Nowadays, few within the docs world are unaware of them.
James made two films the year before our son was born and we made 15 the following year.
So how do they go about creating that feel and picking their subjects?
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Emotional range is the thing that is most unusual about our films, says James.
Putin and Freddie Mercury are great examples of this, adds James.
Most people will hear a Queen song once a week or read about Putin almost every day.
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So its about keying into that.
Even if a doc is sellable, its hard to get excited if I feel nothing.
Oscar-winning12 Years a Slaveauteur McQueen was the most well known creative Rogan had worked with to date.
Steves reputation precedes him, says James.
And this couldnt have come at a better time.
People are talking aboutUprisingorFreddie Mercuryin the way they used to talk about [scripted] features, he adds.
But docs can be as emotional as drama yet with an intellectual backbone.
Todays hyper-connected generations appetite for reality is equally fuelling the premium doc boom, Soleta adds.
I cut my teeth in the Noughties when there was this industry-wide disdain for contributors, says James.
Townsend, for example, was involved with multiple Storyville hits before overseeing Netflix smashThe Tinder Swindler.
The British government, has, however, failed spectacularly to spot this link, the Rogans believe.
This is quite literally the best job in the world.
