Through the Lens

This series consists of the 6 products

Grade Level: Senior High (10-12)-Adult
Subjects: Media Studies
Produced By: Jordan-Bastow Productions
Year: 1996
Country: Canada
Language: English

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A kaleidoscope of independent filmmaking in Canada -- from documentary and animation to experimental and alternative genres. Each episode has a specific genre focus and integrates ideas put forward by filmmakers in interviews, with visual presentation of these ideas culled from their work. Filmmakers showcased include Richard Condi, Al Razuris, Ann Marie Fleming, David Rimmer, Brian Stockton, Richard Kerr and Ann Wheeler. (6 x 60:00)

This series consists of the following products

Against the Grain

By Jordan-Bastow Productions - 1996

A montage of filmmakers outside the mainstream, highlighting the common bond of struggle, but also the very different forms and styles of filmic…

Starting From Scratch

By Jordan-Bastow Productions - 1996

While animation is often associated with Saturday morning cartoons, in the hands of independents, it is one of the most labour-intensive and awe…

Film as Art

By Jordan-Bastow Productions - 1996

Light and shadow, rhythm and movement, pacing, anticipation, persistence of vision: all are elements which singularly and in combination distinguish…

And Nothing But the Truth

By Jordan-Bastow Productions - 1996

How do fictions affect our perception of reality and understanding of truth? And how much of a so-called documentary is really document? These…

In Her Own Image

By Jordan-Bastow Productions - 1996

A look at the proudly transformative role the women filmmakers have played in redefining the form, content and terms of independent filmmaking…

Changing Voices

By Jordan-Bastow Productions - 1996

First Nations filmmaker Lorena Todd leads us through the issue of cultural identity, interpretation and the changes in the images we see since…