#documentary editing

Frame.io: HBO’s The Defiant Ones and the Trend of Editor As Writer

https://blog.frame.io/2017/08/21/editor-as-writer/ “The editor of a film or television show shapes the very core and fabric of the program in so many ways. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in documentary filmmaking. But did you know that as a documentary filmmaker, even if you’re editing a documentary driven 100% by interviews and archival footage (i.e. there is no narration to script), you…

Frame.io: How to Engage Attention from FRONTLINE Editor Steve Audette, by Jonny Elwyn

https://blog.frame.io/2017/06/02/frontline-editor-engaging-the-audience/ As filmmakers we’re all storytellers — trying to tell stories we hope will make an impact on the world. But in the age of fake news, ‘truthyism’, and one-sided agenda-driven journalism, how can we craft compelling stories with integrity, that people will actually want to watch? That’s the question I put to veteran FRONTLINE…

SourceLab in the Rare Books and Manuscript Library

SourceLab students at Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Class led by RBML director Valerie Hotchkiss. As historians, we know we need to follow the past into the future. Last fall, the SourceLab students visited the Rare Books and Manuscript Library. Dr. Valerie Hotchkiss, the director of the RBML, took the students on a journey through the history of publishing and editing. She introduced…