Last week Paste declared their 25 Documentaries of the Decade. To be honest it was a bit of a disappointingly obvious list, in terms of safely including most of the biggest docs of the decade. Every film on their list is a great documentary but there were also a great amount of other films that possibly should have seen a mention. I tried to limit to 25 but it's just impossible. This isn't necessarily in any order, I hate the idea of saying one is better than the other, especially when you're talking 10 years of filmmaking and also the sheer ...
1. Antoine (Laura Bari, Canada, 2009) - website - trailer As usual I couldn't stick to convention and pick 10 or 20, but this is the list that just appeared when I began writing down the documentaries I've loved most this year. I know there are some big films missing but there are a few that I haven't had a chance to see (Collapse, Objectified and Best Worst Movie being three in particular that I'm itching to get hold of.) As with the decade list this isn't in any order, I still can't bring myself to do that. All of these films I ...
My friend, and filmmaking partner, Jemma has set me the task of showing her documentaries she hasn't seen so that we can look at visuals and filming techniques for a documentary we are currently in the research stage for. Jemma has largely always focused on current affairs TV docs, as that is her main area of interest, and has little knowledge when it comes to feature documentaries. I don't see this as a bad thing and it means I get a chance to re-watch a lot of films I love, so I've begun trying to think of particular films or ...
Magnum Photographer Dennis Stock sadly died today. Stock started his career as an apprentice to Life magazine photographer Gjon Mili and joined Magnum in 1951. Although best known for his intimate portraits of James Dean he was also a prolific Jazz photographer taking some of the most iconic Jazz portraits in history for his book Jazz Street. in 1968 he founded the production company Visual Objectives and shot several documentaries but returned to Magnum to serve as president of Magnum's film and new media division in 1969 and 1970. Stock generated a book or an exhibition almost every year since the ...
I appreciate that at some point I should actually write something here, but for now here’s another video far more interesting than my musings anyhow.
It was made as a promo for the concerts at the Bellavista Social Pub but feeds right into my love of Jazz imagery.
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I’m absolutely loving these videos from the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA). They have a Youtube channel with loads more here, but these are particularly great.
RSA Animate – Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
Dan Pink’s talk at the RSA illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace.
RSA Animate – Smile or Die
Acclaimed journalist, author and political activist Barbara Ehrenreich explores the darker side of positive thinking.
RSA Animate: The Secret Power of Time
Professor Philip Zimbardo conveys how our individual perspectives of time affect our work, health and well-being. Time influences who we are as a person, how we view relationships and how we act in the world.
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The festival made it into the Guardian Guide with a really nice little write up.
I’m really proud to be able to announce the Frontline Club’s Capturing Conflict Film Festival. The festival is something I have been working on for months and I really hope the lineup showcases a selection of the most important films about the risks journalists and filmmakers take in order to get their stories out.
The festival begins on the 7th September and the listings are below, for a more in-depth description of the films please visit the club’s main listings page here:
Tortured Truths – September 4, 7pm – book
Followed by a Q&A with Director and Producer Christine Garabedian
Russian Newspaper Murders – September 7, 7pm – book
Followed by a Q&A with Director Paul Jenkins
Death in Gaza – September 10, 7pm – book
Followed by a Q&A with Reporter Saira Shah
Unseen Gaza – September 14, 7pm – book
Followed by a Q&A with Jon Snow and Director Katherine Churcher
Somalia: Al-Qaeda’s New Haven – September 24, 7pm – book
Followed by a Q&A with Director James Brabazon
Cry Freetown – September 25, 7pm – book
Followed by a Q&A with Writer, Reporter and Cameraman Sorious Samura and Director Ron McCullagh
Mo & Me – September 28, 7pm – book
Followed by a Q&A with Salim Amin
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Welcome to In One Eye, Out the Other! My name is Charlotte and this is my blog for anything and everything that I love/like and an ongoing portfolio of my work.
I'm 26 and have spent 20 of those years in education, studying a large range of things from Media Technology to Graphic Design, Photography, Motion Graphics, Web Design, New Media and most recently an MA in Documentary.
I'm a filmmaker and photographer and I watch, write about and programme documentaries.
I live in London with a very large old cat, Henry, who is quite partial to ham sandwiches.
I've finally had the time to start re-editing the film so a new version will be up again soon. The film is a portrait of Hunstville, Texas which is home to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the state execution chamber. It looks at the love/hate relationship the residents have with their greatest employer and the stigma of the executions.
The production diary here
and stills from the shoot are here
