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Adrian Cowell

February 04, 2016

Adrian Cowell, the eminent filmmaker who catapulted the environmental movement to save the Amazonian rain forests through the television series The Decade of Destruction and Banking on...

Deep Dive on Fair Use and Consensus Documents

January 29, 2016

Why take an approach to determining fair use that is rooted in professional consensus, rather than (for example) negotiating standards with right holders or consulting legal experts? At the heart of...

Haskell Wexler

January 28, 2016

Haskell Wexler, a legendary and Academy Award-winning Hollywood cinematographer and producer of a recent controversial documentary, Who Needs Sleep?, will be visiting the Center for Social Media as...

Category 4: Employing archival material in historical or biographical sequences

January 25, 2016

Citizen King Download | Length: 1:17 In the American Experience documentary "Citizen King," Orlando Bagwell used a central portion of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, in which...

Category 3: Incorporating Incidental Sounds and Images in Documentary Footage

January 25, 2016

5 Girls Download | Length: 0:25 In 5 Girls, Maria Finitzo filmed a teen party where Lauryn Hill song played in the background. She employed fair use because the girls chose for themselves to use...

Category 2: Sampling popular culture to portray societal conditions

January 25, 2016

Money for Nothing Download | Length: 0:37 In Money for Nothing, Kembrew McLeod argued that popular music stars were being chosen for their ability to cross-promote their work. McLeod claimed...

Diversity in Independent TV Documentaries: Is Public TV Different?

October 30, 2015

Diversity in Independent TV Documentaries: Is Public TV Different?   Table Of Contents Results Background Methods Conclusion Authors Results Minorities Independent Lens and POV, which have...

Dangerous Documentaries: Resources for Filmmakers

May 26, 2015

Many of the issues most important for our society to recognize and discuss are also those that powerful people or institutions don’t want...

Fair Use in Documentary Film Discussion Clips

April 28, 2015

VIDEOS For each video, consider the following questions: Why is this video fair use? What specific categories of fair use does the video employ? What arguments can you make for why this video is...

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