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  • Introducing the Sony NEX-EA50
    Edward J. Delaney provides a quick overview of the new Sony NEX-EA50, which has started to shrink the price gap between HDSLR cameras and large camcorders.
    Edward J. Delaney 2 min read August 21, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • Lightworks Looks to Grab a Tier of New Editors With Its PC-Based NLE
    In the weeks since the non-linear editor Lightworks V11 was made available for download, the product has earned its share of likers and dislikers. Lightshare shares its plans for the product with blogger Edward J. Delaney.
    Edward J. Delaney 4 min read June 20, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • Cell-Phone Documentaries: Films & Tools
    Apple's iPhone 4 has sparked a new industry of smartphone filmmaking.
    Edward J. Delaney 4 min read February 24, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • 'More Than A Month' Channels Moore, Spurlock and Woody Allen in Journey to End Black History Month
    Edward J. Delaney talks to director Shukree Tilghman about his tongue-in-cheek cross-country campaign (and documentary) to end Black History Month.
    Edward J. Delaney 4 min read January 28, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • Sundance 2012: Those Lusterless Celebrity Documentaries
    With Sundance kicking off this Thursday, guest blogger Edward J. Delaney sounds off on his wariness of documentaries made by celebrities who seem to jump into the genre out of nowhere.
    Edward J. Delaney 5 min read January 18, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • New Oscar Eligibility Rules Could Shut Out Great Documentaries
    Media reports suggest that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences will be announcing new rules connected to the documentary Oscars this week, including the use of The New York Times and Los Angeles Times as eligibility sieves. Guest blogger Edward J. Delaney considers the impact of the move.
    Edward J. Delaney 4 min read January 9, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • 'Indie Game: The Movie' Rides $100,000 in Kickstarter Donations to Sundance 2012 Premiere
    With Sundance's 2012 lineup announced, guest blogger Edward J. Delaney highlights the unconventional approach of one of the selected docs and its filmmakers, Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky.
    Edward J. Delaney 4 min read December 2, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • Asking More From Your Entry Fee
    Edward J. Delaney offers 6 ways documentary festivals can be more accountable to their entry-fee-paying filmmakers.
    Edward J. Delaney 9 min read October 27, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • The Elusive 'General' Audience
    In a second post in a series on finding an audience for your documentary, Edward J. Delaney looks at how an emphasis on your film's storyline can help you grow your audience beyond a small core of fans.
    Edward J. Delaney 7 min read October 19, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • Cultivating Micro-Audiences
    Edward J. Delaney explains how to use the Pyramid of Audience Interest to define and expand your doc's niche audience.
    Edward J. Delaney 8 min read October 17, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • How Prosumer Cameras, Apple and YouTube Have Changed Documentary Storytelling in the 10 Years Since 9/11
    Edward J. Delaney of DocumentaryTech looks at how far digital technology has come in the last 10 years, from the Naudet brothers' 9/11 to the crowdsourced #18DaysInEgypt.
    Edward J. Delaney 5 min read September 8, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • The Feature-Length Fallacy
    Edward J. Delaney of DocumentaryTech explores the benefits of shaving a few minutes (or more) from a film's running time.
    Edward J. Delaney 7 min read September 1, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • Finding Depth in Documentary Film
    Guest blogger Edward J. Delaney distinguishes between 'art' and 'craft' in documentary film and singles out James March (Man on Wire, Project Nim) as being as close to an artist as anyone working in the form today.
    Edward J. Delaney 7 min read August 24, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • I Have $5,000… What's the Ideal Documentary Kit?
    Indie filmmakers offer tips for building a documentary kit on a budget in this guest post from DocumentaryTech's Edward J. Delaney.
    Edward J. Delaney 17 min read August 16, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • How Much Money Does It Really Take to Make a Documentary?
    In the wake of America's credit rating downgrade and a day after a 600-plus-point drop in the Dow, Edward J. Delaney of DocumentaryTech looks at how the documentary-film economy is changing rapidly.
    Edward J. Delaney 6 min read August 9, 2011 Documentary News Comments