UNfiltered
Encyclopedia
UNfiltered was an MTV
television show created by Steven Rosenbaum
in 1993 that let viewers submit their own stories and film themselves. Al Gore
was apparently a fan of its Dogme 95
-style approach, which can be seen through his help in founding the Current TV
network, which operates on the same premise.
The Series premiered in 1994 and ran for 4 years on MTV.
The series was shot on Hi-8 video tape, and was the first show at MTV edited on Avid. It ran for four years on MTV, produced by BNN. Old clips can be seen on the Internet on various websites.
It was originally hosted by Alison Stewart, and later by Serena Altschul. Rob Barnett produced the original Pilot (then known as MTV Interact) and Rob Fox was the supervising producer of the Series. Steven Rosenbaum and Dave Sirulnick Co-Executive Produced the Series. Betsy Forhan, Robin Turner, Dave Goldberg, Mona Eldaie, Bruce Mcdonald and Dina Kaplan were all segment producers.
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
television show created by Steven Rosenbaum
Steven Rosenbaum
Steven Rosenbaum is an American television producer and Filmmaker best known as the creator of MTV News UNfiltered.He is the author of Curation Nation curationnation.org published by McGrawHill Business on March 11th, 2011. The book explores the emerging phenomenon of human organization and...
in 1993 that let viewers submit their own stories and film themselves. Al Gore
Al Gore
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
was apparently a fan of its Dogme 95
Dogme 95
Dogme 95 was an avant-garde filmmaking movement started in 1995 by the Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg, who created the "Dogme 95 Manifesto" and the "Vow of Chastity". These were rules to create filmmaking based on the traditional values of story, acting, and theme, and...
-style approach, which can be seen through his help in founding the Current TV
Current TV
Current TV, or Current, is a media company led by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt. Comcast owns a ten percent stake of Current's parent company, Current Media LLC....
network, which operates on the same premise.
The Series premiered in 1994 and ran for 4 years on MTV.
The series was shot on Hi-8 video tape, and was the first show at MTV edited on Avid. It ran for four years on MTV, produced by BNN. Old clips can be seen on the Internet on various websites.
It was originally hosted by Alison Stewart, and later by Serena Altschul. Rob Barnett produced the original Pilot (then known as MTV Interact) and Rob Fox was the supervising producer of the Series. Steven Rosenbaum and Dave Sirulnick Co-Executive Produced the Series. Betsy Forhan, Robin Turner, Dave Goldberg, Mona Eldaie, Bruce Mcdonald and Dina Kaplan were all segment producers.