Documentary

How Was Africa? / Arriving to Juba — Filming A Documentary In South Sudan Part #1

I sat there on flight 5509, we had just made it back to the U.S.A and were on our first flight within the States to head back to Memphis. The plane seats were comfortable, soon the flight…

My Impressions of the Nine Films I Saw at Full Frame 2016

Matthew Allard on location with Kyno

ACS accredited freelance photographer Matthew Allard has captured more than 250 assignments in nearly 50 locations across the globe. Now, with Kyno in his toolkit…

When there’s not much one can do…

… one resorts to what what can. For me, that’s filmmaking; cinema.

Ethics of Documentary Film

A lot of video essay channels focus a lot of their time on Movies, Every Frame a Painting, Wisecrack, and the Nerdwriter to name a few; But there’s always one genre of film that they seem to ignore, Documentaries; and I get it. It’s a lot harder to let’s say extract the essence of…

That Night I Was a ‘Rock ‘n Roll Star’

By Matt Mackowiak

On October 26, I had the distinct pleasure of seeing “Supersonic,” a fantastic documentary about the Rock band Oasis directed by Mat Whitecross, the critically acclaimed director of “Amy,” about the late-Amy Winehouse.

AMERICA, Through Drone Videos, Darkly

For over a decade now in combat zones, a weapon of choice for the US military has been death…

It’s not about you

Or three basic interview rules for filmmakers.

“Did you enjoy it?”

Thomas Schmithausen & Kyno: a documentarian’s best friend

Documentarians must wait for lightning to strike during filming, and the copious shooting in preparation for those moments can leave little time…