Karin Stellwagen of The Brooks Institute works with a panel of documentarians, jouralists and legal professionals to decipher the intricate balance between video journalism and documentary filmmaking.
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Documentary filmmakers who use archival materials fall into two basic categories: those who are savvy about rights clearance issues and those who aren
If you have ever used a clip or a photo or an existing piece of music in your documentary, you must have spent more than a little time looking for the
Documentaries about 20th century artists are rarely produced these days, and for a very good reason: The filmmakers can't afford to pay for rights. It
This past year has been a watermark year for documentarians, with documentaries moving more and more into the mainstream of public awareness and
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