Take Heart, Photographers
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin ~ William Shakespeare (c) Robin Moore Last week when I came across this image on Facebook, it took my breath away. Not only does it speak volumes about our...
View ArticleHow We Watch What We Watch
(c) Rex Roof/Flickr Creative Commons 36 million people in the U.S. watch videos on their phones.36 million. NPR is featuring a series this week on how we watch what we watch, so get ready to take...
View Article3 Stumbles
(c) Bruce Ely and Jamie Francis 1. A stunning, cinematic tribute to the Columbia River. Cool to see a newspaper embracing such high-quality filmmaking-- I can't believe it hasn't gotten more views. 2....
View ArticleFrame of Mind
(c) Robin Moore I wanted to give a quick shout-out to a fantastic project in Haiti, focused on putting cameras in kids' hands and teaching them how to tell their stories well. Really glad to see some...
View Article3 Stumbles
(c) Alan Spearman 1. A STUNNING short film by Alan Spearman. 2. California is a place returns with a brilliant new character portrait: Superman. 3. Civilization, like you've NEVER seen it before. I...
View ArticleAn Editing Tool You Can't Live Without
Technologist/filmmaker Jeffrey Chow Okay, this post is going to sound a little like an advertisement. But I REALLY want to see this product come to fruition, because it solves a problem that's plagued...
View Article9 Lessons on How We Engage
TEDxCibeles presenter Simran Sethi By Merete Mueller If you're into documentary filmmaking and video storytelling, there's a good chance you've heard this all-important rule before: Don't make a film...
View ArticleScripted or Unscripted: How each approach impacts your advocacy video shoot
By Jerry Monkman Jerry Monkman As a photographer who spent 15 years exclusively shooting still imagery, the transition to video was a relatively easy one with regards to the visual aspects of the...
View ArticleThe Ways: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Creating a Short-Film Series
When Wisonsin Media Lab Producer Finn Ryan reached out about his new short film series, The Ways, I knew we had to get something on TDN. A few years ago, Finn and his team broke serious ground in the...
View ArticleMeet Blue Chalk Media: The New Game Changers
First Sight: Sonia & Anita, ©Brent Stirton/Getty Images for Blue Chalk Every now and then, a production company comes along and sweeps me off my feet. Blue Chalk, launched publicly in Brooklyn just...
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