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Meet 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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The 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...
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Scripted 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...
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9 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...
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An 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...
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3 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...
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Frame 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...
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3 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....
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How 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...
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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...
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3 Stumbles
1. Financial aid for indie filmmakers. We love you Vimeo!! 2. The true role of a film director. 3. Super entertaining read: 6 filmmaking tips from Werner Herzog. Introducing Vimeo Tip Jar and more...
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ONLY Because We Can
By Tucker Walsh ONLY I recently came across a website that changed the way I think about storytelling. It was as if the future had arrived. Inspiration flooded my brain. OnlyBecauseWeCan.com is an...
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Lessons from an Advocacy Filmmaker: Part 3
Brad Horn filming in India for Honest Tea / (c) Nora Pittenger Six Things I've Learned from Two Years of Freelancing in Advocacy Video Land: Part 3 of a 3-Part Series By Brad Horn Read Part 1 Read Part...
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3 Stumbles
Knucklehead. Directed by Greg Brunkalla. 1. Knucklehead. An awesome short film about Joey Turman, aka "Knucklehead" and his group of fellow dancers. 2. California Is A Place is making a feature film....
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Lessons from an Advocacy Filmmaker: Part 2
Brad Horn at Multimedia Immersion / (c) Jamie De Pould Six Things I've Learned from Two Years of Freelancing in Advocacy Video Land: Part 2 of a 3-Part Series By Brad Horn Read Part 1 3. Non-profits...
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Lessons from an Advocacy Filmmaker: Part I
Brad Horn. Photo by Andrew Maclean. I'm thrilled to introduce TDN's newest guest contributor, Brad Horn. Not only is his post one of the most substantial chunks of advice we've ever run on this blog--...
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3 Stumbles
Wild Love by Andy Maser and Jenny Nichols 1. The official premier of Wild Love. 2. Brilliant reflections by MediaStorm's Rob Finch. 3. Safety Not Guaranteed: A fantastic new film to add to your summer...
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A Turning Point for TDN
7 months After bringing The Digital Naturalist into the world and nurturing it with constant love and attention for the past two-and-a-half years, it's time to make room for a new baby. Tom and I are...
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3 Stumbles
meatwithoutdrugs.org I'm dedicating today's stumbles to one one of the best advocacy videos I've seen in a long time-- a brand-new spot by Meat Without Drugs. It's slick, compelling, and manages to...
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Double Feature: Breaking down two films about one story
Judith Selby Lang in "Deep Dive" by Farm League Films By Scott Kirkwood Every time I start writing a magazine article, I’ve got to make decisions about the way I tackle the story. Who will I interview?...
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