Albert Maysles
Albert and the late David Maysles are pioneers of documentary filmmaking. In the early 1960s, they were at the forefront of a radical new method called direct cinema, in which hand-held cameras and lightweight sound equipment allowed an immediacy and spontaneity uniquely suited to non-fiction subjects. Their filmography includes "Gimme Shelter, Salesman, and "Grey Gardens.
Albert and the late David Maysles are pioneers of documentary filmmaking. In the early 1960s, they were at the forefront of a radical new method called direct cinema, in which hand-held cameras and lightweight sound equipment allowed an immediacy and spontaneity uniquely suited to non-fiction subjects. Their filmography includes "Gimme Shelter, Salesman, and "Grey Gardens. See less
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