“They Shared Their Vulnerabilities and Unfiltered Selves on Camera”: Director Clay Tweel | Gleason

“They Shared Their Vulnerabilities and Unfiltered Selves on Camera”: Director Clay Tweel | Gleason

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Source: film In every film, there is the story that you knew you were telling, the story the audience perceives. But there is always some other story, a secret story. It might be the result of your hidden motivations for making the film, or, instead, the result of themes that only became clear to you
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Cinematographer Richard Henkels on Sundance Doc Author: The JT LeRoy Story

Cinematographer Richard Henkels on Sundance Doc Author: The JT LeRoy Story

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Source: film From the director of The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Author: The JT LeRoy Story charts the literary universe created by writer Laura Albert. LeRoy, her literary alter ego, has enraptured and enraged readers since the 1990s. Filmmaker spoke with DP Richard Henkels about he sought to have the documentary “feel like a feature film, not
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DP Nick Higgins on the Nearly Eight Hour Documentary O.J.: Made in America

DP Nick Higgins on the Nearly Eight Hour Documentary O.J.: Made in America

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Source: film The producers of ESPN’s acclaimed 30-for-30 documentary series deliver a nearly eight-hour opus with O.J.: Made in America. The film was shot by Nick Higgins, a seasoned cinematographer behind more than 30 non-fiction shorts and features. Below, Higgins speaks to the visual ideas of a film that’s 90 percent talking heads. He also discusses shooting “eight
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Director Dawn Porter and DP Chris Hilleke on “Abortion Clinic Fluorescent Lighting” and Trapped

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Source: film Documentary filmmaker Dawn Porter first entered the Sundance arena in 2013 with Gideon’s Army, a paean to the work of public defenders. She returns to the festival in 2016 with Trapped, her film about abortion in America. Porter and co-cinematographer Chris Hilleke speak with Filmmaker below about the many hurdles – both aesthetic and ethical – of
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“The Strength and Drive of Female Ambition”: Director Meera Menon | Equity

“The Strength and Drive of Female Ambition”: Director Meera Menon | Equity

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Source: film In every film, there is the story that you knew you were telling, the story the audience perceives. But there is always some other story, a secret story. It might be the result of your hidden motivations for making the film, or, instead, the result of themes that only became clear to you
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