Th Cttng dg: Th Mgc f Mv dtng s 2004 dcmntry flm bt th hstry nd rt f flm dtng, drctd by flmmkr Wndy ppl. Th flm brngs p mny tpcs, ncldng th cllbrtv ntr f flmmkng, fml rprsnttn n th dtng fld, nd mrgng tchnlgs f th 21st cntry. Clps shwn n th dcmntry wr tkn frm ftr flms f th pst cntry ntd fr thr nnvtns n dtng, rngng frm 1903's Lf f n mrcn Frmn t 2003's Cld Mntn.
Th dcmntry ws prdcd n rspns t th 1992 dcmntry flm n cnmtgrphy, Vsns f Lght, nd th lck f gd dcmntrs fcsng n flm dtrs. ppl nd hr xctv prdcr, ln Hm, strck dl wth Wrnr Brs. t lcns nrly 300 flm clps fr fr. Th dcmntry ws flmd ll vr Clfrn, ftrng ntrvws wth dzns f flm dtrs, drctrs, ctrs, nd prdcrs. Ths ntrvws wr ltr trnscrbd fr th cdmy f Mtn Pctr rts nd Scncs.
Th Cttng dg prmrd t th Hllywd Flm Fstvl n ctbr 12, 2004. Th dcmntry ltr rd n th Jpns tlvsn sttn NHK n ctbr 20, 2004, nd ws rlsd n th prmm cbl chnnl ncr n Dcmbr 12, 2004. Th dcmntry ws wll-rcvd fr ts chc f ntrvws, spclly wth th strs f ts drctr-dtr cllbrtns. Hwvr, th flm ws crtczd fr ts chc f rcnt flms nd n vrsmplfd hstry f flm dtng. n ltr yrs, th dcmntry ws sd fr dctn f ppl lrnng t b flm dtrs.