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Whitney Dow: When the Drum is Beating
Written by David Tames on November 30, 2011
Filed Under Documentary, Featured, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Films, Interviews

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...  Continue Reading...

Chris Paine: Revenge of the Electric Car
Written by David Tames on November 3, 2011
Filed Under Featured, Filmmakers, Films, Interviews

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...  Continue Reading...

Tom Robotham talks about his Blender LED light
Written by David Tames on February 9, 2009
Filed Under Camera, Documentary, Interviews, Lighting

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...  Continue Reading...

Interview with David Redmon and Ashley Sabin about Intimidad
Written by David Tames on October 18, 2008
Filed Under Distribution, Documentary, Film Festivals, Filmmaking, Interviews, Sticky

Back on April 25, 2008 I had the opportunity to talk with filmmakers David Redmon and Ashley Sabin after the screening of their film Intimidad, at the Independent Film Festival of Boston. Their new film presents a beautiful and intimate...  Continue Reading...

Scott Kirsner: Inventing the Movies
Written by David Tames on September 27, 2008
Filed Under Business, Interviews, Video

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...  Continue Reading...

Inventing the Movies
Written by David Tames on July 31, 2008
Filed Under Books, Business, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Interviews, Media Technology, Television, The Media

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...  Continue Reading...

Are websodics the future of episodic entertainment?
Written by David Tames on April 9, 2008
Filed Under Interviews, New Media, Podcasting

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 →

Slides from 18th Pro Video Show Seminars
Written by David Tames on March 10, 2008
Filed Under Interviews, Video on the Web, Web

Here are my presentation slides from the three seminars I gave this weekend at the 18th Pro Video Show. Continue Reading…  Read More →

A Conversation with Les Blank
Written by David Tames on October 3, 2007
Filed Under Documentary, Filmmakers, Films, Interviews

While I was at the Woods Hole Film Festival this summer I had a chance to sit down and have a conversation with documentary filmmaker Les Blank. We spoke about his new film All In This Tea, his experiences with Werner Herzog, why...  Continue Reading...

An interview with Christen McArdle on preserving the Ann Arbor Film Festival
Written by David Tames on September 25, 2007
Filed Under Film Festivals, Interviews

This week’s Art Film Talk interview is with Christen McArdle, the Executive Director of the Ann Arbor Film Festival, the oldest festival of its kind in North America showcasing avant-garde, documentary and independent films...  Continue Reading...

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