The upcoming Winter issue of Documentary magazine will take a comprehensive look at the all-important elements to any documentary: Sound and Music! Production sound, sound design, editing and mixing, composing, music licensing and music supervision, and music documentaries: It's all here, for your reading—and maybe even listening—pleasure! Experts from across the documentary spectrum share their insights about their secrets to sonic synchronicity. But wait. There's more! Thanks to the popularity of the education-themed Fall 2013 issue, we are launching a new column that will spotlight a
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As reported in The New York Times, filmmaker Ed Pincus, one of the pioneers in the personal documentary genre, died last week at home in Vermont, at age 75, of complications from leukemia. Pincus was best known for Diaries, which documented five years of his life, from 1971 to 1976, with his wife, Jane, their two children—and a number of women with whom he had affairs. In an essay he wrote for Documentary magazine back in 2001, filmmaker Ross McElwee described Diaries as a "portrait of a particular era—the early 1970s—a time in which a willingness to experiment in life, love and political
Though it doesn't feel like winter at the IDA headquarters here in sunny Los Angeles, the season is definitely upon us, which means it's time for more grant opportunities! Okay, that might not be what the season is all about. But for documentary filmmakers, the fundraising brain never rests. We've put together a list of grants and other opportunities with upcoming deadlines that we think might be of interest to you. As you sort through the list and go about conducting your grant research and learning the requirements of each organization—they're all different—you'll find that many require you
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KCRW's Matt Holzman asks Robert Stone about the support he's received from the the likes of Microsoft and Google.
The unassuming title of this documentary belies what is one of the most remarkable nonfiction films ever made. From 1971 through 1976, Ed Pincus recorded on 16mm film episodes of his life with his wife Jane, their two young children and the several women with whom Ed had love affairs. It's also a portrait of a particular era—the early 1970s—a time in which a willingness to experiment in life, love and political expression was still present, but on the wane. That title— Diaries—is as unadorned, direct and honest, as is the film itself. What I experienced when I first saw Diaries was not a sense
'JFK' airs November 11 and 12 on PBS.