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Whitney Dow: When the Drum is Beating
Written by David Tames on November 30, 2011
Filed Under Documentary, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Films, Front Page, Interviews
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I had the pleasure of seeing When the Drum is Beating at the New Hampshire Film Festival (NHFF) recently. The documentary, directed by Whitney Dow, weaves together the history of Haiti with the story of Orchestre Septentrional, Haiti’s most popular band with a long history. They perform...  Continue Reading...

Chris Paine: Revenge of the Electric Car
Written by David Tames on November 3, 2011
Filed Under Filmmakers, Films, Front Page, Interviews
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Chris Paine, best known as the director of Who Killed the Electric Car?, followed the rise and fall of General Motors EV-1, of which he was a passionate owner. He recently completed a new film, Revenge of the Electric Car, now going into theatrical release. It opens on Friday, November 4th...  Continue Reading...

Tom Robotham talks about his Blender LED light
Written by David Tames on February 9, 2009
Filed Under Camera, Documentary, Interviews, Lighting
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LED lighting is changing the way we light, especially run-and-go documentary. There are several units on the market including lights from Zylight, Litepanels, and the new Blender light, designed by Tom Robotham. Several months ago Tom came to visit me at MassArt and brought along his new light....  Continue Reading...

Scott Kirsner: Inventing the Movies
Written by David Tames on September 27, 2008
Filed Under Business, Hollywood, Interviews, Video
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In this video I interview journalist and author Scott Kirsner about his new book, Inventing the Movies: The Epic Battle between Innovation and the Status Quo in Hollywood. The interview covers an example from the book and takeaways for innovators in any field. Scott blogs about the movie industry...  Continue Reading...

New Media Expo 2008 Discussion
Written by David Tames on August 18, 2008
Filed Under Interviews, New Media, Podcasting, The Media, Video
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To wrap up New Media Expo 2008, I sat down with Steve Woolf (Epic Fu), Zadi Diaz (Epic Fu), Steve Garfield (SteveGarfield.com), and Walt Ribeiro (Ustream.TV), here’s the unedited conversation. Recorded on Saturday, August 16, 2008. We discussed topics such as what was best about the show,...  Continue Reading...

Slava Rubin of IndieGoGo at New Media Expo
Written by David Tames on August 17, 2008
Filed Under Distribution, Filmmaking, Interviews, New Media, Video
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I met Slava Rubin, co-founder, chief of strategy and marketing of IndieGoGo back at Making Media Now 2008 and was pleased to catch up with him again at New Media Expo in Las Vegas. IndieGoGo is an online social marketplace connecting filmmakers and fans to make independent film happen. Here’s...  Continue Reading...

Philip Hodgetts of Open Television Network at New Media Expo
Written by David Tames on August 15, 2008
Filed Under Distribution, Interviews, New Media, Podcasting, Television, The Media, Video, Video on the Web
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I spoke with Philip Hodgetts at the New Media Expo in Las Vegas and asked him about his new venture, the Open Television Network which I blogged about several weeks ago.  Play Video Music by Colin Owens.  Read More →

Inventing the Movies
Written by David Tames on July 31, 2008
Filed Under Books, Business, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Interviews, Media Technology, Television, The Media
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Some of the things I love about summer are weekend trips to the Berkshires, taking time off for a vacation, and all that means more time available to read books. On my summer reading stack this year was an advance copy of Inventing the Movies, a new book by Scott Kirsner that takes you on...  Continue Reading...

Intimidad
Written by David Tames on April 27, 2008
Filed Under Documentary, Events & Screenings, Interviews
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Intimidad is a documentary film that weaves together a mix of home movie, cinema verite, and informal interview footage to present a portrait of Cecy and Camilo Ramirez, and their daughter Loida, a hard-working, young family living in Reynosa, Mexico. David Redmon and Ashley Sabin (view this...  Continue Reading...

Are websodics the future of episodic entertainment?
Written by David Tames on April 9, 2008
Filed Under Interviews, New Media, Podcasting
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Is the growing genre of websodics the future of episodic entertainment? I’m not sure I answer this questions in my Art Film Talk interview with Gravityland creator John Herman, but it’s interesting to ponder.  Read More →

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