Paul Gardner delivers knockout footage for Thriller in Manila

Thriller in Manila may be about a collection of fights between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali, but it also conveys the spirit of the time that these fights took place. Realscreen spoke with head of archive, Paul Gardner, (who was recently honored at the FOCAL Awards for his work on the film) about digging deeper to find original archive and matching the socio-political mood of its day.

May 20, 2009

Thriller in Manila may be about a collection of fights between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali, but it also conveys the spirit of the time that these fights took place. Realscreen spoke with head of archive, Paul Gardner, (who was recently honored at the FOCAL Awards for his work on the film) about digging deeper to find original archive and matching the socio-political mood of its day.

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Barry Walsh is editor-in-chief and content director for Realscreen, and has served as editor of the publication since 2009. With a career in entertainment media that spans two decades, prior to Realscreen, he held the associate editor post for now defunct sister publication Boards, which focused on the advertising and commercial production industries. Before Boards, he served as editor of Canadian Music Network, a weekly music industry trade, and as music editor for HMV.com. As content director, he also oversees the development of content for the brand's market-leading events, the Realscreen Summit and Realscreen West, as well as new content initiatives.

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