Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/22

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Documentary work
From: scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)
Date: Fri Sep 22 11:43:28 2006
References: <C13972B1.15D17%bd@bdcolenphoto.com>

B.D.,

In the thread context, I thought it innapropriate to mention
the client to clarify.  Your term "P.R. work" may very well
apply in this case.

Scott

B. D. Colen wrote:

>Tina has this one pegged! And frankly, one has pretty much always had to do
>commercial work of one sort or another to support documentary work. Still
>documentary work and t.v./film/video work - particularly for hire - are
>different animals. In fact, I'd go so far as to suggest that the work for
>corporations and social service clients - as glorious and Emmy worthy as I'm
>sure it is - is PR work, not true documentary work, in that it is work for
>hire produced to tell a story that a client wants told to promote the agenda
>of that client.
>
>
>On 9/22/06 10:07 AM, "Lawrence Zeitlin" <lrzeitlin@optonline.net> wrote:
>
>  
>
>>On Sep 21, 2006, at 10:47 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>>My fine art buddy is taking on some documentary jobs to pay the
>>>>bills.
>>>>
>>>>Scott
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>What!  Please let me know how this is possible.  I take on commercial
>>>jobs to be able to afford to do documentary work.  Who is paying for
>>>documentary photography these days!!
>>>
>>>Tina
>>>      
>>>
>>Tina, Ted
>>
>>Documentary work lives - but it's all on video. Someone has to fill
>>up that "vast wasteland."
>>
>>My daughter recently did three hours of broadcast video on the Yale
>>University Tricentennial anniversary. She also did a history of
>>submarines from Bushnell's "Turtle" to the atomic powered Nautilus
>>for the Electric Boat Company. She gets constant requests from her
>>gainful employment as a TV writer/producer to do freelance
>>documentary work for medical and social services clients. So far she
>>has been nominated for 5 Emmys and has won two International TV
>>awards for her social service spots, a feat that makes her parents
>>very proud. All that expensive education wasn't wasted. Now if she
>>would only call and visit more often - -
>>
>>Larry Z
>>
>>
>>
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