1. Introduction: Doing Science & Making Documentary Film

MIT DV Lab: Documenting Science Through Video and New Media, Spring 2011
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Instructor: Chris Boebel, Christine Walley
This lecture poses ways to think about documentary film, e.g. an interactive process among filmmaker, subjects & audience; and a construction of initial questions and "what's in vs. out" editing. Examples from early science films & contemporary works.
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Change your shutter setting when shooting the computer monitor

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Or any screen

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notes
no film is objective subjectivity is necessary for being watchable ** ( logic - non subjective films are 12 hrs long)
world view of artist is pushed thru medium .and is internally consistent across his works
frame - physical common denominator
soft frame - argues for a necessary philosophical meta narative behind every film
internal logic
socio politics
choice of subject
conditions of "maker"
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interpretation of other works
paintings and argument for internal consistency across works of a "maker"
voice of god narration + random shots from a space
= propaganda , static shots.
illustrated text
importance of video alone vs audio alone in transmission of the " message "
films are about visuals can't have a picture about the audio where itself is not relevant
verite vs errol morris.
style and truth , metaphysical truth grinder

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fast cheap and out of control
fog of war

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Please show titles of all that great documentary films about science!

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Great first video, will be a very interesting and practical series I think, thank you!

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Great bionica

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Yes its great!

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