Documentary First

In this episode Jason Rugg, our loyal host and trusty dusty button pushing guy, is our guest guru on animation and how animation in documentary filmmaking is making a resurgence. With Jason’s extensive background in animation, Christian questions Jason about how animation works and they discuss the history, as well as the pros and cons of using animation in documentary storytelling. Referencing this article, Christian and Jason unpack how the animation revival mentioned is still relevant in today’s filmmaking. Additionally, they dive into the various aspects of animation and motion graphics within storytelling and film making with these various examples: The Sinking of the “Lusitania” “Ryan” a short by Chris Landreth (2004) They also discuss costs of animation referencing these films: “A Head Shorter” by Sasha Bortnik “An Inconvenient Time" - The Story of Ruth Ravina “Chicago 10“ by Brett Morgen   DocuView Déjà Vu: Jason: “Ryan” a short by Chris Landreth (2004) IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414469/?ref