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A session with the maker of Malcolm and Barbara: Love's Farewell certainly brought a tear to my eye this afternoon.
In his conversation with BBC Two controller Roly Keating, clips were shown of Paul Watson's many documentaries from over the years, covering subjects like Alzheimer's and alcoholism. They were moving, heart-breaking and thought-provoking all at the same time.
There were a few TV executives in the room with 'something in their eye' - it wasn't just me.
The real tear-jerker came at the end when Watson read out an email from a woman who had been moved by his documentary about alcoholism, Rain In My Heart, not least because alcoholism had resulted in the loss of her brother. What 'brought it home' was when Watson revealed [without giving a name] that it was from someone involved in putting the MGEITF session together. "These subjects affect everyone, even here," Watson said.
Documentaries may not always show all the footage as it was shot - if it did they would be hours and hours long and no one would watch.
A good documentary needs to be edited brilliantly in order to tell a powerful story and make an impact. Watson's films do just that.
In his conversation with BBC Two controller Roly Keating, clips were shown of Paul Watson's many documentaries from over the years, covering subjects like Alzheimer's and alcoholism. They were moving, heart-breaking and thought-provoking all at the same time.
There were a few TV executives in the room with 'something in their eye' - it wasn't just me.
The real tear-jerker came at the end when Watson read out an email from a woman who had been moved by his documentary about alcoholism, Rain In My Heart, not least because alcoholism had resulted in the loss of her brother. What 'brought it home' was when Watson revealed [without giving a name] that it was from someone involved in putting the MGEITF session together. "These subjects affect everyone, even here," Watson said.
Documentaries may not always show all the footage as it was shot - if it did they would be hours and hours long and no one would watch.
A good documentary needs to be edited brilliantly in order to tell a powerful story and make an impact. Watson's films do just that.
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