FILM-RELATED WEB SITES
Cameraperson
www.camerapersonfilm.com
The film's website offers information about the film and filmmaker, including a full list of source films, press coverage and contact information.
The Criterion Collection
https://www.criterion.com/films/29003-cameraperson
The Criterion Collection's Blu-ray release of Cameraperson includes extra features such as Editing Cameraperson, a new program featuring director Kirsten Johnson, producers Marilyn Ness and Danielle Varga, and editors Nels Bangerter and Amanda Laws, and In the Service of the Film, a roundtable conversation with Johnson, producer Gini Reticker, and sound recordists Wellington Bowler and Judy Karp. Also included is Johnson's 2015 short film, The Above, and an essay by filmmaker Michael Almereyda and reprinted writings by Johnson.
Original Online Content on POV
To enhance the broadcast, POV has produced an interactive website to enable viewers to explore the film in greater depth. The Cameraperson website -- www.pbs.org/pov/Cameraperson -- offers a streaming video trailer for the film; an interview with filmmaker; a list of related websites, articles and books; a downloadable discussion guide; and special features.
POV: Media Literacy Questions for Analyzing POV Films and Other Resources
www.pbs.org/pov/blog/povdocs/2015/11/media-literacy/
You can use this downloadable set of questions to prompt analysis of documentaries. For a very different style of analysis, see Film Study Worksheets for Documentaries on Teach With Movies: www.teachwithmovies.org/guides/film-study-worksheet-documentary.html. For commentary and analysis, check out POV's blog: www.pbs.org/pov/blog/.
Center for Media & Social Impact
http://cmsimpact.org/
Based at American University, the center provides research, professional standards codes and other resources related to using documentary film for social change.
International Documentary Association
www.documentary.org/
The association's website features a wide range of resources for working and aspiring filmmakers. Do a search for "ethics" to find articles on various ethical aspects of making documentary films.