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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...
ByjoanChurchill
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Beyond the Talking Head: A Step-By-Step Guide to Shooting Documentary Interviews
You've no doubt seen these before in a documentary...
ByAdamIrving
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You Shoot, We Score: Oovra Music Offers Sound Solutions for Filmmakers on a Budget
The story of Oovra Music , the Los Angeles-based...
ByAynCarrillo-Gailey
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Life, Animated: How Doc-makers Heighten Perception and Solve Problems Through Animation
Animation's history within the realm of...
ByTOMGIANAKOPOULOS
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Same Story, New Tools: 35 Years of Guerrilla Filmmaking and Tech Innovation
August 2015—Guatemala City: On my iPhone are...
ByPamelaYates
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In the Mix: A Practical Guide to Navigating the Post-Production Audio Process
What is the typical process you will go through...
ByjamesLeBrecht
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Columns
The Cinema Symposium: A New Book Offers a History of the Groundbreaking Flaherty Film Seminars
By CynthiaClose
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Playback: Peter Watkins' 'Edvard Munch'
By SierraPettengill
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Facing the Music
By StevenBeer
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Notes from the Reel World, Summer 2017
By MarjanSafinia
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Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column, Summer 2017
By TomWhite
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To Anytown, USA and Beyond: Duke's Center for Documentary Studies Expands the Map
By KatieMurphy
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Harrowing Human Tales: Matthew Heineman's 'City of Ghosts' is a Devastating and Necessary Documentary
By ValentinaValentini
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