High School: Filmmaker Interview with Frederick Wiseman
Clip: Season 14 | 2m 10s
Frederick Wiseman talks about his method for making films
Want to remember high school? Director Frederick Wiseman talks about his 1968 documentary High School saying that he does not like to focus on a particular character, but rather make films that focus on a place. Never asking anyone to do anything special for the camera, he made a series of films about contemporary American life, of which High School became a true marker of the times.
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High School: Filmmaker Interview with Frederick Wiseman
Clip: Season 14 | 2m 10s
Want to remember high school? Director Frederick Wiseman talks about his 1968 documentary High School saying that he does not like to focus on a particular character, but rather make films that focus on a place. Never asking anyone to do anything special for the camera, he made a series of films about contemporary American life, of which High School became a true marker of the times.
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