Spring 2013

Archives Alive! Spring 2013

We take a look at certain aspects of archival footage and its role in documentary filmmaking.

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Spring 2013

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Features

'Hardbody' Broadway Bound: Documentary as Musical Theater

From S.R. Bindler's Hands on a Hardbody. Courtesy...

By Ayn Carrillo-Gailey

I Survived the Festival-Distribution-Emmy Awards Consideration Process

Artwork for Marc Levitz' I Survived BTK, Courtesy...

By marc levitz

No Longer Just Wallpaper: Archival Footage Can Inform and Shape Your Film's Story

From Ken Burns’ The Dust Bowl. Courtesy of...

By Lauren Cardillo

Finding Footage in a Foreign Land

Don't you just love archival footage? At its best...

By Laura Almo

Raiding the Lost Archives, Wisely and Legally: A Short Guide to Clearing Copyrighted Footage

Documentary filmmakers who use archival materials...

By Kenn Rabin

Columns

Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column, Summer 2013

By Tom White

Notes from the Reel World: The President's Column, Spring 2013

By Marjan Safinia

Soon to Be 'The Most Trusted Name in Docs'? CNN Launches Nonfiction Division with 'Girl Rising'

By Addie Morfoot

Reggio Redux: A Box Set for 'Qatsi' Completists

By Christopher Campbell

Brit Doc Extraordinaire: The Making of 'The World at War'

By Betsy McLane

Playback: Agnes Varda's 'The Beaches of Agnes'

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