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3/26/2021

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“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start”
Nido Qubein
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Four Completely Different Ways to Shoot a Doc (and Make It Cinematic)

3/25/2021

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It’s true, documentary cinematography is the hardest. How do you capture an unpredictable story and make it artistic?

From under a bus, an ICE raid, an eccentric political campaign, or among former members of ISIS, shooting non-fiction is the epitome of adventure. It can be agonizing, boring, terrifying, and occasionally fun!

It’s hard enough to keep a moving subject in focus and record proper audio levels without even getting to the creative stuff. How do you pull it off? We profiled four artfully crafted documentaries at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival and asked the filmmakers to share their approaches to their specific challenges.

Here are four great examples of different doc artistry at its finest!

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Found Photo Collection: Backstage at the Girlie Show (circa 1948)

3/25/2021

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Found Photo Collection: Backstage at the Girlie Show (circa 1948)

 

I've always been fascinated with the nomadic life of the circus sideshow performer.  Traveling Roadshow living has never been one more of variety than one of glamour.  I see three very different personas in this photograph...each reflecting an emotional approach to the life...
...to quote Charles Bukowski: "The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it - Basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them"

May you be near a moving spirit.

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March 25, 2021 at 05:48PM
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Location Backdrop #1

3/25/2021

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‘...all we need is a head of cattle and some nuclear waste guys in hazmat suits...
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David Lynch’s Unproduced Script...

5/21/2020

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Many years ago, David Lynch wrote an awesome and surreal script titled “Ronnie Rocket” which has Infamously floated around the internet. It is filled with electricity and secrets...

A Link to it can be found here:

http://www.lynchnet.com/rrscript.html
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This Dude...

5/20/2020

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