Members of OPS discover Santa Monica sushi restaurant is serving endangered whale.
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This morning, I held the future of documentary filmmaking in my hands. Miguel Goodbar, manager of new business development at Adorama Camera Rental in New York City, invited us up to their studio to test both a Canon 7D and Canon 5D, rigged for video. Each came with a high-quality Zacuto viewfinder, a Beachtek audio adaptor with a Sennheiser EW 100 radio mic and a Rode video shotgun mic. They were all set up on Red Rock grip mount support systems with focus wheel. It looked like the same setup you'd find on a pro 16mm film camera. However, this whole kit was priced under $6,000 dollars (and
Update: on- and off-stage friction behind 'Music by Prudence'
'Most Dangerous Man' and 'The Cove' filmmakers encourage audience to take action.
In a journey that began at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival with lots of acclaim but no distribution offers, the story of Anvil! The Story of Anvil reached a rousing crescendo last night with an Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary, capping an Awards Season that garnered a bevy of kudos, including an IDA Award in December. "I think we're both going on, having spent these incredible few years together on this amazing journey," director Sacha Gervasi exclaimed backstage. "I feel a sense of completion. I wanted to make a movie I was proud of, with people I liked-I did that. This band
In the days leading up to the Oscar-cast, we at IDA will be introducing--and in some cases, re-introducing--our community to the filmmakers whose work has been nominated for an Academy Award for either Best Documentary Feature or Best Documentary Short Subject. As we did in conjunction with the DocuWeek TM Theatrical Documentary Showcase that we presented last summer, we have asked the filmmakers to share the stories behind their films--the inspirations, the challenges and obstacles, the goals and objectives, the reactions to their films so far, and the impact of an Academy Award nomination