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Penny Lane is My Real Name is a newsletter about making art and making a living in documentary film.
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How to fuck around and find out (opens the original)
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How good is that doc idea, really?It’s an uncomfortable question to ask about a project you’re already excited about. But trust me: it only gets more uncomfortable the more you’ve invested in it.That’s why I love this practical evaluation rubric that Adam (The Nonfiction Hotlist) shared with Kathleen Lingo. They go through it in detail in this post. If you’ve got a documentary going — at any stage! — I strongly recommend using the rubric to “kick the tires”
The art of (not) getting access (opens the original)
You Can’t Gift-wrap a Link (opens the original)
How to Start an Edit (opens the original)
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Top 5 Q’s from the Q&A Tour (opens the original)
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