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		<title>How to Fund Your First Documentary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I started thinking about putting together my first documentary movie, the largest issue I had was where to get the money for it! This is a common problem among unknown documentarians. Breaking into the industry is difficult enough, but finding someone to fund an unknown director / writer / producer can be a real [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.octobersunfilms.com/2011/09/07/how-to-fund-your-first-documentary/</link>
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		<title>Choosing a Subject for Your Documentary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Choosing a subject for your documentary can get a little tricky. There are just so many ways you can go when choosing a subject that it can get a little confusing at times. Do you want to be controversial? Maybe you would prefer to present a more straightforward documentary. There is also the chance you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.octobersunfilms.com/2011/08/25/choosing-a-subject-for-your-documentary/</link>
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		<title>The Top Five Documentaries You&#8217;ve Probably Never Seen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Crumb 1994 Crumb is a documentary about the artist Robert Crumb and his eccentric family. The film is a fantastic example of the genres ability to profile a subject and make it compelling. Even if you have never heard of Robert Crumb or seen his work you will be fascinated by his unorthodox behavior and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.octobersunfilms.com/2011/08/12/the-top-five-documentaries-youve-probably-never-seen/</link>
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		<title>Documentary Films Offer Inspiration To Future Filmmakers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Documentary films tend to engage the audience more than traditional films. Another thing documentaries do is to inspire. A number of editing software packages are available or can be downloading from online sources. This can serve as an excellent starting point for future filmmakers. A documentary is a good place for aspiring filmmakers to start [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.octobersunfilms.com/2011/04/15/documentary-films-offer-inspiration-to-future-filmmakers/</link>
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		<title>Telling stories without words</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cinema began as a series of moving pictures, at some point coalescing into a story. Occasionally, title cards would convey information or dialogue that was seemingly necessary to the story. With the advent of sound, many filmmakers took it for granted that it was now necessary to embrace this new feature. Charlie Chaplin was a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.octobersunfilms.com/2010/10/08/telling-stories-without-words/</link>
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		<title>Shedding light on &#8220;Invisible Children&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2003, three filmmakers from Southern California travelled to Africa and discovered something that they had to share with the world. In the documentary Invisible Children, they do just that, but it&#8217;s not an easy thing to watch. The film tells the story of children in Uganda who have been abducted and enlisted into the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.octobersunfilms.com/2010/10/04/shedding-light-on-invisible-children/</link>
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		<title>Documentaries at the Oscars</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Academy Awards instituted a Documentary category in 1942, and then divided it into two categories the next year (Feature and Short Film). If you&#8217;ve never watched a documentary before, you could do much worse than to start with these. On the other hand, if you have always enjoyed nonfiction film, here&#8217;s a chance to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.octobersunfilms.com/2010/10/01/documentaries-at-the-oscars/</link>
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		<title>Cinema verite: as true as true can getor is it?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Documentary films come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes they&#8217;re constructed like a story, with a beginning, middle, and end. Other films are more fragmented, and still others simply seem to unfold naturally. The latter usually describes cinema vrit, a style of documentary film-making that emerged in the late 1960s. In addition to styles of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.octobersunfilms.com/2010/09/29/cinema-verite-as-true-as-true-can-getor-is-it/</link>
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