Detailing the band Journey's 2007 discovery and induction of its latest frontman, Arnel Pineda, this one-note documentary from Ramona S. Diaz is as hostile to conflict as the group's songs themselves.
Data from field notes, documentary reviews, observations and health facility surveys were used as supportive information in clarifying concepts that emerged during the content analysis process.
Furthermore, the data collected from interviews and focus group discussions were triangulated with those from field notes, documentary reviews and observation during the analysis process to strengthen the validity and credibility of the findings.
(It would make an obvious double bill with the documentary "Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037").
Producer's Note: This documentary was filmed in July and August 2014 in the Central African Republic CARRepublic CAR
(Editor's note: The documentary was directed by Jose Antonio Vargas, who is a partner with the Los Angeles Times in launching the new digital magazine #EmergingUS this fall. The documentary can be watched in its entirety above).
To analyse the data, interviews were fully transcribed and field notes from observations and notes on documentary analysis were collated.
Mr. Gibney noted that documentary makers are often exposed to dangerous situations and need to know that other artists "have their backs".
He noted that documentary makers faced an ever more difficult fight for access to prime subjects, as the number of filmmakers expanded, and interviewees became more aware of the profit potential in nonfiction films.
The software package NVivo 8 was used to manage interviews, field notes, and documentary data.
During the period of the study observational field-notes and documentary records were kept.
