Documenting The Documentary, Or Promotion Done Right
More documentary promotional web sites need the treatment that Errol Morris’ The Fog of War got. Of course, more documentaries need to see the big screen more often and audiences need to accept that documentaries often rival the dreck of fictional films that are slung at us below the belt. Anyhow, The Chopping Block deserves praise for their web design.
It goes without saying that you’ll enjoy Morris’ The Fog of War. Good design even extends into his documentary. While good design does not replace good story telling, documentary would be stuck in much of the state it continues to be without him as a guiding light for up and coming filmmakers.
The New Yorker has a late review. And NPR’s Terry Gross interviews Morris about his style of documentary filmmaking and provides further context of The Fog of War. The Apple Quicktime trailer here.
Posted on January 25th, 2004 in General |
