December 2006
The Archives
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12.19.06Young, Fast & Scientific: Episode 2, ‘New York’ Jay C | News | (0)Just want to let you guys know that the second episode of 'Young, Fast & Scientific' is now available. This week I pick up where we left off, continuing the behind the scenes look at the making of my student documentary film ‘Obsessed & Scientific’. I’ll get into a little bit of the post production process followed by a detailed look at our trip to New York City to shoot our first two interviews: Michio Kaku, a theoretical phsyicist and professor at the City College of New York, and Rob Niosi, a time travel enthusiast building his own full scale ...
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12.19.06Young, Fast & Scientific – Episode 2, ‘New York’ Jay C | Features, Podcast | (3)Welcome to episode two of The Documentary Blog's ongoing podcast series, 'Young, Fast & Scientific'! This week I pick up where we left off, continuing the behind the scenes look at the making of my student documentary film 'Obsessed & Scientific'. I'll get into a little bit of the post production process followed by a detailed look at our trip to New York City to shoot our first two interviews: Michio Kaku, a theoretical phsyicist and professor at the City College of New York, and Rob Niosi, a time travel enthusiast building his own full scale replica of ...
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12.15.06AOL’s ‘True Stories’ Profiles ‘J.L. Aronson’s Danielson: A Family Movie’ Jay C | News | (0)Sean has just given me the heads up on a cool new feature over at AOL. 'True Stories' is a site dedicated to the promotion of documentaries, featuring profiles and clips, and in some cases full length films for viewing. This looks to be a pretty great resource for people looking to check out some new and interesting movies, or even to get some background on some films they've already seen. As of now, the site is featuring a profile on J.L. Aronson's film 'Danielson: A Family Movie', a movie about one of my favourite bands of all time, The ...
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12.12.06Who Killed The Electric Car? Sean | Reviews | (13)Who Killed The Electric Car? Directed by: Chris Paine Narrated by: Martin Sheen When gas prices hit an all-time high last summer in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, most of us just accepted it and went about our daily business. But if you step back and think about it, such a plight seems absolutely ludicrous. In this age of amazing technological achievement, how is it possible that we are still a slave to crude oil for the majority of our transportation needs? Every other industry has made amazing innovations in the past few decades, and yet somehow cars are still stuck in ...
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12.11.06March of the Penguins Cinematographer Demands Co-Director Credit Jay C | News | (10)Variety is reporting a lawsuit brewing out of everybody's favourite sleeper hit documentary 'March of the Penguins'. Apparently the emporor penguins featured in the film are suing the producers, claiming they were fooled into signing release forms after the filmmakers got them drunk at a bar and told them they were making a 'documentary film' that would not be released in the U.S. I kid, of course. The actual story is as follows: Director of photography Laurent Chalet wants a co-director credit on the film that he, along with director Luc Jacquet and second D.P. Jérôme Maison, shot over a ...
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12.11.06Young, Fast & Scientific: A Documentary Blog Podcast Series Jay C | News | (0)So i've decided to pass the time this holiday season by recording a five-part podcast on the making of my student film, 'Obsessed & Scientific'. First off, that may be a lie. I'm not quite sure how many 'parts' there will be, but for now i'll go with five. Think of it as a 'Project Greenlight' type deal, only no Ben or Matt. The idea is to give some insight into the process that me and my fellow crew/classmates went through to complete a 20-30 minute documentary on 16mm film. Here's a synopsis of the first episode: The Documentary Blog presents ...
