Roller Derby Documentary

Welcome to CCTV's Advanced Documentary Production class! Over the next three months we will produce a documentary about The Boston Roller Derby League. The blog below is a place to share links, video, images and more during the production process. If you need more information on how to use the blog, feel free to check out "How to..." Tutorials blog. You can subscribe or unsubscribe in the "Group Notifications" on the right hand side of the browser. If you are not involved in the production and would like more information, please contact shaun[at]cctvcambridge.org.

Photo Courtesy of Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection.

By Amy The Earth Moves is a short documentary that examines the role of science and religion in our society through the lens of Bertolt Brecht’s play “Life of Galileo.” The film follows the trials and...
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By Amy Be Live: A documentary short by Thorne Anderson Screening at the CCTV studio on March 1st, 2009 at 7:00pm, with a discussion on documentary making with Thorne to follow. Hosted by the Project...
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By Amy Did you miss out on seeing Project Documentary's latest short film "The Dames"? Well you're in luck! We invite you to one (or all) of our free screenings this June: Thursday, June 5th, 8:00pm at...
By Anonymous Click here to watch this documentary! The Dames is a short documentary that profiles the Boston Derby Dames, Boston's first and only women's flat track roller derby league. This documentary...
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By Amy THE DAMES: THE STORY OF THE BOSTON ROLLER DERBY LEAGUE Premiere of a short documentary produced by Project Documentary at Cambridge Community Television Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008 – 9:00pm Cambridge...
By ongj Here are the titles that were suggested at the 1/28 class. Right now, I like the title that's on Shaun's press release, but feel free to add more here if you think of something that's incredibly...
By Anonymous Check out this trailer for the upcoming documentary produced by the Project Documentary class. This documentary features the Boston Derby Dames! Boston's only all-female, flat-track Roller Derby...
By ongj This is a place for people to post what topics they're creating sequences around. From what I've heard so far (correct me if I'm wrong, or add further details) Shaun: rules of the game Jason:...
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By Amy This Saturday will be our last chance to film a derby bout, so it makes sense to go in with a plan. I know we've all had a chance to review at least part of the footage we got last time - so let's...
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By Amy We'll be going to film the Derby Dames scrimmage this Sunday in Holbrook. This will be the last chance for many players to scrimmage before the bout next week so it should be exciting. Check out...
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By AmyS Check out KrushPuppy's stats! http://www.bostonderbydames.com/index.cfm?cdid=10637 KrushPuppy plays with the Wicked Pissahs. I found a web site that lists roller derby terms: http://www.aetv.com/...
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By Amy Kari (i.e. "Mayhem") sent me more detailed info on watching to the Eastern Regionals on Mavtv for anyone who's interested - here it is: Go to http://www.mavtv.com/ Click on the blue "Watch MavTV"...
By qs_james Just brainstorming-- For Fans -Is this your first bout? -How did you hear about Derby Dames? -Do you have a favorite team? What about them do you like? -Who's your favorite player?...
By ongj These notes are somewhat incomplete, since I only wrote down what I personally wanted to remember. I did try to add in whatever else I could recall that would be useful. If people want to add to this...
By Rebecca Yadegar Hell On Wheels, a documentary about the creation of the all-female roller derby league in Austin, Texas in 2001 that sparked the modern derby revival premiered in March 2007 at the South by Southwest...
By Amy Here are the ideas we brainstormed about in class tonight. You can use them as ideas for forming questions. During one of the classes I took at CCTV, I learned a good method for developing...
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