Filming children can be fun and can result in some heartwarming footage that anyone with an ounce of humanity will find endearing. Filming children can also be a nightmare, that can result in endless lawsuits. Ok, you probably won’t get sued if you film a child, but there are huge […]
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DC Shorts Update! (Sorry for the Long Delay in-between Posts!)
DC Shorts has just updated its website for the 2007 film festival. Our film Barberin’ will be screening during the shorts screening #5, at 6pm on Saturday September 15th at Landmark’s E Street Theater (and then hopefully during the “best of” screenings during the rest of the following week). Tickets […]
Ethics, and Svia…
“What will your film be about?” a kibbutznik asks us. After giving him a brief summary of our idea and what we have filmed so far, he pauses momentarily with a quizzical look on his face. “You must show a well rounded view of the kibbutz… do not make it […]
The Train
Director Oren Jacoby (Constantine’s Sword) quoted another documentarian: “Watch out if you think you see a light at the end of the tunnel. It’s probably just a train coming right at you.” We’ve discovered the truth of this statement in our own work. After two and a half weeks of […]
Dganit (The double consonant name I still cannot pronounce)
By Tessa Moran A couple of days ago we filmed Dganit. Her friend Noy was visiting from outside of the kibbutz and Dganit had planned to show her her new room. Teenagers can qualify to rent a private room in the kibbutz for a nominal fee. The rooms are small, […]
30 Minutes in the Sky: Memories to Last a Lifetime.
By Ben Crosbie, photos by Tessa Moran High in the Sky Spinning, spinning, spinning higher and higher into the air, sometimes gaining a few hundred feet of altitude in a second, the glider climbs towards the atmosphere in a dizzying ascent. The small engine-less glider is like a toy airplane, […]
In the Kitchen.
Yesterday morning we began filming in the kitchen of the dining room. The chadar ochel, as it is called in hebrew, was an important element of kibbutz life. Kibbutzniks once ate every meal in the dining room, but now only lunch is provided. The single meal is a remnant of […]
Filming Uzi (not the gun, but the man).
Uzi Yesterday morning we filmed Uzi in his workshop. He was shy and appeared nervous about the accuracy of his English. But after some time filming, his demeanor changed and he opened up about his life in Kfar Giladi — where he was born, met his volunteer wife Kathy, and […]
Pictures of the kibbutz.
As promised, here are some pictures of the kibbutz. These are only a few places, so we’ll post more as the summer continues. Click on the images to see larger versions. Our apartment. The security road around the kibbutz. The new dining room. The old dining room. The kolbo (kibbutz […]
Creative Solutions: Time Lapse Photography, Makeshift Lighting, and a Unique Interview Location.
Last evening we decided to try our hands at some time lapse photography. We want to have at least a few scenes in the final film that are time lapse photography, to serve as interesting transitions. Time lapse photography involves taking a series of still photographs of an event over […]
Readers! Please post comments!
We know we have at least a small base of readers that check our blog every day (we are stalking you through blog stats, muahahaha), but so far there have only been a handful of comments posted. We want you to ask us questions, tell us what you think, and […]
The three parter: experiences with the XH A1, an Israeli wedding and “no man’s land.”
XH A1 After filming with the XH A1 for a week now, we thought we could share a few things we have learned while using it. On a broad scale, the camera has worked great so far. But like any camera, it definitely has its positives and negatives. The image […]