by David Tames | Jul 11, 2017 | Art, Featured, Process, Writing
What’s an artist manifesto? An artist manifesto (from the Latin manifestus meaning clear, evident) is a declaration of the perspectives, motives, or intentions of an artist or artistic movement. Sometimes they are written in order to achieve a political goal....
by David Tames | Apr 13, 2017 | Featured, Gear
The Audio-Technica BP4029 is a stereo shotgun microphone that produces a center-focused stereo image. It contains two independent condenser elements: a “Mid” element with a line-cardioid pick-up pattern and a “Side” element with a figure-eight pick-up pattern. The...
by David Tames | Apr 12, 2017 | Documentary, Featured, Process
Some documentary media makers do interviews while others prefer to observe people and eschew formal interviews (in the traditions of direct cinema and cinéma vérité). Some documentary makers do formal interviews while others prefer informal interviews or simply...
by David Tames | Apr 9, 2017 | Featured, Process
THIS IS A ROUGH DRAFT, please send me your comments. There are many approaches to developing your idea and planning how you will produce your video project. Going through the process of producing a brief project plan offers you a means to think through your project,...
