The Great Self Distribution Hoax

Do you want to know what really chaps my ass about self distribution?

I get annoyed when I hear other filmmakers (and industry gurus) drone on and on about self distribution, as if it is a new concept or a last resort. Here's the deal. Anybody who is still talking about "self distribution" (as if it's a choice) is old school.

www.filmmakingstuff.com/self-distribution

Michael Moore's 13 Rules for Making Documentary Films | Indiewire

During his keynote at the Toronto International Film Festival's sixth annual Doc Conference, Michael Moore shared his advice to documentary filmmakers, beginning with the notion that they shouldn't be called documentarians at all. "We are not documentarians, we are filmmakers," he told the crowd at the start of his 13-point manifesto.

www.indiewire.com/article/michael-moores-13-rules-for-making-documentary-films-20140910

News Shooter | How to get ahead in video journalism – 10 tips for starting out from Webby award winner Pete Pattisson

In 2000 I got my first photos published in a magazine. Fourteen years later I won a Webby Award for my film exposing the treatment of migrant workers in Qatar, host of the 2022 World Cup.

Along the way I've learned a few things about what it takes to succeed (or at least survive) as a freelance video journalist. I certainly don't have all the answers, but I hope one or two of these tips may be helpful to some of you trying to break in to this most competitive of fields. 

www.newsshooter.com/2014/09/08/how-to-get-ahead-in-video-journalism-10-tips-for-starting-out-from-webby-award-winner-pete-pattisson

Shooting Documentary: Five tips for filmmakers - Imagejunkies

I've been lucky enough during my career to shoot a number of documentaries. Above is my most recent, a 45 minute film exploring the lack of equality worldwide between men and women.

www.imagejunkies.com/2014/04/25/shooting-docos-five-tips