Joshua Ligairi » 09.01.10 »
I've just started recording a new documentary-centric podcast for TheDocumentaryBlog.com with DocBlog founder Jay Cheel (himself also a documentary filmmaker). Our goal with the podcast is to create a strong internet community around non-fiction filmmaking, while also creating a resource for film students enthusiasts to get an insight into the craft and process of the greatest non-fiction filmmakers of our day. Jay hopes to approach it from a fan perspective. I hope to meld that with a filmmaker perspective, getting into technique and business.
Although we are just creating the first Documentary Podcast season, Jay is also the co-host of the Film Junk Podcast. One of the world's highest-rated and longest-running podcasts, they have recorded (almost) 300 weekly episodes over the past (almost) six years, so there is a pretty solid track record there.
We plan on bringing filmmakers on for the entire episode to discuss what documentaries we've seen lately, some documentary news, and then transition into a conversational interview about the filmmakers' work which will take up the majority of the podcast.
We will be recording every other week in the beginning and judge future episode frequency based on response. Stay tuned!
Check out The Documentary Blog now here and follow them on Twitter @documentaryblog for updates.
