oh and if you can’t see the above picture please come and see it here. It’s more than worth it. It’s the best yet: http://shootingpeople.org/blog/category/bensblog/2009/08/writing-day-10/

This blog post from Alison Byrne Fields on We’ll Know When We Get There is really sweet. Rest in peace Mr Hughes.

I have become a bit obsessed with data recently. Numbers on a page don’t mean much to me. I’m very visual which is why I love documentary storytelling so much. But there are people doing things with data that will make your jaw drop. And the storytelling potential of data is something I am currently very interested in. Hans Rosling gave an incredible talk at TED in 2006 – see the video below. And now I have discovered Aaron Koblin,…

digital distribution, digital platforms

Getting funding for your film is wonderful but there are also lots of potential pitfalls and complications. The good folk at Active Voice have created a website to help both filmmakers and funders steer a course through these turbulent waters. Check out The Prenups and download a copy for youself.

Gosh I’m so sorry about being away for so long. This has been a busy Summer. In a very good way but between work and travel I have been sorely neglecting doing any writing (both on this blog and elsewhere). So here’s a song I like as a placeholder while I gather my thoughts and pull my socks up. HT: Miss Anna Wood

I just received a spam email entitled “Naked Top Models” which turned out to just be an advert for cheap prescription drugs. I get these all the time, as I imagine, do you, however this one was apparently sent to me from a King Zanuaicj. When it turned out to just be cheap prescription medication I couldn’t help but feel a brief twinge of sadness. I’m not especially fussed about seeing naked top models and I’m sure that’d be quite…