Documentary Filmmaking During a Pandemic

Documentary filmmaking during this time of a pandemic is something that so many of us doc filmmakers are contemplating. Or doing. Or not doing. Today's episode is filled with both a discussion on the ethics of documentary production during this time as well as best practices & safety protocol for those of us who are making our docs during this time. Documentary filmmaker and TDL host, Chris G. Parkhurst, delves into this discussion with IDA's Carrie Lozano and award-winning documentary filmmaking, Heidi Ewing. Topics Discussed Chris G. Parkhurst's tips for filming during this time of Covid the whats, whys, hows of IDA's The Ethics of Documentary Production in a Pandemic how Carrie Lozano's background in both journalism and documentary filmmaker has made her uniquely positioned to discuss filming during this time why award-winning documentary filmmaker, Heidi Ewing has chosen to film during this time how documentary filmmaking inherently is made up of a number of ethical decisions Ewing's best practices & safety protocol for doc filmmakers Additional Resources Read for yourself IDA's The Ethics of Documentary Production in a Pandemic Continuing the Discussion with The D-Word Today's episode is only the beginning of the conversation. Now it's time to have your voice heard, ! So where can you do this? THE D-WORD WHAT IS THE D-WORD The D-Word began in 1996 as a series of online journal entries by filmmaker Doug Block depicting the joy and angst of making and selling his feature documentary, Home Page . In the words of Mr. Block, "it was meant to inform, inspire, humor and depress the hell out of working or aspiring documentary filmmakers, or anyone else interested in the filmmaking process, for that matter!" We had Doug on the show way back in EPISODE , where he discussed those early days working as an independent documentary filmmaker. And how this would lead him to creating the first incarnation of The D-Word. The D-Word has long-since evolved into a virtual community and is now the largest, longest-running one of its kind, currently numbering more than 19,000 members from 147 countries. Its focus is now on hosting free discussions on documentary film and production and leading a documentary life. Sound familiar? Get started with The D-Word today, by completing their free APPLICATION . Sponsors & Thank Yous ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too...

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Documentary Filmmaking During a Pandemic is an episode from The Documentary Life by The Documentary Life.

This episode is 48:32 long.

This episode was published on Aug 7, 2020.

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