Every Tool in the Toolbox: “As I Am”
This intriguing tone poem, “As I Am,” is part of a...
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Interview: Elizabeth Lo, director of “Hotel 22”
As cohorters might recall, we screened the short documentary “Hotel 22”...
The Scratched Earth: How Artifacts Communicate Meaning
As I take time out from struggling with my sequence cut,...
Werner Herzog: Long Takes, Truth and Character
Werner Herzog was known in the early part of his career...
Sensory Details and “Hotel 22”
In class, we’re reading “Telling True Stories,” an anthology of essays...
Celebrating the Citizenry in “The Warriors of Qiugang”
The documentary short feature “The Warriors of Qiugang” was co-produced by...
When the Facts Aren’t Enough
The Radiolab team has a tough subject to tackle here: looking...
Funny Visual Storytelling in a Serious Piece
The Penn State child molestation scandal is heavy stuff: emotionally damaged...
Visual motifs and storytelling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-tGS-fDA08 Storytelling is more dynamic when you can follow something. This...
Q&A with documentary filmmaker Brian Lindstrom
Brian Lindstrom is a Portland-based documentary filmmaker who broke through to...