"The idea was simple and big. Capturing drama in real life could allow viewers to experience other worlds with their own senses. Carrying out that
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Who owns the images of our world? Where do ideas end and images begin? How can we both defend the freedoms and rights of filmmakers and encourage the
Stephen Parr, founder of Oddball Film & Video. Courtesy of Stephen Parr Perhaps the most notable changes in film archives and stock footage libraries
"The American television and video heritage is now at a crossroads. One direction leads toward catastrophic losses of film and videotape...Another
Aftermath of hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, October 2012. Courtesy of NBCUniversal Archives In the aftermath of the recent Boston
The World at Warby Taylor DowningPalgrave Macmillan, 2012180 pages with black-and-white and color photographs$23.96 Are there reasons why a reader
From Ken Burns’ The Dust Bowl. Courtesy of Historic Adobe Museum It is a well-worn cliché that "a picture is worth a thousand words." Often, there is
Don't you just love archival footage? At its best, it's a window into the past and a revelation about a period in time. A scene of kids hula-hooping
Documentary filmmakers who use archival materials fall into two basic categories: those who are savvy about rights clearance issues and those who aren