Tribeca 2010: Michael Creagh on “The Crush”
As an “ad man by day,” filmmaker Michael Creagh had been “tinkering with ideas and scripts” for several years before…
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Tribeca 2010: Mary Robertson on “Missed Connections”
Have you ever felt your eyes lock with someone across a crowded subway, only to wish later that you had…
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The Film Must Go Green
Sustainable Filmmaking Workshop Panelists: Miranda Bailey – Director, Greenlit Lauren Selman – Reel Green Media Eva Radke – Film Biz…
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Film Journal: Survival Strategies During Production
In my last installment of my film journal, I wrote about the importance of pre-production for laying the groundwork for…
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Has the Drive to Fund “Social Issue” Docs Affected Their Form?
Over the past few years, I’ve had the pleasure of attending a number of film festivals and conferences, some with…
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10 to Watch in 2010… Plus Five Runners-Up
Choosing The Independent’s 10 to Watch is like trying to predict the future, or the stock market, or the weather…
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Facebook Exclusive Interviews with 10 to Watch in 2010
Editor’s Note: This collaborative reporting effort was led by Nikki Chase with help from Maddy Kadish and The Independent’s associate…
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Film Journal: The Importance of Pre-Production
In my first two installments of my Film Journal for The Independent, I wrote about the philosophy behind the $200,000…
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Doc Doctor’s Story Strategies: Is Narration a Storytelling Red Flag?
Myth #5 “Narration in a documentary is bad storytelling.” Says who? The myth in all its glory Narration, a.k.a voiceover,…
