Beth Harrington
It’s been said that every filmmaker secretly wants to be a rock star, and vice versa. Beth Harrington has been…
Making Films
The Women Behind the Camera
This was going to be the last article ever on woman cinematographers. It shouldn’t be news in 2003 that women…
Should I script my documentary?
Dear Doc Doctor: I’m shooting abroad and want to make sure I don’t miss anything since I can’t go back…
The Ten Commandments of Independent Film Production
Alongside our producer clients, Rudolph and Beer, LLP attorneys have weathered numerous campaigns in the trenches of independent film production….
Getting To Know Lisanne Skyler
Lisanne Skyler has been pretty busy lately. Between trips to European film festivals with her first narrative feature, Getting to…
Land of Enchantment
The filmmaking industry began in New Mexico as early as 1898 when an inventor named Thomas Edison arrived in the…
From Mags and Gates to Bits and Chips
In 1976, Jean-Luc Godard began dreaming of a 35mm camera that would be small enough to fit into the glove…
Something Old, Something New: Archival Research Online
In the olden days (three or four years ago) producers in search of film footage of a particular subject–say, Alfred…
thefutureishere.com
Documentary filmmakers often struggle for years doing whatever it takes to finish our labors of love, only to find one…