I’ve long followed Peter Broderick and even used his consulting services on Skatopia. In this article he outlines how the phenomenon of crowdfunding can be done right… or wrong. Worth a read. Peter Broderick, the president of Paradigm Consulting and a guru of the digital distribution revolution, was on hand to moderate a panel [...]
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front Watch the full episode. See more POV. If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front explores two of America’s most pressing issues — environmentalism and terrorism — by lifting the [...]
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Dead Reckoning: Champlain In America Dead Reckoning: Champlain In America Tue Jan 4 9:00PM Dead Reckoning: Champlain In America Dead Reckoning: Champlain In America This animated documentary shares the story of the brave explorer and visionary, Samuel de Champlain. via kcet.org A great by-product of KCET dropping their PBS membership – independent documentaries will get [...]
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Both sides have claimed early victories in the case of documentarian Joe Berlinger vs. Chevron over access to the raw footage he shot for his expose “Crude” on Amazonian oil exploitation. I’ve blogged about the case and the filmmaking community reaction here. On Thursday, the appeals judge ruled that Berlinger must turn over Crude footage [...]
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I’m thrilled to have been selected to attend the 25 person “CPB/PBS Producer’s Academy” at WGBH in Boston in late June. As students we have already been assigned quite a bit of homework and have learned who are classmates are. A very accomplished lot! Here is a short video about the most recent work of [...]
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Throughout the ongoing transition from analog to digital broadcasting, we’ve struggled with the multiple formats that our servers, sat receivers and master control equipment have to contend with. One of the worst developments is to find 4:3 (original TV ratio) programs showing up “postage stamped” with black bars at the sides AND the top and [...]
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This group is looking worldwide, but I wonder how PBS might respond to this group’s plea. Lobby group wants to make docs a priority for PSBs by Kelly Anderson At the recent Hot Docs festival, MercuryMedia CEO Tim Sparke took the opportunity to announce the launch of the Documentary Distributors’ Association, a group that aims [...]
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This ruling represents a shocking setback for investigative documentary journalism. The IDA and filmmaker Patrick Creadon (I.O.U.S.A., Wordplay) are circulating an open letter to show suport for freedom of the press. More info to come in this space about how to sign on to the letter. Juan Diego Pérez/Entendre Films An Ecuadorean cancer victim’s reflection [...]
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