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The Art of Documentary Filmmaking, Stories from the Princess Hotel
written by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-; directed by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-, in The Art of Documentary Filmmaking (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2005), 5 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), 5 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. 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
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
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The Art of Documentary Filmmaking
written by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-; directed by Lindsey Merrison, 1959-, in The Art of Documentary Filmmaking (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2005), 45 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), 45 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. 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
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
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2: Redistribution and Trade in Inca Society
written by Enrique Mayer, 1944-; in Articulated Peasant: Household Economies in the Andes (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2002, originally published 2002), 47-73
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written by Enrique Mayer, 1944-; in Articulated Peasant: Household Economies in the Andes (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2002, originally published 2002), 47-73
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
Enrique Mayer, 1944-
Author / Creator
Enrique Mayer, 1944-
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Westview Press
Topic / Theme
Andean, American Indian communities, Economics, Households, Rural population, Commodities, American Indians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 by Enrique Mayer. Reproduced by permission of Westview Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group.
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As above, viewed from the side; the separate coloured threads are tied up as shown, figure 105
in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
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in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1900
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Author / Creator
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Topic / Theme
Weaving, Textile fibers, Ashanti
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Asanan healds, figure 107
in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
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in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1900
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Author / Creator
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Topic / Theme
Weaving, Textile fibers, Ashanti
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Asatia healds, figure 106
in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
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in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1900
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Author / Creator
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Topic / Theme
Weaving, Textile fibers, Ashanti
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Chapter Twenty: Ethnography in Business and Industry
written by Dirk van der Elst and Paul Bohannan; in Asking and Listening: Ethnography as Personal Adaption (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1998, originally published 1998), 76-77
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written by Dirk van der Elst and Paul Bohannan; in Asking and Listening: Ethnography as Personal Adaption (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1998, originally published 1998), 76-77
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Dirk van der Elst, Paul Bohannan
Author / Creator
Dirk van der Elst, Paul Bohannan
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Waveland Press, Inc.
Topic / Theme
Observation techniques for anthropology, Ethnographic methodology, Employment, Industry, Business
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1998 by Waveland Press
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At Low Tide
directed by Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014; produced by Royal Anthropological Institute (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2016), 1 hour 4 mins
Every day, carrying the simplest of tools, diggers across coastal Maine set out at low tide to dig for clams on the wide mud flats that stretch far into the bay. It is backbreaking work. But it has an unusual beauty that emanates from the ebb and flow of the tide, the shifts of light and wind, the skill and rhyt...
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directed by Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014; produced by Royal Anthropological Institute (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2016), 1 hour 4 mins
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Every day, carrying the simplest of tools, diggers across coastal Maine set out at low tide to dig for clams on the wide mud flats that stretch far into the bay. It is backbreaking work. But it has an unusual beauty that emanates from the ebb and flow of the tide, the shifts of light and wind, the skill and rhythm of digging, and the sound and texture of deep, viscous mud. At Low Tide explores the choreography of digging through a portrait of...
Every day, carrying the simplest of tools, diggers across coastal Maine set out at low tide to dig for clams on the wide mud flats that stretch far into the bay. It is backbreaking work. But it has an unusual beauty that emanates from the ebb and flow of the tide, the shifts of light and wind, the skill and rhythm of digging, and the sound and texture of deep, viscous mud. At Low Tide explores the choreography of digging through a portrait of a man who lives and works according to the tide. In its focus on pattern, movement and repetition, the film evokes the sensory richness and poetic dimensions of clam digging, offering a new perspective on contemporary American culture.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014, Royal Anthropological Institute
Author / Creator
Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Topic / Theme
Artisanal fishing, Hunting, Clam digging, Cultural life, Tides, Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 Royal Anthropological Institute
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At the Edge of Conquest: The Journey of Chief Wai-Wai
written by Geoffrey O'Connor; produced by Geoffrey O'Connor, Realis Pictures, Inc (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 29 mins
At the Edge of Conquest looks at the situation of the Waiapi Indians, a small, isolated tribe that came in contact with the outside world in the late 1970's. Today they are threatened by invading gold miners, by the Brazilian government's recent proposal to reduce their land by 10%, and the state government's plan...
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written by Geoffrey O'Connor; produced by Geoffrey O'Connor, Realis Pictures, Inc (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 29 mins
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At the Edge of Conquest looks at the situation of the Waiapi Indians, a small, isolated tribe that came in contact with the outside world in the late 1970's. Today they are threatened by invading gold miners, by the Brazilian government's recent proposal to reduce their land by 10%, and the state government's plan to construct a highway directly through their territory. But their strategy for survival has been effective: defend their lands from i...
At the Edge of Conquest looks at the situation of the Waiapi Indians, a small, isolated tribe that came in contact with the outside world in the late 1970's. Today they are threatened by invading gold miners, by the Brazilian government's recent proposal to reduce their land by 10%, and the state government's plan to construct a highway directly through their territory. But their strategy for survival has been effective: defend their lands from invasions while their leaders navigate the tricky waters of Brazilian politics. The film focuses on the charismatic leader, Chief Wai-Wai, as he travels from his remote village to Brazil's capitol, encountering for the first time airplanes, elevators, and skyscrapers. But the real barriers are not physical but bureaucratic and cultural. He doesn't read or write, has never been at a meeting before, and doesn't speak the language of these foreign people. Unlike the traditional depictions of indigenous persons as pristine, removed from the forces of the outside world, At the Edge of Conquest reveals a society grappling with the real politique of a larger nation-state. Chief Wai-Wai is fighting the role of victim in a desperate effort to shape the destiny of his people. It is a voyage resembling a cross between Alice in Wonderland and a Kafkaesque nightmare. But it is one which ultimately all isolated indigenous societies are forced to make if they are to survive this rapidly changing world. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Geoffrey O'Connor, Wai-Wai, fl. 1993, Realis Pictures, Inc, Margo Skinner, 1950-2005
Author / Creator
Geoffrey O'Connor
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Margo Skinner, 1950-2005
Person Discussed
Wai-Wai, fl. 1993
Topic / Theme
Wayampi (Waiãpi), Gold mines and mining, Property rights, Evacuations, Capitalism, Economic development, Cultural identity, Tribal and national groups, Anthropology, Ethnography, Wayampi
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Atua and Voyaging
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Canoe Technology) (London, England) (1965) , 15 page(s)
Typewritten notes on rituals related to sailing and fishing. Undated.
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Canoe Technology) (London, England) (1965) , 15 page(s)
Description
Typewritten notes on rituals related to sailing and fishing. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1965
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Sailing, Artisanal fishing, Tikopia
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Sir Raymond William Firth Collection, LSE Library. Used with permission of the LSE Library and the Raymond Firth Estate.
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