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The Art of Documentary Editing, Beyond the Light
written by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-; directed by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-, in The Art of Documentary Editing (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 12 mins
After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women o...
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written by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-; directed by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-, in The Art of Documentary Editing (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 12 mins
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After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women on this residential course had previous experience of editing but several had never touched an edit suite in their lives. After the succ...
After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women on this residential course had previous experience of editing but several had never touched an edit suite in their lives. After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women on this residential course had previous experience of editing but several had never touched an edit suite in their lives. For one month, course participants and tutors worked side by side to shape eight short documentaries from material filmed by the participants prior to the workshop - often under difficult circumstances. Learning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of their rushes, participants battled to create storylines and find the right rhythm for their films. Nerve-wracking screenings of works-in-progress before the whole group provided crucial feedback and helped these budding filmmakers to think about the form and content of all the films. This DVD features all eight films produced during the Art of Documentary Editing workshop. It also contains a short film about the workshop itself, including comments from participants and tutors. Not only do these works reflect an intriguing range of subjects and approaches - from observational to experimental - they also reveal their creators' gradual appreciation of the subtleties of the documentary genre, as well as their growing confidence as filmmakers.
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Lindsey Merrison, 1959-
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Lindsey Merrison, 1959-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
The Art of Documentary Editing
Topic / Theme
Burmese, Film industry, Film and films, Students, Education, Manuscript preparation, Ethnography
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The Art of Documentary Editing, Into the Ring
written by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-; directed by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-, in The Art of Documentary Editing (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 11 mins
After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women o...
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written by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-; directed by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-, in The Art of Documentary Editing (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 11 mins
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After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women on this residential course had previous experience of editing but several had never touched an edit suite in their lives. After the succ...
After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women on this residential course had previous experience of editing but several had never touched an edit suite in their lives. After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women on this residential course had previous experience of editing but several had never touched an edit suite in their lives. For one month, course participants and tutors worked side by side to shape eight short documentaries from material filmed by the participants prior to the workshop - often under difficult circumstances. Learning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of their rushes, participants battled to create storylines and find the right rhythm for their films. Nerve-wracking screenings of works-in-progress before the whole group provided crucial feedback and helped these budding filmmakers to think about the form and content of all the films. This DVD features all eight films produced during the Art of Documentary Editing workshop. It also contains a short film about the workshop itself, including comments from participants and tutors. Not only do these works reflect an intriguing range of subjects and approaches - from observational to experimental - they also reveal their creators' gradual appreciation of the subtleties of the documentary genre, as well as their growing confidence as filmmakers.
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Field of Study
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Content Type
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Lindsey Merrison, 1959-
Author / Creator
Lindsey Merrison, 1959-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
The Art of Documentary Editing
Topic / Theme
Burmese, Film industry, Film and films, Students, Education, Manuscript preparation, Ethnography
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The Art of Documentary Editing, Just a Boy
written by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-; directed by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-, in The Art of Documentary Editing (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 13 mins
After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women o...
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written by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-; directed by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-, in The Art of Documentary Editing (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 13 mins
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After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women on this residential course had previous experience of editing but several had never touched an edit suite in their lives. After the succ...
After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women on this residential course had previous experience of editing but several had never touched an edit suite in their lives. After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women on this residential course had previous experience of editing but several had never touched an edit suite in their lives. For one month, course participants and tutors worked side by side to shape eight short documentaries from material filmed by the participants prior to the workshop - often under difficult circumstances. Learning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of their rushes, participants battled to create storylines and find the right rhythm for their films. Nerve-wracking screenings of works-in-progress before the whole group provided crucial feedback and helped these budding filmmakers to think about the form and content of all the films. This DVD features all eight films produced during the Art of Documentary Editing workshop. It also contains a short film about the workshop itself, including comments from participants and tutors. Not only do these works reflect an intriguing range of subjects and approaches - from observational to experimental - they also reveal their creators' gradual appreciation of the subtleties of the documentary genre, as well as their growing confidence as filmmakers.
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Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lindsey Merrison, 1959-
Author / Creator
Lindsey Merrison, 1959-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
The Art of Documentary Editing
Topic / Theme
Burmese, Film industry, Film and films, Students, Education, Manuscript preparation, Ethnography
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The Art of Documentary Editing, Like Father, Like Son
written by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-; directed by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-, in The Art of Documentary Editing (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 14 mins
After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women o...
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written by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-; directed by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-, in The Art of Documentary Editing (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 14 mins
Description
After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women on this residential course had previous experience of editing but several had never touched an edit suite in their lives. After the succ...
After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women on this residential course had previous experience of editing but several had never touched an edit suite in their lives. After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women on this residential course had previous experience of editing but several had never touched an edit suite in their lives. For one month, course participants and tutors worked side by side to shape eight short documentaries from material filmed by the participants prior to the workshop - often under difficult circumstances. Learning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of their rushes, participants battled to create storylines and find the right rhythm for their films. Nerve-wracking screenings of works-in-progress before the whole group provided crucial feedback and helped these budding filmmakers to think about the form and content of all the films. This DVD features all eight films produced during the Art of Documentary Editing workshop. It also contains a short film about the workshop itself, including comments from participants and tutors. Not only do these works reflect an intriguing range of subjects and approaches - from observational to experimental - they also reveal their creators' gradual appreciation of the subtleties of the documentary genre, as well as their growing confidence as filmmakers.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lindsey Merrison, 1959-
Author / Creator
Lindsey Merrison, 1959-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
The Art of Documentary Editing
Topic / Theme
Burmese, Film industry, Film and films, Students, Education, Manuscript preparation, Ethnography
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The Art of Documentary Editing, The Uninvited Guest
written by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-; directed by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-, in The Art of Documentary Editing (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 14 mins
After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women o...
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written by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-; directed by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-, in The Art of Documentary Editing (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 14 mins
Description
After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women on this residential course had previous experience of editing but several had never touched an edit suite in their lives. After the succ...
After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women on this residential course had previous experience of editing but several had never touched an edit suite in their lives. After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women on this residential course had previous experience of editing but several had never touched an edit suite in their lives. For one month, course participants and tutors worked side by side to shape eight short documentaries from material filmed by the participants prior to the workshop - often under difficult circumstances. Learning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of their rushes, participants battled to create storylines and find the right rhythm for their films. Nerve-wracking screenings of works-in-progress before the whole group provided crucial feedback and helped these budding filmmakers to think about the form and content of all the films. This DVD features all eight films produced during the Art of Documentary Editing workshop. It also contains a short film about the workshop itself, including comments from participants and tutors. Not only do these works reflect an intriguing range of subjects and approaches - from observational to experimental - they also reveal their creators' gradual appreciation of the subtleties of the documentary genre, as well as their growing confidence as filmmakers.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lindsey Merrison, 1959-
Author / Creator
Lindsey Merrison, 1959-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
The Art of Documentary Editing
Topic / Theme
Burmese, Film industry, Film and films, Students, Education, Manuscript preparation, Ethnography
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The Art of Documentary Editing, The Art of Documentary Editing -- DUPE OF ARE NOT AS, The Art of Documentary Editing -- DUPE OF ARE NOT AS
written by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-; directed by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-, in The Art of Documentary Editing, The Art of Documentary Editing -- DUPE OF ARE NOT AS (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 14 mins
After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women o...
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written by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-; directed by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-, in The Art of Documentary Editing, The Art of Documentary Editing -- DUPE OF ARE NOT AS (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 14 mins
Description
After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women on this residential course had previous experience of editing but several had never touched an edit suite in their lives. After the succ...
After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women on this residential course had previous experience of editing but several had never touched an edit suite in their lives. After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women on this residential course had previous experience of editing but several had never touched an edit suite in their lives. For one month, course participants and tutors worked side by side to shape eight short documentaries from material filmed by the participants prior to the workshop - often under difficult circumstances. Learning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of their rushes, participants battled to create storylines and find the right rhythm for their films. Nerve-wracking screenings of works-in-progress before the whole group provided crucial feedback and helped these budding filmmakers to think about the form and content of all the films. This DVD features all eight films produced during the Art of Documentary Editing workshop. It also contains a short film about the workshop itself, including comments from participants and tutors. Not only do these works reflect an intriguing range of subjects and approaches - from observational to experimental - they also reveal their creators' gradual appreciation of the subtleties of the documentary genre, as well as their growing confidence as filmmakers.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lindsey Merrison, 1959-
Author / Creator
Lindsey Merrison, 1959-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
The Art of Documentary Editing
Topic / Theme
Burmese, Film industry, Film and films, Students, Education, Manuscript preparation, Ethnography
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The Art of Documentary Filmmaking, A day with Aye Nan Lin
written by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-; directed by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-, in The Art of Documentary Filmmaking (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2005), 13 mins
At the end of 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison brought together eight tutors well-versed in documentary from Europe and Australia with twelve young Burmese men and women for a three-week workshop entitled 'The Art of Documentary Filmmaking.' The venue was a quiet hotel in Myanmar's capital, Yangon.
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written by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-; directed by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-, in The Art of Documentary Filmmaking (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2005), 13 mins
Description
At the end of 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison brought together eight tutors well-versed in documentary from Europe and Australia with twelve young Burmese men and women for a three-week workshop entitled 'The Art of Documentary Filmmaking.' The venue was a quiet hotel in Myanmar's capital, Yangon. At the end of 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison brought together eight tutors well-versed in documentary from Europe and Au...
At the end of 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison brought together eight tutors well-versed in documentary from Europe and Australia with twelve young Burmese men and women for a three-week workshop entitled 'The Art of Documentary Filmmaking.' The venue was a quiet hotel in Myanmar's capital, Yangon. At the end of 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison brought together eight tutors well-versed in documentary from Europe and Australia with twelve young Burmese men and women for a three-week workshop entitled "The Art of Documentary Filmmaking." The venue was a quiet hotel in Myanmar's capital, Yangon. The Burmese participants had little or no prior knowledge of filming stories from real life. A task that would have been daunting in any country posed a particular challenge in autocratic Myanmar, where documenting reality is a risky undertaking for those on both sides of the camera. All the more remarkable then, that, 21 days later, the participants on this residential course had learned how to handle the equipment, grappled with the artistic and ethical aspects of the genre, and researched, wrote, and filmed four short documentary portraits inspired by the subject of "Women in Myanmar." The greatest achievement of the event could well have been the impetus and direction it gave to these budding filmmakers, all of whom are already developing new projects. The DVD features the four final films made by the participants. It also includes the participants' first film exercise and a video diary chronicling the workshop itself. Together, these works provide a vibrant record of a surprisingly rewarding encounter
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lindsey Merrison, 1959-
Author / Creator
Lindsey Merrison, 1959-
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
The Art of Documentary Filmmaking
Speaker / Narrator
Lindsey Merrison, 1959-
Topic / Theme
Burmese, Women, Memories, Film and films, Students, Education, Film industry, Ethnography
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Art of Documentary Filmmaking, Again and Again
directed by The Maw Naing, 1971-; produced by Lindsey Merrison Film, in Art of Documentary Filmmaking (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2005), 12 mins
At the end of 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison brought together eight tutors well-versed in documentary from Europe and Australia with twelve young Burmese men and women for a three-week workshop entitled "The Art of Documentary Filmmaking." The venue was a quiet hotel in Myanmar's capital, Yangon. T...
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directed by The Maw Naing, 1971-; produced by Lindsey Merrison Film, in Art of Documentary Filmmaking (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2005), 12 mins
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At the end of 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison brought together eight tutors well-versed in documentary from Europe and Australia with twelve young Burmese men and women for a three-week workshop entitled "The Art of Documentary Filmmaking." The venue was a quiet hotel in Myanmar's capital, Yangon. The Burmese participants had little or no prior knowledge of filming stories from real life. A task that would have been daunting in any...
At the end of 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison brought together eight tutors well-versed in documentary from Europe and Australia with twelve young Burmese men and women for a three-week workshop entitled "The Art of Documentary Filmmaking." The venue was a quiet hotel in Myanmar's capital, Yangon. The Burmese participants had little or no prior knowledge of filming stories from real life. A task that would have been daunting in any country posed a particular challenge in autocratic Myanmar, where documenting reality is a risky undertaking for those on both sides of the camera. All the more remarkable then, that, 21 days later, the participants on this residential course had learned how to handle the equipment, grappled with the artistic and ethical aspects of the genre, and researched, wrote, and filmed four short documentary portraits inspired by the subject of "Women in Myanmar." The greatest achievement of the event could well have been the impetus and direction it gave to these budding filmmakers, all of whom are already developing new projects. The DVD features the four final films made by the participants. It also includes the participants' first film exercise and a video diary chronicling the workshop itself. Together, these works provide a vibrant record of a surprisingly rewarding encounter.
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Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lindsey Merrison Film
Author / Creator
The Maw Naing, 1971-
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Art of Documentary Filmmaking
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The Art of Documentary Filmmaking, Again and Again
written by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-; directed by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-, in The Art of Documentary Filmmaking (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2005), 12 mins
At the end of 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison brought together eight tutors well-versed in documentary from Europe and Australia with twelve young Burmese men and women for a three-week workshop entitled 'The Art of Documentary Filmmaking.' The venue was a quiet hotel in Myanmar's capital, Yangon.
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written by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-; directed by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-, in The Art of Documentary Filmmaking (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2005), 12 mins
Description
At the end of 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison brought together eight tutors well-versed in documentary from Europe and Australia with twelve young Burmese men and women for a three-week workshop entitled 'The Art of Documentary Filmmaking.' The venue was a quiet hotel in Myanmar's capital, Yangon. At the end of 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison brought together eight tutors well-versed in documentary from Europe and Au...
At the end of 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison brought together eight tutors well-versed in documentary from Europe and Australia with twelve young Burmese men and women for a three-week workshop entitled 'The Art of Documentary Filmmaking.' The venue was a quiet hotel in Myanmar's capital, Yangon. At the end of 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison brought together eight tutors well-versed in documentary from Europe and Australia with twelve young Burmese men and women for a three-week workshop entitled "The Art of Documentary Filmmaking." The venue was a quiet hotel in Myanmar's capital, Yangon. The Burmese participants had little or no prior knowledge of filming stories from real life. A task that would have been daunting in any country posed a particular challenge in autocratic Myanmar, where documenting reality is a risky undertaking for those on both sides of the camera. All the more remarkable then, that, 21 days later, the participants on this residential course had learned how to handle the equipment, grappled with the artistic and ethical aspects of the genre, and researched, wrote, and filmed four short documentary portraits inspired by the subject of "Women in Myanmar." The greatest achievement of the event could well have been the impetus and direction it gave to these budding filmmakers, all of whom are already developing new projects. The DVD features the four final films made by the participants. It also includes the participants' first film exercise and a video diary chronicling the workshop itself. Together, these works provide a vibrant record of a surprisingly rewarding encounter
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lindsey Merrison, 1959-
Author / Creator
Lindsey Merrison, 1959-
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
The Art of Documentary Filmmaking
Speaker / Narrator
Lindsey Merrison, 1959-
Topic / Theme
Burmese, Women, Memories, Film and films, Students, Education, Film industry, Ethnography
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Art of Documentary Filmmaking, Day with Aye Nan Lin
directed by Eh Mwee; produced by Lindsey Merrison Film, in Art of Documentary Filmmaking (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2005), 13 mins
At the end of 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison brought together eight tutors well-versed in documentary from Europe and Australia with twelve young Burmese men and women for a three-week workshop entitled "The Art of Documentary Filmmaking." The venue was a quiet hotel in Myanmar's capital, Yangon. T...
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directed by Eh Mwee; produced by Lindsey Merrison Film, in Art of Documentary Filmmaking (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2005), 13 mins
Description
At the end of 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison brought together eight tutors well-versed in documentary from Europe and Australia with twelve young Burmese men and women for a three-week workshop entitled "The Art of Documentary Filmmaking." The venue was a quiet hotel in Myanmar's capital, Yangon. The Burmese participants had little or no prior knowledge of filming stories from real life. A task that would have been daunting in any...
At the end of 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison brought together eight tutors well-versed in documentary from Europe and Australia with twelve young Burmese men and women for a three-week workshop entitled "The Art of Documentary Filmmaking." The venue was a quiet hotel in Myanmar's capital, Yangon. The Burmese participants had little or no prior knowledge of filming stories from real life. A task that would have been daunting in any country posed a particular challenge in autocratic Myanmar, where documenting reality is a risky undertaking for those on both sides of the camera. All the more remarkable then, that, 21 days later, the participants on this residential course had learned how to handle the equipment, grappled with the artistic and ethical aspects of the genre, and researched, wrote, and filmed four short documentary portraits inspired by the subject of "Women in Myanmar." The greatest achievement of the event could well have been the impetus and direction it gave to these budding filmmakers, all of whom are already developing new projects. The DVD features the four final films made by the participants. It also includes the participants' first film exercise and a video diary chronicling the workshop itself. Together, these works provide a vibrant record of a surprisingly rewarding encounter.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lindsey Merrison Film
Author / Creator
Eh Mwee
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Art of Documentary Filmmaking
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