We were saddened to learn of the loss of celebrated documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles on March 6, 2015.
Albert, along with his brother David Maysles, was one of the first filmmakers to actually bring documentary cinema into the mainstream. Starting in 1963, he and David made over 30 films, and Albert also made several films after David's death in 1987. Albert said: "Remember, as a documentarian you are an observer, an author but not a director, a discoverer, not a controller." He pioneered the "fly on the wall" perspective in documentary cinema. His success from a technical aspect was based on separating the camera from the sound recording device (David used a Nagra) by accurately controlling the speed of the camera and the taperecorder allowing the two devices to be moved independently with respect to each other; an impossibility in commercially available equipment at the time. Long takes with ordinary equipment of the era would invariably lose synchronization. In 2005 Albert founded the Maysles Documentary Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the exhibition and production of documentary films that inspire dialogue and action in Harlem, New York City.
Of the most celebrated films Albert Maysles made alone or with his brother David, which was the most memorable?
The Beales of Grey Gardens
The Gates
Gimme Shelter
Grey Gardens
Jimi Plays Monterey - cinematographer only
Monterey Pop - cinematographer only
Primary - cinematographer and photographer only
Salesman
Soul Power - cinematographer only
South of the Border - cinematographer only
Stolen - cinematographer only
When the Road Bends... Tales of a Gypsy Caravan - cinematographer only
When We Were Kings - cinematographer only
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Albert, along with his brother David Maysles, was one of the first filmmakers to actually bring documentary cinema into the mainstream. Starting in 1963, he and David made over 30 films, and Albert also made several films after David's death in 1987. Albert said: "Remember, as a documentarian you are an observer, an author but not a director, a discoverer, not a controller." He pioneered the "fly on the wall" perspective in documentary cinema. His success from a technical aspect was based on separating the camera from the sound recording device (David used a Nagra) by accurately controlling the speed of the camera and the taperecorder allowing the two devices to be moved independently with respect to each other; an impossibility in commercially available equipment at the time. Long takes with ordinary equipment of the era would invariably lose synchronization. In 2005 Albert founded the Maysles Documentary Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the exhibition and production of documentary films that inspire dialogue and action in Harlem, New York City.
Of the most celebrated films Albert Maysles made alone or with his brother David, which was the most memorable?
The Beales of Grey Gardens
The Gates
Gimme Shelter
Grey Gardens
Jimi Plays Monterey - cinematographer only
Monterey Pop - cinematographer only
Primary - cinematographer and photographer only
Salesman
Soul Power - cinematographer only
South of the Border - cinematographer only
Stolen - cinematographer only
When the Road Bends... Tales of a Gypsy Caravan - cinematographer only
When We Were Kings - cinematographer only
List: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls076378816
Poll: http://www.imdb.com/poll/vd8W2ceLPRc
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3/8/15 - DAN_DASSOW:
This is yrnej's 286th live poll!
Your polls have 357,910 or more votes, for an average of 1,251 votes per poll.
2448th Live Poll: http://www.imdb.com/poll/vd8W2ceLPRc/
Seen: http://www.imdb.com/seen/ls076378816/
This is the 1,105th Title poll. Such polls have a total of 2,085,780 votes for an average of 1,888 votes per poll.
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