2007 in review.
Business
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Call it "Docuwood," or Hollywood on the Potomac. The nation's capital is booming when it comes to documentaries. Take Discovery Communications in
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What is "The Long Tail?" In the world of content makers and distributors, it's a new buzz word that's making the rounds.Now, before you start getting
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Cianna Stewart weighs the options of forming a nonprofit or for-profit production company--or freelancing.
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Making a film is a huge undertaking, and definitely not for the faint of heart. A major part of the work--more than you ever imagined--is the process
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Editor's note: A revised, updated look at documentary budgeting is available in the Winter 2019 issue, adapted from the session Getting Real '18
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"Never spend money on your one sheet," advises James Lewis of the publicity firm mPRm. Having worked on films like March of the Penguins and Dust to
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Michael Tucker' and Petra Epperlein's 'Gunner Palace' gets an 'R' for language.
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Deliverables. Boilerplate. Milestones. E&O. Those are the words that follow "You've got a deal" or "We want you to make your film for our channel."
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You've done it. You've run the funding gauntlet, overcome colossal obstacles in pre-production and tackled the challenges of production. As you rest