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COM 321, Documentary Form in Film & Television Spring 2012

Some Recommendations for Written Assignment #1: Occupational Documentaries

2/16/12 Based on the typical strong interest that documentary students have in film and video occupations, the following career-oriented documentaries are recommended:

Cinematography

1. Bahnemann, V., Fauer, J., Hoffman, R., Johnston, J. W., Wieser, F. (Producers), & Fauer, J. (Director). (2006). Cinematographer style [Motion picture]. United States: T-Stop Production.

2. Blomgren, L., Carlsson, G., Nykvist, C.-G., Nykvist, G., Olofsson, K. (Producers), & Nykvist, C.-G. (Director). (2000). Sven Nykvist: Light keeps me company [Motion picture]. Sweden: Beluga Film AB, Nordisk Film, SVT Drama, Sandrews, Svensk Filmindustri (SF).

3. Lawler, T., Nishimuri, Y. (Producers), Glassman, A., McCarthy T., & Samuels, S. (Directors). (1992). Visions of light: The art of cinematography [Motion picture]. Japan/United States: NHK/American Film Institute.

* 4. McCall, C., McGill, R. (Producers), & McCall, C. (Director). (2010). Cameraman: The life and work of Jack Cardiff [Motion picture]. United Kingdom: Modus Operandi Films.

Editing

5. Apple, W. et al. (Producers & Director). (2004). The cutting edge: The magic of movie editing [Motion picture]. United States: A.C.E., BBC, NHK Enterprises, TCEP Inc.

* 6. Gorges, W., Greene, F. L., Netburn, S., Scotti, D. (Producers), Shapiro, M. J., & Werner, J. (Directors). (2006). Coming attractions: The history of the movie trailer [Motion picture]. United States: The Andrew J. Kuehn Jr. Foundation.

Film—General

7. Amigo, A., Andreu, A., Balsan, H., Edelstein, N., Servan-Schreiber, F., & Staermose, S. (Producers). (1995). Lumiere & company [Motion picture]. France: Cineteve (& others).

* 8. Montgomery, M. (Producer), & Jacobovici, S. (Director). (1998). Hollywood: An empire of their own [Motion picture]. Canada: Associated Productions, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, & Ontario Ltd.

9. Schmidt, E. (Producer), & Dick, K. (Director). (2006). This film is not yet rated [Motion picture]. United States: Independent Film Channel and Chain Camera. [Documentary on U.S. MPAA rating system]

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Directing

10. Bourke, A. P., Miller, C. (Producers), & Yeager, S. (Director). (2000). In bad taste [Motion picture]. United States: ??. [Documentary on filmmaker John Waters]

* 11. Bowser, K. et al. (Producers), & Bowser, K. (Director). (2003). Easy riders, raging bulls: How the sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll generation saved Hollywood [Motion picture]. United Kingdom: British Broadcasting Corporation, Cactus Three, The Fremantle Corporation, & Trio Television.

* 12. Brown, T., Roller, M., Shepard, D. H., Silke, J. R., Stevens, G. Jr., Taylor, G. (Producers), & Bogdanovich, P. (Director). (1971/2006). Directed by John Ford [Motion picture]. United States: American Film Institute, California Arts Commission, & Turner Classic Movies (restored 2006 version).

13. Claybourne, D., Doqui, M., Mayfield, L., Roos, F., Zaloom, G. (Producers), Bahr, F., Hickenlooper, G., & Coppola, E. (Directors). (1991). Hearts of darkness: A filmmaker’s apocalypse [Motion picture]. United States: American Zoetrope & Cineplex-Odeon Films. [Documentary on the making of Coppola’s Apocalypse Now]

14. de Clercq, J., de Clercq, D., Januzczak, W., Kochenrath, H. P., Panitz, H.-J. (Producers), & Muller, R. (Director). (1993). The wonderful, horrible life of Leni Riefenstahl [Motion picture]. Germany: Arte, Channel Four Films, Nomad Films, Omega Film GmbH, Without Walls, & Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen.

15. Denis, D., et al. (Producers), & Pettigrew, D. (Director). (2002). Fellini: I’m a born liar [Motion picture]. France: Portrait & Cie (& others).

16. Greenberg, L., Leeburg, R. (Producers), & Guenette, R. (Director). (1992). Orson Welles: What went wrong? [Motion picture]. United States: ??.

17. Mulligan, J., Nelson, S., Schwarz, J., Teigue, T. (Producers), & Schwarz, J. (Director). (2007). Spine tingler! The William Castle story [Motion picture]. United States: Automat Pictures & Spine Tingler.

* 18. Schickel, R., & Stavis, G. (Producers), & Schickel, R. (Director). (1973). The men who made the movies: Alfred Hitchcock [Motion picture]. United States: The American Cinematheque.

* 19. Stevens, G. Jr., Vellani, A., Winslow, S. (Producers), & Stevens, G. Jr. (Director). (1984). George Stevens: A filmmaker’s journey [Motion picture]. United States: Creative Film Center.

20. Varda, A. (Director). (1991). Jacquot de Nantes [Motion picture]. France: Canal+ (& others). [Documentary on filmmaker Jacques Demy]

Producing

* 21. Beardsley, M., Bodde, M., Brown, T., Scorsese, M., Tillinger, E. (Producers), & Jones, K. (Director). (2007). Val Lewton: The man in the shadows [Motion picture]. United States: Turner Classic Movies, Turner Entertainment, & Sikelia Productions.

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22. Burstein, N., et al. (Producers), Burstein, N., & Morgen, B. (Directors). (2002). The kid stays in the picture [Motion picture]. United States: Highway Films, Ministry of Propaganda Films, & Woodland Pictures LLC. [Documentary about producer Robert Evans]

* 23. Falcon, J., Juris, M., King, J., Sams, A., Obst, L. (Producers), Springer Berman, S., & Pulcini, R. (Directors). (2002). Hello, he lied & other truths from the Hollywood trenches [Motion picture]. United States: American Movie Classics & Tailslate Pictures.

Writing

* 24. Beauchamp, C. et al. (Producers), & Terry, B. (Director). (2000). Without lying down: Frances Marion and the power of women in Hollywood [Motion picture]. United States: Chaise Lounge Productions LLC & UCLA Film and Television Archive.

* 25. Brown, T., Jundersdorf, E., Schlondorff, V., Wood, B. (Producers), Grischow, G., & Schlondorff, V. (Directors). (2006). Billy Wilder speaks [Motion picture]. Germany: Bioskop Film & Volker Schlondorff.

26. Jalfon, P., MacCabe, C., Robbins, T., Seldis, M. (Producers), & Simon, A. (Director). (1996). The typewriter, the rifle, and the movie camera [Motion picture]. United States/United Kingdom: Independent Film Channel, British Film Institute. [Documentary on writer/director Sam Fuller]

27. D’Avino, R., Hanson, P., Herman, P. R., & Murphy, P. (Producers), & Hanson, P. (Director). (2009). Tales from the script [Motion picture]. United States: Grand River Films & Jade Tiger Productions. [Documentary about Hollywood screenwriters]

28. Edgren, G., Roberts, L., & Snyder, D. (Producers), & Snyder, D. (Director). (2007). Dreams on spec [Motion picture]. United States: Mercury Productions. [Documentary about Hollywood screenwriting process]

Film Criticism

29. Berghaus, R., Brookes, S., Fox, K., Geller, A., Poss, E., & Ribera, R. (Producers), & Peary, G. (Director). (2009). For the love of movies: The story of American film criticism [Motion picture]. United States: AG Films.

Film Music

30. Bogach, L. (Producer). (1995). The Hollywood soundtrack story [Motion picture]. United States: American Movie Classics.

31. Lieberstein, D., Meister, K., & Mogull, I. (Producers), & Lieberstein, D. (Director). (2007). Lights! Action! Music! [Motion picture]. United States: The Wild Project.

* - Available for viewing at the DVComm Center