How does one responsibly and accurately describe a "blow by blow" account of a moment in U.S. history by using cinema, performance art , or other forms of multimedia? Good question, nosey body.
JANE IS CONSIDERING THIS NOTION CAREFULLY...
Did the brilliant filmmaker/closet editor Esther Shub (now deceased, sadly enuff- duh) accomplish true "blow by blow" accounts by opting to use newsreel and archive peasant footage in order to construct her own personalized historical narrative of existing Russian Empire dissent? Did Esther (you gotta love that name..."Esther") betray her art by inadvertently (or maybe sado-masochistically) editing her work on a made-in-Germany "Steinbeck" 16mm flat bed machine? (The Steinbeck flatbed is Jane's favorite piece of machinery BTW and it literally imitates sound effects of the U.S. Industrial Revolution at work when you spin your daylight spool at a full force 23mph and look for that perfect frame to splice).
Is there still power in the non-fiction film?
Is there still reason to hoodwink our audience into believing that there is any such thing as true "non-fiction" film...when honestly...there isn't. Manufactured fiction is about as real as it gets. Think about it.
So regarding "blow by blow" creativity just use your imagination, tell your stories honestly (from your gut) and then like the sport of boxing, when it is time to edit : dodge, shuffle and Lie "like a champ." bye.
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