Keeping Up with Robert Darden and the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project

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In December 2013 the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture announced that it would be welcoming into its collections recordings from the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project, yes, the project started up by Robert Darden and featured … Continued

Win a CD Comp Full of Killer Gospel Music Guitar Tracks

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We have a winner! Congratulations to M.E. Hope. The contest is officially over. Here’s a clip Robert Darden of the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project. He mentions some recording artists. [youtube]http://youtu.be/VxtEO1JGWoQ[/youtube] The first person to leave a comment on the … Continued

Process: A Life’s Work and the Canon 5D by Guest Blogger Andy Bowley

Today’s post was written by cinematographer Andy Bowley and originally published in June 2010. I’m putting up this “encore post” because shooting video with the Canon 5D has recently come up several times at my day job. That, plus I … Continued

How to Conduct an Interview, Part 2: Asking the Questions

Last week in How to Conduct an Interview Part 1, I dealt with preparation. This post features some pointers once you are sitting across from the interviewee with your questions in hand. Ready? Go! (Note: Make sure to read this … Continued

How to Conduct an Interview, Part 1: Before the Questions

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So, You Want to Conduct an On-Camera Interview… I don’t usually do how-tos, but a few times in the past year I’ve been approached by people who want to make a documentary and they always ask me, among other things,  how … Continued