Albert and David Maysles

to have that kind of freedom, it can be dangerous to the final product at times. When a director goes too far to prove a point or tell the audience something about themselves instead of creating an unbiased view of the world, then something is wrong with what the genre is supposed to be. I am not saying that making films like that are bad, they just aren’t what I would define as Direct Cinema. For example, even though this may be very debatable, I do not think Frederick Wiseman is a full on Direct Cinema director. His material is too argumentative and that isn’t what I look for in that genre. So the question that this all boils down to is can a filmmaker ever be truly objective? The answer is no, but they can be somewhere in between. The Maysles films captured an emotion in a certain time of the world and I could feel that coming right off the screen. I feel that this is what makes the films so interesting to watch and feel attached to because emotional response is an easy thing to feel no matter what culture. If a film were to truly be objective, we would sit in a theatre for 24 hours through the view of a single camera shot that never changes. This doesn’t sound like something anyone would watch. Film is supposed to take us out of our daily lives and let us see something new whether that is a simple documentary or a Sci Fi action flick. Making something completely objective betrays the very thing film is supposed to…

The Maysle's brothers have collaborated with site specific contemporary artist Christo a number of times, capturing Christo's art work in a cinematic format. However, the Maysle's brother capture much more then just the artwork itself, they capture it's process which in contextualizes and immortalizes Christo's work in a contemporary format. In this essay, I will discuss the methods in which the Maysle's brothers represent Christo's art work so as to best represent Christo's contemporary…

Since their conception, documentaries have strived to broadcast intriguing and captivating stories, pushing the boundaries of cultural norms and comfort zones. In 1972, Albert and David Maysles stumbled upon a fascinating tale of a mother and daughter inhabiting a dilapidated Long Island mansion, Grey Gardens, which later became the title of the film. Lee Radziwill, the sister of former First Lady Jackie Kennedy, approached the filmmakers in hopes of capturing the haunts of her childhood…

Running Fence is a piece of Land Art made by two New York artists, Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The temporary Earthwork was installed along the coastlines of California in September of 1976, where is stayed up for fourteen days, as documented by Albert and David Maysles in 1978 the film, Running Fence. This film took viewers through the process of installing and fighting for the legal permits needed to install the piece, which was very controversial. Many locals in the town did not believe that…