50 Documentaries of the Decade

Last week Paste declared their 25 Documentaries of the Decade. To be honest it was a bit of a disappointingly obvious list, in terms of safely including most of the biggest docs of the decade. Every film on their list is a great documentary but there were also a great amount of other films that possibly should have seen a mention. I tried to limit to 25 but it's just impossible. This isn't necessarily in any order, I hate the idea of saying one is better than the other, especially when you're talking 10 years of filmmaking and also the sheer ...

Research Process: Clip – Encounters at the End of the World

My friend, and filmmaking partner, Jemma has set me the task of showing her documentaries she hasn't seen so that we can look at visuals and filming techniques for a documentary we are currently in the research stage for. Jemma has largely always focused on current affairs TV docs, as that is her main area of interest, and has little knowledge when it comes to feature documentaries. I don't see this as a bad thing and it means I get a chance to re-watch a lot of films I love, so I've begun trying to think of particular films or ...

Remembering Dennis Stock

Magnum Photographer Dennis Stock sadly died today. Stock started his career as an apprentice to Life magazine photographer Gjon Mili and joined Magnum in 1951. Although best known for his intimate portraits of James Dean he was also a prolific Jazz photographer taking some of the most iconic Jazz portraits in history for his book Jazz Street. in 1968 he founded the production company Visual Objectives and shot several documentaries but returned to Magnum to serve as president of Magnum's film and new media division in 1969 and 1970. Stock generated a book or an exhibition almost every year since the ...

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Sep 02 1 comments

Design, Film, Typography

Animated Typography Love-in

The video below has been pinging around the interwebz for a few days now and I can’t help but post it as I have more than a soft spot for any form of animated typography. The type during the Jimmy Carter speech in Gonzo elicited an embarrassingly audible whoop when I first saw that film.

Inspired Mag have accumulated a mammoth 15 examples of kinetic typography based on popular films here. They do get a little same-y after you watch a few but the Rocky video is the crowning glory of the bunch.

My favourite use of this is still the Harvey Milk speech which is just down below:

Jun 21 0 comments

Design, Film, Filmmaking, Typography

Hi-Fi by Bante

I appreciate that at some point I should actually write something here, but for now here’s another video far more interesting than my musings anyhow.

It was made as a promo for the concerts at the Bellavista Social Pub but feeds right into my love of Jazz imagery.

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Jun 01 0 comments

Design

RSA Animate Series

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I’m absolutely loving these videos from the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA). They have a Youtube channel with loads more here, but these are particularly great.

RSA Animate – Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

Dan Pink’s talk at the RSA illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace.

RSA Animate – Smile or Die

Acclaimed journalist, author and political activist Barbara Ehrenreich explores the darker side of positive thinking.

RSA Animate: The Secret Power of Time

Professor Philip Zimbardo conveys how our individual perspectives of time affect our work, health and well-being. Time influences who we are as a person, how we view relationships and how we act in the world.

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Sep 01 0 comments

Design, Documentary, Film, Music

Festival Coverage

The festival made it into the Guardian Guide with a really nice little write up.

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Aug 17 0 comments

Design

Economist Ads cont.

I wrote about about my favourite ads from the legendary Economist campaign last year and they are still producing some of the most interesting and innovative advertising, so now it’s time for an update. Below are a few more of my favourites.

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Welcome to In One Eye, Out the Other! My name is Charlotte and this is my blog for anything and everything that I love/like and an ongoing portfolio of my work.

I'm 26 and have spent 20 of those years in education, studying a large range of things from Media Technology to Graphic Design, Photography, Motion Graphics, Web Design, New Media and most recently an MA in Documentary.

I'm a filmmaker and photographer and I watch, write about and programme documentaries.

I live in London with a very large old cat, Henry, who is quite partial to ham sandwiches.

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My First Film

I've finally had the time to start re-editing the film so a new version will be up again soon. The film is a portrait of Hunstville, Texas which is home to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the state execution chamber. It looks at the love/hate relationship the residents have with their greatest employer and the stigma of the executions.

The production diary here
and stills from the shoot are here

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