May 2004

Film's Soundtrack on Track May 2004

In this issue, we bring you everything you need to know about music before you embark on the musical landscape for your documentary.

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Features

Feature | May 2004

Lost in Translation? Don't Get Disoriented Shooting in the Orient

By Len McClure

Legal

Feature | May 2004

Far From the Madding Crowds: Ten Years On, Slamdance Still Screens Edgy Work – with No Wait Lists

By Sarah Jo Marks

Festivals

Feature | May 2004

Checking in at Sundance's Filmmaker Lodge: Hybrid Forms, Documentarians' Ethics and the Politics of Fear Discussed

By Laura Almo

Ethics Sundance Festivals

Feature | May 2004

Politics on Parade in Park City: Sundance Films Focus on Subjects Who Bucked the US System

By Tom White

Festivals Sundance Docs about Politics

Feature | May 2004

Keeping Your Film's Soundtrack on Track: Why You May Need a Music Supervisor

By David G. Powell

Music Legal Copyright

Feature | May 2004

The Battle of the Bands: Art vs Commerce: 'DIG!' and 'Metallica: Some Kind of Monster' Are about More Than the Music

By Kathy McDonald

Docs about Artists Directing Music Documentaries

Feature | May 2004

Charlotte Zwerin: 1931-2004

By Tom White

Music Editing

Feature | May 2004

Don't Succumb to Scratch Track Fever! And Other Recommendations from Sundance's Panel on Music for Documentaries

By Laura Almo

Music

Feature | May 2004

When All Helsinki Breaks Loose: Finland's DocPoint Festival Proves a Cinematic Winter-Warmer

By Carol Nahra

Festivals

Columns

Column | May 2004

Nonfiction in the Far East: Fifty Years of Documentary Theory in Japan

By Ray Zone

Book Reviews Reality Ink

Column | May 2004

Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column, May 2004

By Tom White

Fast Foreword

Column | May 2004

Notes from the Reel World: The Board President's Column, May 2004

By Richard Propper

Notes from the Reel World