Ever since I started writing my MFA thesis at MassArt I've been thinking about the role of narrative in constructing our shared world. With our contemporary epistemological crisis fueled by the rise of Trumpism, the normalization of lies, and the constant attack on the forth estate and the … [Read more...]
Notes on smartphone documentary moviemaking
This post is provided as a follow-up to the “Video Clinic” session on February 8, 2018 in support of Bobette’s Buster’s “8 Minutes and Under” workshop at Northeastern University, Spring 2018. Let me know if you have any comments or questions via the comments or email me directly if you are … [Read more...]
At Home with Monsters
When I was in Toronto last weekend I went to Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and saw “At Home with Monsters,” an exhibition presenting Guillermo del Toro’s “cabinet of curiosities.” The scale of the exhibition is impressive and feels like a walking tour through a labyrinth of rooms organized … [Read more...]
Notes on the 2017 Sheffield Doc/Fest Alternative Realities Exhibition
A growing number of non-fiction works are being produced at the intersection of documentary storytelling and journalism and Sheffield Doc/Fest has become one of the best events to experience these new works. The festival was founded in 1994 and takes place in June each … [Read more...]
The Trouble with Reality
Journalist Brooke Gladstone's new book, The Trouble with Reality: A Rumination on Moral Panic in Our Time, is a little gem of a book offering an examination of our notion of reality. She wrote the book in response to the ongoing assault of so-called fake news, alternative facts, and blatant lies … [Read more...]
Some notes on binaural recordings
What is binaural recording? What we hear is determined by the way that sound is transmitted around the head, the position of the ears, the shape of the ears, and the shape of our ear canals. Binaural recordings achieve realistic three-dimensional audio by using microphones in a configuration that … [Read more...]
The Pearl Button
Chile's long coastline, the largest archipelago in the world, provides the setting for The Pearl Button (2015), Patricio Guzmán poetic visual essay that brings together the voices of the indigenous pre-Columbian Patagonian people and the water, glaciers, and mountains of their land. You can watch … [Read more...]
Steadicam Volt: An intriguing smartphone stabilizer
I've been investigating 3-axis gimbal stabilizers for smartphones and have held off purchasing one because I just don't like how sloppy they feel, there's a lot of lag in the motion, you pan, and then it catches up with you on its own terms. But now Tiffen, and drone-maker Yuneec have teamed up to … [Read more...]
The Panasonic Lumix GH5 is a worthy successor to the GH4
Panasonic recently announced the Lumix GH5 Micro-Four-Thirds camera which I look forward to taking out for a spin. I've been shooting with its predecessor, the GH4, over the past year, and I really like the camera. The GH4 has made its mark as a popular camera among independent and documentary … [Read more...]
Sophia Al-Maria: Black Friday
Black Friday (Sophia Al-Maria, 2016) is one of the most intriguing and insightful digital media installations I've seen in a while, I saw it at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York last month, and I keep coming back to it in my thoughts. As an artist, Al-Maria has placed 21st century … [Read more...]
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