Studies Expands the Map

By Katie Murphy

Harrowing Human Tales: Matthew Heineman's 'City of Ghosts' is a Devastating and Necessary Documentary

By Valentina Valentini