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Emmaline (Lighthouse)
May 2, 2012
Emmaline - A documentary about former lighthouse keeper Emmaline Madigan.
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Alan Zweig Introduces Doc Studio's Contest Winner
May 2, 2012
Alan Zweig Introduces Doc Studio's Contest Winner: Emmaline
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Director Maureen Judge on making Mom's Home
February 19, 2012
Director Maureen Judge on making Mom's Home, a documentary about the problems of mothers moving back in with their families.
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Christie Callan-Jones on the making of "Cat Ladies"
November 22, 2011
Christie Callan-Jones on the making of "Cat Ladies"
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Bay Weyman Finding Fidel filmmaker comments
November 14, 2011
Filmmaker Bay Weyman retraces the journey of cameraman Erik Durschmied 50 years after he met rebel leader Fidel Castro in the mountains of the Seirra Maestra.
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Mike Gallay and Shawney Cohen on making Tagged
November 4, 2011
Mike Gallay and Shawney Cohen on making Tagged
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Grinders Filmmaker Comments
October 29, 2011
Documentary filmmaker, Matt Gallagher takes us behind-the-scenes on the making of his documentary film Grinders- about underground poker games.
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Alan Zweig Extro for A Hard Name
October 27, 2011
Alan Zweig's commentary at the conclusion of the film- A Hard Name- the award-winning documentary about ex-cons.
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Alan Zweig Introduces A Hard Name
October 27, 2011
Alan Zweig's on-camera intro for A Hard Name-- Zweig's documentary about ex-cons.
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Alan Zweig Extro for Lovable
October 26, 2011
Alan Zweig Extro for Lovable
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Alan Zweig Introduces His Film Lovable
October 26, 2011
Alan Zweig introduces his film Lovable- the third and final film in a trilogy of autobiographical documentaries that began with Vinyl and continued with I, Curmudgeon. In Lovable, Alan and single women discuss the challenges of being alone.
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David New on his homage to geometer Donald Coxeter
October 21, 2011
David New on his homage to geometer Donald Coxeter
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Alan Zweig Extro for I, Curmudgeon
October 20, 2011
Alan Zweig's on-camera extro for his documentary I, Curmudgeon- a film about cranky people.
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Alan Zweig Intro for I, Curmudgeon
October 20, 2011
Alan Zweig introduces his documentary: I, Curmudgeon.
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Alan Zweig Extro for Vinyl
October 19, 2011
Alan Zweig's thoughts at the conclusion of the documentary: Vinyl
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Alan Zweig Introduces his Documentary Vinyl
October 19, 2011
Alan Zweig introduces his film Vinyl about obsessive record collecting.
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Astra Taylor on her documentary Examined Life
October 18, 2011
Astra Taylor on her documentary Examined Life
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Alan Zweig on making A Hard Name
October 18, 2011
Alan Zweig on making A Hard Name
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Liz Marshall talks about her documentary Water on the Table
October 16, 2011
Liz Marshall talks about her documentary Water on the Table, which features Maude Barlow's struggle to save Canada's fresh water.
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Mark Johnston on making Empire Of The Word
October 7, 2011
Mark Johnston on making Empire Of The Word
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Hubert Davis on making Invisible City
October 6, 2011
Hubert Davis on making Invisible City
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Chris Wynn on His Doc Forgetful Not Forgotten
October 5, 2011
Chris Wynn documents his father's struggle with Alzheimer's
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Karen O'Donnell talks about making A Mind Like Mine
October 5, 2011
Karen O'Donnell talks about making A Mind Like Mine
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Peter Findlay on his series Raw Opium.
September 18, 2011
aker Peter Findlay talks about his film Raw Opium a complex look at the global drug trade.
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Allie Caldwell and Aaron Hancox on making "Unheralded"
September 3, 2011
Filmmakers Allie Caldwell and Aaron Hancox on making "Unheralded"
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Eppo Eerkes on his documentary Blood, Sweat and Beers
June 22, 2011
Director Eppo Eerkes on his documentary "Blood, Sweat and Beers" about an amateur hockey team's quest to win the Allan Cup.
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Jamie Kastner on his film Recessionize! For Fun and Profit!
April 20, 2011
Jamie Kastner talks about his film Recessionize! For Fun and Profit!
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Barry Stevens: Behind-the-Scenes on Prosecutor
April 20, 2011
Filmmaker Barry Stevens talks about his film Prosecutor. The doc follows the Chief Prosecutor of the Intervnational Criminal Court- Luis Moreno Ocampo over the course of a pivital year in his career.
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Director Martin Lavut and Producer Dennis Mohr on Disfarmer
March 17, 2011
Martin Lavut and Producer Dennis Mohr on Disfarmer
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Maya Gallus on her documentary Dish
February 28, 2011
Filmmaker Maya Gallus talks about her film; Dish: Women, Waitressing, and the Art of Service.
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Director Jay Irving on his documentary "The Night Cook"
February 13, 2011
Director Jay Irving on his documentary "The Night Cook"
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Filmmaker Nadine Pequeneza on making "Inside Disaster"
December 20, 2010
Filmmaker Nadine Pequeneza on making "Inside Disaster"
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Interstitial: Juan Baquiero, "Listen to This"
November 22, 2010
Director Juan Baquiero talks about his documentary "Listen To This"
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Julian Pinder talks about his documentary Land
October 30, 2010
Julian Pinder talks about his documentary Land
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Filmmaker Rosie Dransfeld talks about "Broke"
October 25, 2010
Filmmaker Rosie Dransfeld talks about "Broke"
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Interstitial: Connie Diletti, "Corpus"
September 20, 2010
Director Connie Diletti talks about her documentary "Corpus", which explores options of what to do with her body after she dies.
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Werner Herzog on His Craft and His Motivation for Being a Fi
Werner Herzog speaks poetically to producer Liane Kotler about his life's work-- from directing some of the world's most renowned documentaries to cult-classic dramas.
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Editor Chris Donaldson on Plowing Through the Interviews
Alan Zweig's Mirror Trilogy editor, Chris Donaldson, explains how he and Zweig mine all the interviews and raw footage before they find the nuggets that appear in the documentary.
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Editing by Intuition According to Chris Donaldson
Alan Zweig's Mirror Trilogy editor, Chris Donaldson, explains how intuition is a valuable tool in creating editing magic.
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Chris Donaldson- How Vinyl Took Shape
Alan Zweig's Mirror Trilogy editor, Chris Donaldson, explains how the documentary, Vinyl, crystallized from an amorphous cluster of clips into a cohesive story.
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Alan Zweig Outlines His Short Documentary Film Contest
Alan Zweig outlines his short documentary film contest. He wants to see submissions that have a stong interview at the heart of the documentary. It can be no longer than five minutes.
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Raw Opium Panel Discussion
Experts and filmmakers from the documentary, Raw Opium, field questions from the public after a screening of the documentary.
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Peter Findlay Filmmaker Comments
Peter Findlay, the director of Raw Opium, discusses the making of the documentary.
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Alan Zweig Compares Interviewing to a First Date
In this Alan Zweig tip on interviewing, the documentary filmmaker compares a good interview strategy to going on a first date.
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Tip on Interviewing by Alan Zweig: Be Patient
Documentary filmmaker Alan Zweig explains that taking your time and being patient are important ingredients for a good interview.
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Alan Zweig's Doc Studio Questionnaire
Alan Zweig talks about several aspects of documentary filmmaking-- from what motivated him to be a documentary filmmaker to the stylistic qualities he likes in documentaries.
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Get Your Subjects of Message When Interviewing Says Alan Zwe
Documentary Filmmaker Alan Zweig suggests veering your subjects away from pat answers is integral to securing a good interview.
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Alan Zweig Explains When An Interview Is Done
Alan Zweig Explains When An Interview Is Done
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The Importance of Listening in an Interview by Alan Zweig
Alan Zweig explains why listening and listening intently is key for succeeding as an interviewer.
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Alan Zweig Suggests Being Open with Your Subjects When Inter
Documentary filmmaker Alan Zweig explains why you shold not slip into the role of "the interviewer" when interviewing. It's likely to intimidate your subjects. Instead, be open and self-deprecating.
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Alan Zweig Explains How His Unique Mirror Technique Evolved
Documentary Filmmaker Alan Zweig created a unique way to address his audience in his documentary Trilogy Series: Vinyl, I, Curmuudgeon and Lovable. He explains how the technique evolved to become the stylistic quality that became his signature.
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Logistics of Setting up the Mirror Technique by Alan Zweig
Alan Zweig explains the logistics of setting up the camera for his Mirror Technique- a unique way for Zweig to directly address his audience while maintaining his filmmaker's position behind the camera.
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What Happened to Alan Zweig's Record Collection
Doc filmmaker Alan Zweig explains how he whittled down his record collection of a few thousand to a more maneagable amount.
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Alan Zweig's Filmmaker Comments for the Documentary Lovable
Alan Zweig tells us about the making of the documentary- Lovable- a look at chronically single women and Zweig's own love life.
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Hot Docs Vinyl Q and A with Alan Zweig
Alan Zweig fields questions on the outtakes from his documentary, Vinyl. In 2011 Zweig was the chosen filmmaker for Hot Docs: Focus On
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What Happened to Alan Zweig from Vinyl
In the documentary Vinyl, filmmaker Alan Zweig confesses that nothing he does has any meaning because he doesnt have kids. Alan talks about where his life took a turn and changed- for the better, years after he made those statements.
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Jane Jankovic Welcomes You to the Doc Studio
Commissioning Editor at TVO, Jane Jankovic, outlines what you'll find on the doc studio site.
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Werner Herzog Speaks Poetically about His Craft
Werner Herzog, legendary filmmaker, describes how he sees himself as a filmmaker.
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Alan Zweig on Capturing Misery on film in I, Curmudgeon
Documentary Filmmaker Alan Zweig explains why capturing complaining and naysaying on film is actually easier than having people do it in person.
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Is Documentary Filmmaker Alan Zweig Still Curmudgeonly?
Filmmaker Alan Zweig tells us how he has evolved for the better since he made the documentary- I, Curmudgeon.
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Alan Zweig on the I, Curmudgeon Shooting Schedule
Alan Zweig talks about his shooting schedule on the documentary film, I, Curmudgeon.
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Hot Docs- I, Curmudgeon -Q and A with Alan Zweig
Alan Zweig fields questions on his documentary, I, Curmudgeon. In 2011, Zweig was the chosen filmmaker for Hot Docs: Focus On
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Matthew from I, Curmudgeon on His Life Since the Doc
One of the subjects from Alan Zweig's documentary, I, Curmudgeon, updates us on how his life has evolved since his participation in the documentary, I, Curmudgeon.
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Alan Zweig on Getting People to Appear in "Lovable"
Documentary filmmaker Alan Zweig explains why it was difficult to secure single women to appear in his film, "Lovable." Many women declared: "Why do you think I'd want to be the loser single girl in your movie?"
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Why Some People Are Chronically Single According to Alan Zwe
Alan Zweig gives us his theories on chronically single people -- how some have bad luck and some have other reasons for staying single. Often those in the latter catagory can't see the real reasons themselves.
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Alan Zweig Talks about People Who Found Love in "Lovable"
Filmmaker Alan Zweig explains why separating single people from the documentary "Lovable" into catagories: 1)those who didn't find love 2) those who found love, 3) those who found love and had kids -- is unfair.
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Hot Docs - Lovable - Q and A with Alan Zweig
Alan Zweig fields questions on his documentary, "Lovable." In 2011 Zweig was the chosen filmmaker for Hot Docs: Focus On
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Noelle from ,Lovable, Updates Us on Her Life
Noelle Elia from ALan Zweig's documentary "Lovable" explains her reaction to seeing the film for the first time. And, she fills us in on her life since the making of the film.
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Editing a Zweig Film by Chris Donaldson
Chris Donaldson explains how editing an Alan Zweig documentary is like a running marathon.
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Alan Zweig - Losing Mom While Making "Lovable"
Alan Zweig explains how the death of his mother affected him while he was creating the documentary: "Lovable."
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Chris Donaldson on Cutting Down the Doc
Alan Zweig's "Mirror Trilogy" editor, Chris Donaldson, explains how an extremely long documentary rough-cut is slowly and painstakingly cut down to its final version. And, he describes what it feels like to finally screen the cut-down version.
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Chris Donaldson and Alan Zweig: How They Met
Alan Zweig's editor, Chris Donaldson, explains how the filmmaker and the editor met and why they were sympatico.
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Hot Docs Q and A on A Hard Name with Alan Zweig and Others.
Meet Filmmaker Alan Zweig at Hot Docs May 2011. He introduces, screens, and then talks about his film A Hard Name.
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Why Filmmaker Alan Zweig Made a Documentary About Ex-Cons
Filmmaker Alan Zweig talks about what motivated him to make the documentary A Hard Name, about ex-cons.
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The Childhood Issue that Surprised Alan Zweig on A Hard Name
Filmmaker Alan Zweig on the childhood issues that repeatedly surprised him while making the film A Hard Name.
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Filmmaker Alan Zweig's Role as a Documenary Storyteller
Filmmaker Alan Zweig talks about his role as a storyteller in A Hard Name.
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Doc Filmmaker Alan Zweig explains the term Square John
Filmmaker Alan Zweig describes how one of his subjects viewed him as a non-ex-con.
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Meet Art from A Hard Name and Find Out What Happened to Him
Art, one of the subjects of Alan Zweig's film, A Hard Name, tells us where his life has headed since being in the doc.
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Alan Zweig's Doc Studio Filmmaker Comments on A Hard Name
Alan Zweig talks about the making of his documentary A Hard Name- about ex-cons trying to live on the outside. The filmmaker explains the interviews with criminals were encounters unlike any he had ever had.
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What Happened to Keith from the Documentary A Hard Name
Documentary Filmmaker Alan Zweig fills us in on how Keith is doing. Keith's one of th ex-cons Zweig profiled in his film A Hard Name.
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Matt Gallagher Filmmaker Comments for Grinders
Documentary filmmaker, Matt Gallagher takes us behind-the-scenes on the making of his documentary film Grinders- about underground poker games.
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Matt Gallagher Doc Studio Questionnaire
Matt Gallagher answers questions about filmmaking -- including his motivation for being a documentary filmmaker.
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Rama Rau's Filmmaker Comments for The Market
Rama Rau's Filmmaker Comments for The Market
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Rama Rau's Doc Studio Questonnaire
Rama Rau talks about several aspects of documentary filmmaking; from what motivates her to be a director to whether or not you can make a living as a filmmaker.
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Werner Herzog Talks to Liane Kotler Part 1
Werner Herzog talks to Doc Studio Producer Liane Kotler.
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Werner Herzog Talks to Liane Kotler Part 2
Werner Herzog talks to Doc Studio Producer Liane Kotler.
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Werner Herzog Interview Resistance
Werner Herzog Interview Resistance
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Allan King on Finding Your Voice
Allan King on Finding Your Voice
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Allan King on Narration
Allan King on Narration
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The Editor's Valuable Perspective by Allan King
Allan King always welcomes an editor's perspective.
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Allan King on Ethics in Filmmaking
Filmmaker Allan King speaks about how ethics are never cut and dry. Life is complicated and you have to tailor your ethics to the situation.
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Interviewing Tips from Legendary Filmmaker Allan King
Interviewing Tips from Legendary Filmmaker Allan King
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Allan King on Chronological Order in a Documentary
Legendary Filmmaker Allan King talks about the use of chronological order in a documentary. Staying true to the essence of the story is what matters most.
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The Editor/Filmmaker Dynamic by Chris Donaldson
Alan Zweig's editor, Chris Donaldson, explains how the dynamic works between the filmmaker and the editor.
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Evolution of an Editor by Chris Donaldson
Alan Zweig's editor Chris Donaldson explains how his and Zweig's editing skills evolved from one documentary to the next.
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Editor Chris Donaldson Explains "Boarding" a Doc
Chris Donaldson, who has worked on several Alan Zweig Films, explains how he "boards" a film. It's a method that keeps track of where the film is going in the editing process.
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Chris Donaldson on Empathy as a Gift
Alan Zweig's editor, Chris Donaldson, explains that Zweig's interviewing skills lie in his ability to empathize.
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Editor Chris Donaldson on Magic Cuts
Chris Donaldson, Alan Zweig's editor, explains how an edit has to be magical in order to stay in a documentary.
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Legendary Filmmaker Allan King on Shooting Styles
Filmmaker Allan King talks about the use of hand-held, why he like using just one camera, and setting up for the shoot on his masterpiece, Warrendale.
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Gaining Trust and Editorial Control by Allan King
Legendary Filmmaker Allan King talks about why gaining trust on any documentary is vital for its success.
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Shelley Saywell's Doc Studio Questionnaire
Shelley Saywell answers questions about who she is as a documentary filmmaker.
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Shelley Saywell: Welcome to Doc Studio
Documentary filmmaker Shelley Saywell explains what you'll find on the website that celebrates her work.
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The Next Day's Filmmaker Comments
The Next Day's Filmmaker Comments
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To Make a Farm Filmmaker Comments
Steve Suderman tells us about his motivation behind directing the documentary film, To Make a Farm.
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Steve Suderman's Doc Studio's Questionnaire
Steve Suderman explains why he makes documentaries, about his motivation behind making them and what inspires him.
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Alex Jansen's Doc Studio Questionnaire
Documentary filmmaker Alex Jansen explains why he makes documentaries, about his motivation behind making them and what inspires him.
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Michael Allcock's Doc Studio Questionnaire
Michael Allcock's Doc Studio Questionnaire
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Michael Allcock's Semisweet Filmmaker Comments
Documentary film director, Michael Allcock discusses the making of his film, Semisweet: Life in Chocolate.
