OS and Documentary Filmmaking

[BJ Peters]

Blake-- While not directly related to your question, I thought you 
might be interested in efforts being supported around the world that 
you can read about on the following websites:

http://www.spiritualcinemacircle.com/film_contest.html

  www.Movingmessagesmedia.com

Be Peace --BJ

On Wednesday, August 18, 2004, at 02:33 PM, Blake Mills wrote:

> Greetings from the very north east coast of the USA!
>  
> As a newly minted documentary filmmaker and as an old OS facilitator, 
> I would like to combine the two and was wondering if anyone has done 
> this?  I am producing a doc with a church and want to do OS with them 
> at the beginning to get their input on what they want it to be about 
> and have them tell me what they want filmed.  Everyone one in the 
> church wsill be touch by this film and I would like to get their 
> ideas. My feeling is that OS would be excellent to use with a 
> community and push the envelope in filmmaking...making documentaries 
> more collaborative.  In essence, OS would help them say what they want 
> the film to say, in a compelling way, and not what I think it should 
> say.  My filmmaking mentors keep telling me that I need to maintain 
> control with the decision making, especially in the editing suite.  
> They also say I am being naive.  Since I teach collaborative 
> leadership seminars, I want to practice what I preach.  Am I being 
> naive?  Do you think this would work?  Anybody have experience with 
> this? 
>  
> Maybe I am behind the times and it has already being done. If so, I 
> would really appreciate other's experiences in this area.
>  
> Thank you ever so much for any thoughts!
>  
> Blake
>  
> Custom House Productions
> Rockport, Maine, USA 04856

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