Documentaries are the first line of education, and the second line of education is dramatization, such as 'The Pacific'.
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Documentaries are a form of journalism.
Documentaries are a powerful and effective way of bridging the gap between worlds, breaking through to new audiences that wouldn't otherwise be engaged - in essence, not preaching to the choir.
I have my ideas of what a good documentary is, but drama is a different animal because you're arranging everything.
This is indeed not only relevant to Documentary but is evident is most type of film making. The film often mirrors the experience, understanding and politics of the director.
Doing a documentary is about discovering, being open, learning, and following curiosity.
You can construct whatever story you want to. Documentaries are constructions, as is all journalism.
I think documentaries are the greatest way to educate an entire generation that doesn't often look back to learn anything about the history that provided a safe haven for so many of us today.
What's great about documentary, it seems to me, is that it can be experimental filmmaking. You have a license to do a lot of diverse things under the umbrella of 'documentary.'
It's supposed to be entertainment. It's not supposed to be a documentary.
I take care to only teach courses about fiction film. I believe that this balances and broadens my documentary work.