Of course, I wish I came up with this idea all by myself, but I found solace in the fact that Mr. Cooper borrowed from filmmaker Errol Morris, who created a signature look - into - the -
camera documentary interview style, to make his images.
Not exact matches
Adopting a confessional, direct - to -
camera interview style for most of its running time, this unvarnished vérité
documentary about teenage prostitutes in New York City resolutely resists the urge to dramatize.
It is rather unusual for a director to shoot a
documentary which pivots on her private family life, being the one behind the
camera to
interview others, her side of story mostly remains elusive, actress - turned - director Sarah Polley's latest acclaimed
documentary about the startling discovery
Gillespie smartly uses the known and builds upon it with context and some style, using «modern day» Tonya, Jeff and LaVona among others as
interview subjects for a
documentary of sorts that frames the film, but also has the characters speak into the
camera in non-
interview segments to help give Tonya some humanity, or at least make sure you have a better idea about all of her story and life coming out and you did going in.
This in - depth piece is composed primarily of behind - the - scenes footage and talking - head
interviews with many participants: * Robert Zemeckis (Director) * Frank Marshall (Producer) * Steven Spielberg (Executive Producer) * Steve Starkey (Associate Producer) * Don Hahn (Associate Producer) * Peter Seaman (Screenwriter) * Dean Cundey (Director of Photography) * Arthur Schmidt (Editor) * Richard Williams (Director of Animation) * Dale Baer (Chief Executive and Supervising Animator) * Simon Wells (Supervising Animator) * Andreas Deja (Supervising Animator) * Phil Nibbelink (Supervising Animator) * Dave Spafford (Animator) * Nik Ranieri (Animator) * Ken Ralston (Visual Effects Supervisor) * Michael Lantieri (Special Effects Supervisor) * David Alan Barclay (Chief Puppeteer) * Jon Alexander (Optical
Camera Operator, ILM) * Ed Jones (Optical Photography Supervisor) * Alan Silvestri (Composer) * Bob Hoskins (Eddie Valiant) * Charles Fleischer (Voice of Roger Rabbit) * Lou Hirsch (Voice of Baby Herman) You can imagine, therefore, how thorough this
documentary is about touching every aspect of the production.
More worthwhile is «At the Waterfront After the Social: The Legacy of Sleepaway Camp», an engaging new 46 - minute HD
documentary comprising fresh on -
camera interviews with Rose, Rose's mother -LRB-!)
First - time filmmaker Michael Lee Nirenberg
interviews his father, Bill Nirenberg, in his new
documentary, but fuzzy sentimentality and paternal adoration plays little to no part in their on -
camera conversation.
Australian director Craig Gillespie, who made the cricket - cum - baseball drama Million Dollar Arm in 2014, sets out his provocative stall from the start, adopting a faux -
documentary style that allows principal characters such as Harding (Margot Robbie), her terrifyingly aggressive mother (Allison Janney) and her good - looking but idiotic and abusive future husband Jeff Gillooly (Sebastian Stan) to address the
camera directly while an amusing set of captions tell us that what follows has been inspired by an often «wildly contradictory» set of
interviews.
Documentary maker Ken Wardrop has developed a winningly distinctive style in recent years, using straight - to -
camera interviews with thematically connected individuals to build quietly compelling microcosms of human life.
A real - life
documentary interview with Harding's mother formed the basis for scenes when she talks directly to the
camera with a small pet bird on her shoulder.
The first few minutes of the movie make it feels as if this is going to be a faux -
documentary, as we are treated to stock news footage, security
camera footage, and on -
camera interviews with characters and «by standers».
The filmmaker rightfully shows off a comedy nerd's obsessiveness in this two - part
documentary, which boasts plenty of on -
camera interviews with Shandling, as well as chats with fellow luminaries James L. Brooks, Jim Carrey, Sarah Silverman, Conan O'Brien, Bob Saget, and Jerry Seinfeld.
When Robbie - as - Harding narrates and sometimes addresses the
camera, intercut with director Craig Gillespie's faux -
documentary interviews, I, Tonya makes an intriguing spectacle of Harding attempting to wrest her narrative back from other people, a battle that turns out to be more unwinnable than competing against Nancy Kerrigan.
They successfully avoid the monotony of a conventional talking - head
documentary by shooting their
interviews outdoors in a dark alley or at a cemetery with a constantly - moving
camera.
Introduction by Omar Sharif (1:40), Disc 1, Side A (just before film) / Audio Commentary by Actors Omar Sharif, Rod Steiger and Director David Lean's widow Sandra Lean / Isolated Score by Composer Maurice Jarre / 30th - anniversary behind - the - scenes
documentary «Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic» (60:23, indexed with 21 chapters with photos), Disc 2 / Vintage «Zhivago: Behind The
Camera with David Lean» (10:12), Disc 2 / Vintage «David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago» (7:13), Disc 2 / Vintage «Moscow In Madrid» (4:27), Disc 2 / Vintage «Pasternak» (8:46), Disc 2 / New York Press
Interviews with Julie Christie (10:07), Disc 2 / New York Press
Interviews with Omar Sharif (18:52), Disc 2 / Geraldine Chaplin Screen Test (3:14), Disc 2 / «This Is Julie Christie» (1:06), Disc 2 / «This Is Geraldine Chaplin» (1:08), Disc 2, / «This Is Omar Sharif» (1:38), Disc 2 / «Chaplin In New York» (2:14), Disc 2 / Original release Trailer
The hour - long
documentary This Ain't No Video Game stitches together
interviews with all the key players bar Hoskins, who died before he had a chance to further disown the film on
camera.