Can I do without professional sound editing?
Dear Doc Doctor: Many people suggested that I add more narration and music to my documentary, which I did, but…
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The Sound of Gowns
I knew Mira Nair’s Vanity Fair was going to be an interesting and challenging project. It was filmed with lots…
Honolulu, Hawai’i
Although the cinematic possibilities of Hawai’i—those that lay beyond the tropical tropes of tourism and military patriotism— have always been…
Filming Fahrenheit 9/11
Whoever said you have to be based out of New York or Los Angeles to be associated with the Palm…
Shadowing a Sibling
Sometimes you think you don’t need any help, that you can do it on your own. That’s exactly what I…
Where Are We Going?
The question on everyone’s mind is, Will it last? Documentaries are the hot cultural phenomenon at the moment, and in…
Mind the Gap
Although “development hell” is the norm for most independent filmmakers, the experience of Jonathan Caouette stands apart. The thirty-two-year old…
You Are Here
Jonas Mekas used his camera to survive. When Mekas, the founder of the Film-Maker’s Co-Op, emigrated from Lithuania to New…
How can I do this full time?
Dear Doc Doctor: I can’t wait for the time when I am able to be a full-time independent documentary filmmaker—it’s…