Category Archives: Non-Fiction
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (2012)
J…A…S…O…N…Jason. B…E…C…K…E…R…Becker. N…O…T…Not. D…E…A…D…Dead. Y…E…T…Yet. In Jason Becker’s world, communication is an arduous affair – a particularly poignant problem for a musical genius of almost unprecedented talent; a man for whom, in the past, making his guitar speak for him
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (2012)
J…A…S…O…N…Jason. B…E…C…K…E…R…Becker. N…O…T…Not. D…E…A…D…Dead. Y…E…T…Yet. In Jason Becker’s world, communication is an arduous affair – a particularly poignant problem for a musical genius of almost unprecedented talent; a man for whom, in the past, making his guitar speak for him
A Masterclass with Nicholas Philibert – The Moral Maze of Documentary Filmmaking
R|R are very happy to present a guest contribution by filmmaker and writer Rodney Uhler on a recent masterclass from filmmaker Nicholas Philibert. Nicolas Philibert looks too unassuming to be some one to throw everything you thought you knew about
A Masterclass with Nicholas Philibert – The Moral Maze of Documentary Filmmaking
R|R are very happy to present a guest contribution by filmmaker and writer Rodney Uhler on a recent masterclass from filmmaker Nicholas Philibert. Nicolas Philibert looks too unassuming to be some one to throw everything you thought you knew about
Swandown (Andrew Kötting, 2012)
According to the press release Swandown (Andrew Kötting, 2012) is a “Dada performance and cultural investigation” – it certainly seems to fuse irreverence with document. The film straddles the documentary/art film divide managing to both capture a certain reality yet
Swandown (Andrew Kötting, 2012)
According to the press release Swandown (Andrew Kötting, 2012) is a “Dada performance and cultural investigation” – it certainly seems to fuse irreverence with document. The film straddles the documentary/art film divide managing to both capture a certain reality yet
A Practical Man: Bill Cunningham is ‘On the Street’
“If you don’t take money, they can’t tell you what to do. That’s the key to the whole thing!” One man, one camera, one jacket. Twenty-nine bicycles. One minuscule, toilet-less and kitchen-less apartment in Carnegie Hall, crammed with innumerable cabinets
A Practical Man: Bill Cunningham is ‘On the Street’
“If you don’t take money, they can’t tell you what to do. That’s the key to the whole thing!” One man, one camera, one jacket. Twenty-nine bicycles. One minuscule, toilet-less and kitchen-less apartment in Carnegie Hall, crammed with innumerable cabinets
Engineering the Eclair: Jean Rouch and the Culture of Interviews
“Interviews regularly disseminate universal concepts of ‘celebrity,’ ‘popularity’ and ‘power.’” The interview is perhaps simultaneously the most significant and the most overlooked narratological technique of documentary sound cinema. Rooted in print media, interviewing by its very nature stems from popular
Engineering the Eclair: Jean Rouch and the Culture of Interviews
“Interviews regularly disseminate universal concepts of ‘celebrity,’ ‘popularity’ and ‘power.’” The interview is perhaps simultaneously the most significant and the most overlooked narratological technique of documentary sound cinema. Rooted in print media, interviewing by its very nature stems from popular
The Documentary Drive: Mass Appeal and the Commercial Market
“The widespread dispersion of semi-professional and affordable filmmaking equipment has, in essence, created a harsher and more competitive commercial environment.” Non-fiction film is now more popular than ever. Over the past two decades, domestic and international film markets have swollen, experiencing a
The Documentary Drive: Mass Appeal and the Commercial Market
“The widespread dispersion of semi-professional and affordable filmmaking equipment has, in essence, created a harsher and more competitive commercial environment.” Non-fiction film is now more popular than ever. Over the past two decades, domestic and international film markets have swollen, experiencing a
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey to the United Kingdom
“Nowadays, independent documentaries on the commercial circuit usually have a matter of days in order to prove themselves.” The independent distribution company and documentary specialist Dogwoof has recently announced the acquisition of Constance Marks’ fantastic film Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey to the United Kingdom
“Nowadays, independent documentaries on the commercial circuit usually have a matter of days in order to prove themselves.” The independent distribution company and documentary specialist Dogwoof has recently announced the acquisition of Constance Marks’ fantastic film Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey
