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Tales from the Basement: Makers of Geek Documentaries
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- Description:
- How do documentarians capture nerdy subcultures that are often considered unsocial? It can take a delicate balance to make these films compelling to a general audience while still celebrating their subjects. A panel of filmmakers (and a special guest or two) discuss the challenges and rewards of bringing untold triumphs of geekdom to light.
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- What makes a documentary a geek documentary?
- What geek documentaries are out there?
- Did the directors know they were making a geek documentary, or discover it?
- How do you make an introverted geek shine on camera?
- How do you market a geek documentary to a general audience?
- Are there subjects too geeky to be filmed?
- Are there subjects that it is amazing nobody has made a documentary on them?
- Are there geek documentaries from the past that inspired the directors?
- What was the toughest part of bringing a geek documentary to fruition?
- Can MC Frontalot bust out a rhyme?
- Level:
- Beginner
- Category:
- Branding, Comedy, Directing, Documentary, Human Interest
- Type:
- Panel
- Event:
- Film 2010
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