FRONTLINE's Michael Kirk on how to produce a documentary

Go behind the scenes of the acclaimed February 2009 FRONTLINE documentary Inside the Meltdown with producer Michael Kirk, and learn how he tackles hugely complex events to emerge with a coherent, powerful and engaging story. Watch Inside the Meltdown and more than 80 full-length FRONTLINE reports at http://www.pbs.org/frontline/view .

Over his award-winning career, Kirk has produced more than 200 national television programs including the recent FRONTLINE films Breaking the Bank, Dreams of Obama, The Choice 2008 and the two-part special Bushs War.

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[chilinsnOball]

I'm a regular viewer of Frontline & writer/director.

Curious, what is the average story turnaround from story pitch to post & air?

[PBS]

FRONTLINE replies: Typically, we work about four months to a year in advance of broadcast, depending on the nature and scope of the subject and film. Many run between 4 - 6 months from pitch to post. Others are in development for years.

[KhmerD0g]

when will this new documentary out? what is the title of this new documentary? i would like to see more of peter schiff.

max keiser, jim rogers, marc faber, casey, and ron paul know their subject.

[PBS]

This documentary -- "Inside the Meltdown" -- aired in February, 2009.

[CZRonUTube]

I love Frontline!

[millwrightman99]

I have a sugestion for your first doccumentary------ How in the hell did George Bush scam the entire population of the most powerful nation on this blue ball of water into 2 terms of office and a protracted useless war.

[Moshid88]

I would love to make docs. for a living, sometimes I wonder if I chose the right career *sigh* lol

[jotadet44]

Los peruanos que trabajan en Chile documentados y en forma honrada , son bienvenidos y podemos perfectamente tener una relacion de amistad entre ambos pueblos olvidandonos del pasado

[drmondman1]

search

world government control code project red pill

[Wrednykameleon2]

lol

[millwrightman99]

That is why people cling to religions .They hope for an ultimate justice --- Goverments love religions cus it gives the ignorant masses false hope.Plus it also enslaves the mind --- keeps em all honest cus someones always watching.

Governments enslave your body Religions enslave your mind---- the first with the fear of jail the second with the penance of eternal Hell.

What a bunch of crap it all is.

[BitnikGr]

I agree with you. But there is one old saying. "Victourious are not to be judged."

And it is true, unfortunately.

[millwrightman99]

Call me cynical----- but not being a genious in finances it looks to me like all the little people are starting to loose cofidence in a contrived financial system.

I may be a bit off the wall but one of these days the world is going to have to get away from a monetary economy-- maybe a system of universal credits that is not based on the Governments of the world thinking they own us from birth ergo the social insurance numbers to keep track of us license numbers etc. etc.

it makes me sick

[pmeguid]

You might be correct in that a cycle of rise and fall, master and enslavement, resumes. However, this particular crisis has one unique characteristic that no other economic crisis has ever had: an inexorable contraction of money supply (read "debt creation") despite the most stimulative monetary policy in recorded history. This may be the millennium event so many naysayers may have been calling for more than a decade now.

[millwrightman99]

On a related topic somewhat---- It seems when all the stocks go down --all the little people loose money --then the real rich come in and buy everything at firesale prices---- it;s all designed that way-- so don;t sweat it everything will be ok in a few years-- the rich will cash in and the cycle will re-start , and the poor will always stay poor, somebody has to feed and shoe the Kings horses.