Q & A: Typical Day
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Ever wonder what it takes to produce a Ken Burns film?
Ken Burns describes a typical day of filmmaking and production.
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Production made possible by grants from General Motors Corporation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation
Q & A: Typical Day
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Ken Burns describes a typical day of filmmaking and production.
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Q & A: Working with Celebrities
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