Jordan, Jeanne

Jeanne Jordan and family in 1960, from Troublesome A Midwestern. Photo courtesy of the filmmakers. 

The interaction between producer, dirertor, writer, and editor (or some combination of these) differs with each project. Some teams watch the rushes (the raw footage) all together and discuss which interview bites work, which scenes are strong, and how material might be assembled. Some editors screen the footage alone because they want to evaluate the material without being influenced by the producer s ideas of what worked or didn t work on location. "I really like to just look," says Jeanne Jordan, an accomplished editor (see Chapter 15). "1 don t want people to even tell me This was a difficult interview or I didn t get what 1 wanted. "... 

Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan (Massachusetts) were asked about their two feature-length documentaries. Troublesome Creek and So Much So Fast, which they describe as "nonfiction novels."... 

Chapter 15, Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan The filmmakers website is www.westcityfilms.com. Goldy Moldavsky reviewed The Fimmaker s Handbook in "30 Quintessential Books for Independent Filmmakers," The Independent, October 6, 2009 see www. independent-magazine.org/magazine/2009/10/bestbooks. 

Eyes on the Prize America s Civil Rights Years (hours 1-6) Produced by Orlando Bagwell, Callie Crossley, James A. DeVinney, and Judith Vecchione edited by Daniel Eisenberg, Jeanne Jordan, and Charles Scott series writer, Steve Layer executive producer, Henry Hampton. 

So Much So Past Produced, written, and directed by Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan edited by Jeanne Jordan. 

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