Many of the most important issues facing our society are also those that powerful people or institutions don’t want made …
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Release forms for documentary productions
On a professional documentary production, obtaining proper written permissions is the responsibility of the producer and …
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The seven presentation design habits of great presenters
After years of sitting through way too many banal, sleep-inducing PowerPoint presentations, I finally could not take it …
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10 reasons why making documentaries is better than making fiction films
Peter Broderick, who helps filmmakers “explore uncharted frontiers and avoid dangerous pitfalls and predators,” gave a …
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Making Media Now 2012: Thriving in a Changing Landscape
The annual Making Media Now conference takes place on Friday, June 8th this year. The event will mark Filmmaker's Collaborative's 25th anniversary and takes place at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston, Massachusetts.[Read more...] about Making Media Now 2012: Thriving in a Changing Landscape
Researching Macro Trends
While I was preparing my presentation, "Seven Macro Trends," I reached out to people I thought might have some ideas and/or examples I should weave into my presentation. This posts brings together the highlights of their responses to my query, "what do you think is the most significant macro trend in media and entertainment today?"[Read more...] about Researching Macro Trends