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When I reach out to people to ask them to be involved in anything I shoot, I want them to want to share their story.
Keith Maitland
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As far as documentaries, 'Man on Wire,' 'Atomic Cafe,' 'Waltz With Bashir,' and 'Thin Blue Line' all offered me different perspectives to consider as we were designing the structure and approach to 'Tower.'
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I love SXSW. I've made three films; they've all premiered at SXSW.
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My first night in Austin was at SXSW in 1994 when I was a senior in high school. I came here for spring break and just fell in love with Austin. It's my home.
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New York is incredible, but I never felt a part of a community.
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In Austin, you work in anything that will pay and a lot of things that don't. The documentary filmmaker may also be a gaffer on a feature and producer for a commercial series and web host. Everyone just does a little bit of everything, and you have to because it's a secondary market.
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Yes, I realize when I'm reaching out to people and asking them to talk about the most traumatic thing to happen in their lives, I have to be really sensitive and thoughtful.
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I've always been intrigued by questions of perception and identity-building, specifically how teens and young adults define themselves within their communities.
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In general, I just try to make the people that I'm shooting feel like they are in good hands. I'm open-minded, and I invite them to be open-minded to the process. I'm direct and curious.
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I'm just one of those people that when there's a door that says 'Do Not Enter,' I have to know what's happening on the other side of that door.
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The amazing thing about rotoscoping is that it's very malleable. Unlike green screen, where the computer subtracts out the background, rotoscoping is an additive technology in that you don't take anything away from the footage - you add layers on top of it.
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