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History of Documentary is what we discussed this week. We had a lecture on documentaries that changed the genre documentary through time from Lantem Slides (1880s) to Salemen (1968). In the screening we watched The Rolling Stones documentary. In a documentary filmmaking situation, what might a filmmaker do that would change them from a “flyContinue reading “Week two;”

This week we discussed what makes a documentary, the official building blocks. We looked at sound and how the sound design can completely change the view of a documentary. We watched Portland (Great Snider, 1996), The March (Abraham Revett, 1999) and The Beaver Trilogy. What formal strategies does Portland (Greta Snider, 1996) use to reconstructContinue reading “Week One;”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”