Filmmaking Craft
What is B-roll, and how documentary editors use it
B-roll for documentary makers: where the term came from, A-roll versus B-roll, how editors cut with it, and the moment cover footage starts to mislead.
Keep reading
Rania Saliba
Rania writes from Winnipeg about independent features, music films and the culture that grows around small cinemas and film clubs. She is happiest in a half-empty room watching something nobody has heard of yet.
Pieces by Rania
Culture
Songs from the sidewalk: music documentaries and the street
Music documentaries about buskers and outsiders: how they record sound on the street, the ethics of filming people without homes, and three films to start.
Keep reading
Culture
Rep cinemas and film societies: how small screens survive
How repertory cinemas and film societies keep going on members, volunteers, smart programming and good rooms, plus a plain guide to starting your own.
Keep reading
Independent Film
Micro-budget features that made it, and the lessons they leave
What El Mariachi, Clerks, Primer, Tangerine and a Winnipeg film co-op can teach anyone trying to make a first feature film on almost no money at all.
Keep reading