Archival Storytelling: August 2008

According to a Los Angeles Times story by staff writer Joseph Menn (August 22), "Film credits from the 1920s reveal imprecision in copyright claims that some experts say could invalidate Disney's long-held copyright." See the article for details.

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Much more than a how-to, Archival Storytelling is filled with advice and insight from filmmakers, archivists, film researchers, music supervisors, intellectual property experts, insurance executives and others. The book defines key terms—copyright, fair use, public domain, orphan works and more—and challenges filmmakers to become not only archival users but also activists, ensuring their ongoing ability as creators to draw on the cultural materials that surround them.

Featuring conversations with industry leaders including Patricia Aufderheide, Hubert Best, Peter Jaszi, Jan Krawitz, Lawrence Lessig, Stanley Nelson, Rick Prelinger, Geoffrey C. Ward and many others.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Sheila Curran Bernard is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker and consultant and the author of Documentary Storytelling, a best selling guide to story and structure in nonfiction filmmaking. Her archival film credits include the series Eyes on the Prize, I’ll Make Me a World, This Far By Faith, America’s War on Poverty, and School, for which she also co-wrote the companion book.

Kenn Rabin is an internationally recognized expert on the use of archival materials in film storytelling. His credits include the dramatic features Milk, directed by Gus Van Sant; Good Night, and Good Luck, directed by George Clooney; and The Good German, directed by Steven Soderbergh, in addition to a number of acclaimed archival television series, including the 13-hour Vietnam: A Television History and the 14-hour Eyes on the Prize, for which he was nominated for an Emmy.

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Disney's Mickey Mouse copyright in contention?

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