Monthly Archives: May 2024

Following the Story You’re Creating

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Andy Cline

One of the truths of pointing a camera at any (nonfiction) situation is that the presence of the camera changes the situation. Journalists and documentary filmmakers (should) contend with this truth moment by moment as they film. As soon as … Continue reading →

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Feature or Short: How to Decide

Posted on May 24, 2024 by Andy Cline

Never trust a clickbait headline like that from me. I never deliver. Or, rather, I deliver differently and usually over more than one post. Direct cinema — to at least some extent — is the commonality among my favorite feature … Continue reading →

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Sometimes Stories Happen

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Andy Cline

The story of the story of Honeyland is interesting. The filmmakers were trying to film a documentary about the environment in North Macedonia when they discovered Hatidže Muratova and her mother living alone in a small mountain village. The plot … Continue reading →

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Blogging Then, Blogging Now

Posted on May 21, 2024 by Andy Cline

I know much about then. I don’t know much about now. And I’m not sure I care. I’m not doing this for you. I’m doing it for me. I’ve just identified what should be the primary audience for all creative … Continue reading →

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Watching and Listening and Letting it Happen

Posted on May 20, 2024 by Andy Cline

I got a video camera in the mid 90s to capture the usual home-movie shenanigans when my child was born. I was nearing the end of my decade as a freelance magazine writer and photographer. Up to that point — … Continue reading →

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