Tampa Theatre Oral History Collection
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Interviewer
Andy Huse, Jill Witecki, and Joey Hager
Publication Date
2024
Date
2023-12-13
Abstract
In this oral history, Brett Culp, a documentary filmmaker who premiered films at Tampa Theatre, provides context for filmmaking and the aesthetic of using the theatre. He emphasizes the importance of preserving a historic theatre such as Tampa Theatre and draws connections between setting, nostalgia, and history. Brett Culp and interviewers Jill Witecki, Joey Hager, and Andy Huse discuss the significance of storytelling and its emotional and nostalgic impact. Culp discusses his three documentaries and sheds light on his first documentary, Legends of the Knight, in which audiences contributed to charities by attending screenings. The screening of his film took place at the Tampa Theatre. Brett Culp draws attention to the calm quality of the Tampa Theatre space and the unique energy that the theater contains.
Keywords
Tampa Theatre, Historic theaters, Historic preservation, Motion picture producers and directors, Cinematography, Documentary films, Motion picture premieres, Superhero films, Batman films, Legends of the Knight (Motion picture : 2013), Look to the Sky (Motion picture : 2017), A Voice that Carries (2021)
Extent
00:51:48; 25 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Tampa (Fla.)
Language
English
Digital Date
2023
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
tampa-theatre-ohp-culp-brett
Recommended Citation
Culp, Brett, "Brett Culp Oral History Interview" (2024). Tampa Theatre Oral History Collection. 6.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tampa_theatre_ohp/6
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