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Kevin Sweet Intervals Series in the Brant Gallery through April 21, 2013
Written by David Tames on April 17, 2013
Filed Under Art, Events & Screenings, Films

Now through Sunday, April 21st, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. each night in the Brant Gallery (3rd floor, South Building) at MassArt, filmmaker Kevin Sweet is orchestrating an { installation | performance | workshop } that is part of...  Continue Reading...

Sixty-seven excellent documentaries available through Netflix
Written by David Tames on August 28, 2009
Filed Under Documentary, Featured, Films

Students and friends often ask me for suggestions on what documentaries I recommend watching, and they are often frustrated that many of my suggestions are not easily obtainable. Many classic documentaries are hard to find: they are...  Continue Reading...

Flying takes documentary form to new heights
Written by David Tames on August 27, 2009
Filed Under Documentary, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Films, Sticky

Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman is an amazing six-hour, six-part, documentary of epic proportions by Jennifer Fox in which we follow the filmmaker as she travels around the world asking her women friends how they construct and...  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...

Cinema Study Resources
Written by David Tames on July 25, 2008
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Here’s a listing of some cinema study resources available on the web, I occasionally add to this list. Is there a site you think should be on this page? Please contact me about it. Internet Movie Database (IMDB)This database...  Continue Reading...

--> Improve your video using cinematic language techniques (Podcamp Boston 3 presentation)
Written by David Tames on July 19, 2008
Filed Under Events & Screenings, Filmmaking, New Media, Presentation, Video on the Web

For over a hundred years filmmakers have been evolving a language for communicating efficiently using visual and audio elements over time. This session consisted of examples and discussion covering the fundamental elements of cinematic...  Continue Reading...

About
Written by David Tames on February 11, 2006
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Hello, my name is David Tamés, and this is my blog where I write about documentary, new media, and more. I’m a documentary filmmaker and media technologist working in old, new, & future media, in both screen and...  Continue Reading...

One from the vaults
Written by David Tames on September 2, 2005
Filed Under Filmmaking, Preservation

In a recent search for other images I came across this. Tom Heitman, director of preservation and restoration at Cineric, Inc., showed me this can on a visit to the facility on May 20, 2002. This film has sections of cellulose triacetate...  Continue Reading...