Reel Old School (2012)

Reel Old School is a documentary made by college students John Cotton and Brady Effler. It investigates the transition in the music recording world from analog to digital. Interviewing well known musicians and engineers such as Steve Albini (The Pixies, Nirvana, Shellac, Bush) Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie) Bil VornDick (Bob Dylan, Alison Krauss, Marty Robins, Bela Fleck) Claire Lynch (IBMA Vocalist of the year) Derek Webb (Independent Christian artist) among many less known independent artists and engineers. Showing correlation between the democratization of recording technology and the fall of the music industry. As well as highlight two conflicting paradigms. The analog paradigm of devotion and dedication to craft and the digital paradigm with the dividing of life into app sized proportions.

Director: John Cotton
Runtime: 86 min
Release Date:

Cast

Language: English
Budget: $5
Original Language: en

Keywords

audio recording

More Films by Director: John Cotton

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Reel Old School about?
Reel Old School is a documentary made by college students John Cotton and Brady Effler. It investigates the transition in the music recording world from analog to digital. Interviewing well known musicians and engineers such as Steve Albini (The Pixies, Nirvana, Shellac, Bush) Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie) Bil VornDick (Bob Dylan, Alison Krauss, Marty Robins, Bela Fleck) Claire Lynch (IBMA Vocalist of the year) Derek Webb (Independent Christian artist) among many less known independent artists and engineers. Showing correlation between the democratization of recording technology and the fall of the music industry. As well as highlight two conflicting paradigms. The analog paradigm of devotion and dedication to craft and the digital paradigm with the dividing of life into app sized proportions.
Who directed Reel Old School?
Reel Old School was directed by John Cotton.
Who stars in Reel Old School?
Reel Old School stars Steve Albini, Chris Walla, Bil VornDick, Claire Lynch, Derek Webb.
How long is Reel Old School?
Reel Old School has a runtime of 1h 26m (86 minutes).
What is the budget of Reel Old School?
Reel Old School had a budget of $5.