Apr 26 2008
Once upon a time…
A group of Jewish businessmen were invited on a philanthropic tour of Israel. They visited many fine charitable projects throughout the country, and at each stop were expected to make contributions to keep the projects going, which they did happily.
The businessmen returned to Jerusalem, poorer in dollars, but aglow with righteousness. They […]
Apr 18 2008
Following on from a comment to my post yesterday [New media - old wave]
There is one significant difference between the luminaries of the new wave and the evangelists of videojournalism.
Apr 17 2008
Many aspects of the new media aesthetic are derived from economic and technological circumstance. Smaller cheaper cameras favor hand-held run and gun shooting, no lights, and an emphasis on the creative vision of the cameraman/director, rather than the technical expertise of a team of specialists.
50 years ago those same principles were being advanced by the […]
Apr 07 2008
“Critics argue that the use of re-enactments suggest a callous disregard on the part of a filmmaker for what is true. I don’t agree. Some re-enactments serve the truth, others subvert it. There is no mode of expression, no technique of production that will instantly produce truth or falsehood. There is no veritas lens – […]
