Posts tagged: documentary

Digital Filmmaking

Concept of a Film - Through the Eyes of the Filmmaker

March 3, 2009 To make a documentary film, whether it’s a few minutes or much longer, is an involved process. Even though I knew I wanted to make a film about childbirth, it still took me time to decide exactly what slant or approach would be best in order to tell my story.   Jean-Paul Ouellette’s pre-production and post-production classes were key for me. J P provided lots of guidance, information, assistance and feedback. His classes are am Read On...

Digital Filmmaking

A Little More History on the Making of BIRTH

February 24, 2009 As I mentioned in an earlier BLOG, through the years, I have worked as a childbirth educator, a writer, and most recently a documentary filmmaker. My reason to make my documentary, BIRTH, is because I want to reach more people faster than is possible through print journalism. I want to educate, inform and empower women and men, the young and the old, that childbirth is a natural event.  Unfortunately, in the United States, childbirth is a bi Read On...