Introduce Yourself: Sign In Here First

welcome, adriana and douglas. since you've both been registered for
the d-word community, you should continue the conversation there
(also, be sure to introduce yourself there again).

Hello,

I just wanted to introduce myself to the group. I live in NYC and am currently working on a
Boxing Documentary. I should be wrapping up the shooting in the next 2 months and then
it is time to sit down and edit all of these hours of interviews, footage and photos
together. Just wanted to say hello. I'm looking for a community of people to talk with
about what we do.

welcome, lynn. look forward to talking with you in the community.

namaste !
have been producing/directing/scripting docs since 1987.am based in
new delhi ,india and have dabbled in adult literacy,environment,
women empowerment, health communication campaigns, distance
learning. ....and most of the popular problems doc makers love to
carry the cross for....and...hey i also make slick corporate videos;-)
am a student of life, just begining to have fun.
looking forward to learning and sharing
warm wishes
deepak mehra

welcome, deepak. you've now been registered for the community, so
we'll see you there (be sure to re-introduce yourself there).

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This isn't a topic for promoting films (which is why the above post
was erased). It's for introducing yourself to the rest of folks here.

Greetings, Everyone:

My name is Ruby Taylor. I'm new to the film world and even newer to
the documentary world. Within, the next 12 months I plan on starting
my documentary. My topic will be about the last year of a 16 year-
old life which happens to be my brother.

A little information about me I'm a social worker by training and
creator by passion.

Wishing everyone the best.

Hey Everyone,
I'm in Chicago IL and have completed three short films. My friend
and I are about expand our scope and are looking for a little help.
In the s[ring of 2005 we're going to take a 1 - 2 week trip
somewhere in the world and film the whole thing. We're looking for
an experenced videographer / one man film crew who is willing to
travel with us (all expense paid). Where can I post more
information about this project?

--Todd
todd_eckle@yahoo.com

welcome, todd and ruby. todd, you can post something in our
classifieds topic {LINK NOT IMPORTED}. ruby, your film sounds very powerful. hope
we can be helpful to you in your journey.

Hi everyone

I am currently living in melbourne Australia, working in post production. I am originally
from South London been here for 2 years now. Currently putting together a documentary I
plan to shoot when I visit London next year, about an ex boxer turned actor friend of
mine. looking forward to learning lots here at the D word.

Like the sound of Lynn Lanes documentary on boxing.

cheers :)

Hello....

I just joined this D community and would like to say hello.

For the past three years myself and an international team have
been working on an interactive documentary project entitled
Jerusalem: A Living History.

It has been a slow process, as it always is with independent
work, but we making progress and as we start the final testing
and evaluation process, we would very much like feedback,
comments, suggestions......

You can find a preview of the work online:
www.4-dmediagroup.com/idocs

We also have a prototype available on a CDROM that we would
be happy to send along.

I can be reached at:
maurice_jacobsen@newmediacollaborative.net

The name of the group is New Media Collaborative and as the
name states we are happy to collaborating with other makers of
documentaries, especially those on the East coast, who have
projects that would work well in an interactive environment.

Cheers,
Maurice Jacobsen

howdy, neil and maurice. neil, if you haven't already, introduce
yourself in the community (this is the public forum). maurice, feel
free to join: www.d-word.com/join.

Hello!
My name is Elka Nikolova and I am an independent producer/director
based in New York. I am currently working on a documentary about
Binka Zhelyazkova, the first woman film director in Bulgaria, where
I am originally from. I am working on revising my script after I
shot some more material in Bulgaria over the summer and I am in need
of forum to share ideas and experiences. I also hope to find a
mentor to advise me on the next steps of this wonderful and at times
difficult process.
Elka

hi, elka. hope to see you in the community soon.

Hello, all,
My name is Juliet Dervin and I've been working on documentary films and interactive
media for over four years here in Austin, Texas. I'm looking forward to learning from the
community, especially now that I'm about to launch into my own work, transition from
working for others (as associate producer, grant writer, researcher, story producer) and
proceed apace with my own stories (my development file needs to
be cleaned out!). Thanks for the opportunity to share and learn.
Julie

Hi,

My name is Austyn Steelman and I was recommended to the D-Word forum through my
cousin, a documentary filmmaker who has found the forum to be a great resource
throughout the production of her film. I am an independent filmmaker from California
and am in the process of launching my own documentary which will focus on the work of
two very talented musicians from Minneapolis, Minnesota. This documentary will be the
biggest project that I have worked on so far so I am happy to have found this resource. I
look forward to gathering knowledge through the forum as well as contributing what
knowledge I can.

Talk to you soon,
Austyn

Welcome to The D-Word Forum, Juliet and Austyn.

hello everyone
I am a filmmaker based in new delhi, india. 12 years back i stared my
journey in films with a expose' on the malpractices of Delhi
development authority- an organisation responsible for development of
Delhi. Since than it has been a exciting and a very charged trip. I
got the oppurtunity to show my films on the national television also-
censorship has now become a greater evil than what it was earlier on
TV. Though with digital tech the budgets have come down but the funds
have virtually disappeared for making the kind of film one wants to
make. International funding and invite to the film festival too is
not without it's politics and networking. but we go on. would like to
share my experiences and learn more from this place.
umesh

welcome, umesh. be sure to join the d-word community, where the
professional doc makers hang out: www.d-word.com/community/join

oops, just discovered you've already joined ;-)

thanks dough
shall keep in touch thru this wonderful d-world community

Hi, I am a documentary director from South Africa, working in
Johannesburg on development issues. I have made a few films on
HIV/AIDS and how it affects communities. I also make a lot of
educational films for broadcast. At the moment I am making a short on
mental disability. I would love to chat to other directors about
interesting ways of structuring doccies, as I think the classic
interview/ cut-away style can become quite staid. Looking forward to
hear from you all!
Alette

welcome, alette. best way to do that is to join the d-word
community: www.d-word.com/community/join

Hello,

Scholtens is my name, and I live in Brooklyn, NY. I ran across this
forum searching for info on interview techniques--I am in the pre-
production phase of a documentary on landmines.

My background is in narrative, experimental, and animated film. I have
examples of the latter posted on the web at
http://homepages.nyu.edu/~nws202. My favorite filmmaker and
greatest influence is P. P. Pasolini (whose fictional work would
sometimes border on the documentary--"Accatone"--and whose one
endeavor in the cinema verite was, sadly, at any given moment either
un-poetic or overly intellectual--but still worth checking out--
"Comizi d'Amore").

You can reach me at n_in_scioltezza@hotmail.com. I am always happy
to meet people in person, so don't be shy you New Yorkers!!! My home
base is a SOHO editing house called Subvoyant.

NWScholtens