Being a judge this year on the IDA, Directors Guild of America (DGA) and Oscar Documentary committees, I got to see a large number of films. There are
Cinematography
Earlier this year, Cobalt Entertainment Technology, a Los Angeles-based firm that specializes in three-dimensional filmed entertainment, teamed up
Recently my company, HD Studios, contacted to co-produce a half-hour high-definition (HD) television series entitled Journey to Hollywood. Each of the
"The American television and video heritage is now at a crossroads. One direction leads toward catastrophic losses of film and videotape...Another
With the roll-out of one political doc after another this fall, it's easy to forget that documentarians can start out in art school as well as
"I went into documentaries because I wanted to make socially responsible movies. It was a way to use cinematography to make a statement about the
From the squalor of Tijuana to the magnificent beaches of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico 's Baja California Peninsula is an almost mythic place filled with
As every freelance producer knows, work can be a real grab bag. Shows and shoots can range from the tawdry to the sublime, and the silly to the
Editor’s Note: On September 28 at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Los Angeles, IDA will present Alex Gibney in conversation with Turner Classic Movies
Every April, over 100,000 delegates converge on the Convention Center in Las Vegas for NAB (National Association of Broadcasters), the largest