DEFCON: The Documentary

Name: DEFCON: The Documentary
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2013-08-01
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Dead Addict, Brian Baskin, Ryan Clarke

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Documentary

DEFCON is the world's largest hacking conference, held in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2012 it was held for the 20th time. The conference has strict no-filming policies, but for DEFCON 20, a docume... Read allDEFCON is the world's largest hacking conference, held in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2012 it was held for the 20th time. The conference has strict no-filming policies, but for DEFCON 20, a documentary crew was allowed full access to the event. The film follows the four days of the con... Read allDEFCON is the world's largest hacking conference, held in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2012 it was held for the 20th time. The conference has strict no-filming policies, but for DEFCON 20, a documentary crew was allowed full access to the event. The film follows the four days of the conference, the events and people (attendees and staff), and covers history and philosophy be... Read all

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Director
- Jason Scott Sadofsky
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DEFCON is the world's largest hacking conference, held in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2012 it was held for the 20th time. The conference has strict no-filming policies, but for DEFCON 20, a documentary crew was allowed full access to the event. The film follows the four days of the conference, the events and people (attendees and staff), and covers history and philosophy behind DEFCON's success and unique experience. —Jason Scott

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- Documentary
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Trivia
Multiple shots are "crane" shots created by director Jason Scott driving through areas on a Segway while filming and then removing shaking in post-processing.

Goofs
CHS & Cancer Omega started the DEF CON Shoot, not Deviant Ollam. He's simply the current organizer.

Crazy credits
During the final credits for the film, there is a sequence of DEFCON attendees declaring they can't say anything on camera about an unnamed subject.

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8/10

Great doc, great premise

Jason Scott was hired by the organizers of DEFCON to create a documentary about the hacker con and its 20th anniversary. I think he did an excellent job presenting the event. It's always a bit tricky to do hired work, but also stay true to your artistic perception. This one does it right. It's fabulous to see the different characters, motivations, hopes, dreams, shenanigans.

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