For MSNBC: Michael Rubin, vice president for long-form programming; Scott Hooker, senior executive producer, documentary production and development; Timothy E. Smith, senior executive producer of "Journey to the End of the World".
"The idea for 'The Real World' was simple: real life can be as fascinating as something that's scripted if the story is well told and well edited," said Jonathan Murray, a former news executive and documentary filmmaker who produces "The Real World" with his partner, Mary-Ellis Bunim. Mary-Ellis Bunim
I needed a Plan B, and my efforts to find a fulfilling career - eventually working as a presidential campaign spokesperson, nonprofit executive director, documentary filmmaker, business school professor, marketing consultant, and more - sparked the creation of Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future.
It's a principle endorsed by Adam Chapnick, chief executive of documentaries aggregator Distribber – though he takes issue with the suggestion a service such as his can't offer value for money.
Greg Diefenbach, an executive at the documentary house Devillier-Donegan Enthatrises, said that until recently, many historical subjects were off limits to documentary-makers, especially those predating photography.
With Walter Elias Disney Miller, Walt's grandson, as executive producer, the documentary takes the earnest, homey approach of a biography "for young people".
Yet proceedings against him had been delayed as long as the White House could manage: in particular, by the efforts of administration lawyers to apply executive privilege to documentary evidence.
That's when it had its first big exposure in Socialized Science, a documentary executive produced by conservative political commentator Glenn Beck.
He was most recently celebrated in "Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way," a documentary executive produced by Clint Eastwood.
Another acquaintance, Paula Madison, a retired media executive, produced a documentary about her search for her grandfather.
