FilmFellas Cast 7: Documentaries "Master of Non-Fiction"

FilmFellas Cast 7: Documentaries “Master of Non-Fiction”

Posted on March 23, 2011 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments

Zacuto USA sets the dinner table – this time for the non-fiction genre of documentaries.

FilmFellas Cast 7: Documentaries “Masters of Non-Fiction” features an award winning cast of Documentary filmmakers with David Grubin, the most decorated documentarian in history with 10 Emmys and numerous awards for groundbreaking series’ for PBS Television (The American Experience, The Jewish Americans, LBJ, RFK, FDR), Ondi Timoner 2009 Sundance Grand Jury Prize for We Live In Public & DIG and Sean Dunne, the next generation of web based documentarians and Sundance Official Selection for The Archive.

Steve Weiss
Ondi Timoner
David Grubin
Sean Dunne

The series kicks off with a game of telephone to demonstrate the complexities of documenting history. The Fellas discuss getting to know your subject on a personal level to make a more insightful film.

The Fellas discuss documenting an “extraordinary time in someones life.” Next, they exam Social Media, self-distribution and how film watchers have become the curators of creative content on the web.

FilmFellas Cast 7: Web 31- Wild & Wooly from steve weiss on Vimeo.

Three different generations of docu filmmakers question how the digital revolution is opening up the industry to the masses. So does this force everyone to be better filmmakers and still respect the craft?

FilmFellas Cast 7: Web 32~ The Digital Revolution from steve weiss on Vimeo.

The fellas divulge various ways to handle bad reviews & testy film critics. Next, they discuss finding subjects, storytelling & how reality television has changed the landscape of docu filmmaking.