Kermode: documentary fiction and The Arbor
Mark Kermode gives his opinions on The Arbor, an interestingly constructed documentary that uses actors to lip sync to audio recordings of interviews. I’ve not seen it yet, but the critical community...
View ArticleClio Barnard’s The Arbor is out of lip-synch with reality | Film |...
As a contrast with the previous Kermode post, David Cox is less impressed with The Arbor: Documentary confines you to literal fact and lets you present real people recounting their own versions of real...
View ArticleDoc Talk: How Involved Should Doc Filmmakers Be with Their Subjects? – The...
Christopher Campbell poses a provocative question about the stance a documentary should take – something to consider for FM4: Pick the worse situation: a documentary filmmaker keeps the camera rolling...
View ArticleAnne Billson: Why we love questioning faux-or-not docs such as Catfish | Film...
For A2 Film students, a useful article on documentary and fakery. The question of how to represent the real, and to what extent documentaries do this, is key to our studies for FM4. Anne Billson: Why...
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Can ‘fake’ documentaries still tell the truth? | Film | The Guardian
Good article by Xan Brooks on documentaries and truth, with particular reference to Clio Barnard’s The Arbor: This, it transpires, is what Barnard intended. “If you examine any documentary, you see how...
View ArticleDoc Talk: What’s the Most Important Ethical Concern for Documentary Today? –...
This Moviefone post considers the ethics of documentary making at length. Excellent reading for A2 Film students studying FM4. Doc Talk: What’s the Most Important Ethical Concern for Documentary Today?...
View ArticleFilm Studies For Free: Liquid Atmospherics: On the cinema of Wong Kar-wai
This excellent Film Studies For Free post contains a video essay on Wong Kar-Wai and also an updated list of links to material that will be useful for A2 Film students studying FM4. Film Studies For...
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everyday_i_show: photos by Raymond Cauchetier
This page has some great behind the scenes photos of French New Wave shoots, including several from a bout de souffle. They really give a flavour of the improvised conditions under which it was shot....
View ArticleThe rise of citizen journalism | Media | guardian.co.uk
This article about the Sheffield Doc/Fest looks at the impact of citizen journalism on traditional documentary making. Relevant for A2 students taking MEST3 and FM4. Roger Graef, award-winning...
View ArticleEight Rules For Making A Great Documentary – Articles | Little White Lies
Excellent article from Little White Lies about documentary filmmaking considerations. Now in its twentieth year, Sheffield Doc/Fest gives us the most comprehensive opportunity in the UK to not only...
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