Spring 2016

New Documentary Frontiers Spring 2016

In this issue, discover the liberating limitations of working in short form, where a documentary's emotional impact can be distilled and even intensified.

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Features

Feature | Spring 2016

Short Docs Enjoy Longevity Online

By Matthew Carey

Feature | Spring 2016

Does Length Matter? The Liberating Limitations of Short Films

By Suz Curtis

Short Films Aesthetics Editing Directing

Feature | Spring 2016

The New Chinese Documentary: Building the Bridge between East and West

By Patricia Aufderheide

Distribution Markets & Industry Talks Asian Media

Feature | Spring 2016

Where Virtual Reality Prototypes Are Hatched

By Elisabeth Greenbaum Kasson

Education VR

Feature | Spring 2016

VR Becoming an Actual Reality for Documentarians

By Casey Freeman Howe

Interactive Docs Aesthetics Editing Cinematography VR

Columns

Column | Spring 2016

Notes from the Reel World: The Executive Director's Column, Spring 2016

By Simon Kilmurry

Notes from the Reel World

Column | Spring 2016

Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column, Spring 2016

By Tom White

Fast Foreword

Column | Spring 2016

Keep a Close Watch: Analyzing a Documentary's Strengths and Weaknesses

By Sheila Curran Bernard

Writing Editing Book Reviews Directing Reality Ink

Column | Spring 2016

Playback: Tom Joslin and Mark Massi's 'Silverlake Life: The View from Here'

By Renee Tajima-Peña

Playback Personal Docs

Column | Spring 2016

Whose Film Is It, Anyway? The Trusted Exchange between Filmmaker and Subject

By Steven Ascher

Ethics