Documentary
DCM: Day 4
The “Pre-roll”, with Roger Graef Last night finished with a screening of a fantastic film called Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go, shot and directed by Kim Longinotto and produced through Roger’s company, Films of Record. Shot over 6 months, it follows a class of children at the Mulberry Bush School which has 108 teachers [...]
DCM: Day 3
Workshop with Tom Roberts Today was our final day of group workshops and today it was Tom Roberts we had to impress. In only three days the progression of all the projects was clear to see and all of the participants were speaking with energy and confidence. It was the first time we had been [...]
DCM: Day 2
After yesterday’s jam packed and very insightful sessions I awoke slightly jaded and had to energise myself with less chocolate and more fruit for breakfast. Some new characters arrived at the breakfast table and transpired to be the latest Masters to lead the fresh new breed of Masterschool pupils. Our day started with an introductory [...]
DCM: Day 1
An Introduction to the Campus with Mark Atkin & Manuela Winkler We started the day with a bizarre breakfast of chocolate muesli and boiled eggs then made our way down to the seminar room. The chairs were in a full circle with welcome packs on each one. When chairs are laid out in such a [...]
The Story of Keep Calm and Carry On
If you live in the UK you’re probably sick to death of the visual plague of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On‘ parodies assaulting you everywhere you look. However, Temujin Doran’s charming documentary about the creation and rediscovery of the unused World War II poster by Barter Books’ Stuart Manley, goes a long way to nullifying [...]
DCM: Meet ‘n’ Greet
This is the first in a series of posts from Benjamin Wigley & Anna Griffin as they attend the Documentary Campus Masterschool to develop the feature documentary Paa Joe: Dead not Buried. Guten Abend! We arrived in the beautiful city of Munich this afternoon ready for our intensive week of Documentary Campus Mastersclassing. To welcome [...]
The Beauty of a Second: Instant Bliss | Night and Day
The 2nd and 3rd round compilations of The Beauty of a Second competition remind us that great filmmaking is made up of moments of beauty. The Beauty Of a Second – 2nd round compilation from The Beauty Of A Second on Vimeo. The Beauty Of a Second – 3rd round compilation (Instant Bliss) from The [...]
Internet Story | Bradley Manning Had Secrets
Taking a not too dissimilar approach to what we saw in Smith & Foulkes’ The Chase but ramping up the mysterious narrative, Adam Butcher’s Internet Story is a fast-paced and experimental film told through fragments of internet videos, animations, blogs and news articles. Internet Story from Adam Butcher on Vimeo. Maintaining a digital approach but [...]
DN233: Girl Model – Ashley Sabin & David Redmon
We last spoke to documentary director Ashley Sabin back in 2007 for Kamp Katrina, the feature doc she co-directed with David Redmon. She joins us again to discuss their new documentary, Girl Model and how access can shape the form of a project from the earliest stages. We really wanted viewers to experience it like [...]
Girl Model – Ashley Sabin & David Redmon
Girl Model (2011) Told through the eyes of a 13-year-old Siberian girl and the American scout who discovered her, Girl Model follows a complex global supply chain of young girls sent abroad to seek their fortunes in the unregulated and often murky world of the modeling industry.
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