The first thing one does when making a documentary film is to research the subject thoroughly. Interviewing people for the film is the next step, along with creating an outline. Keep a diary on the progress one makes throughout the process. Set up a screening to show one's film and get the viewers reaction. Last step is to publicize one's film.
Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking was created on 2011-02-17.
Both journalism and documentary filmmaking deal in non-fiction storytelling.
Community - 2009 Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking 2-16 is rated/received certificates of: Netherlands:AL
Community - 2009 Advanced Documentary Filmmaking 4-6 is rated/received certificates of: USA:TV-PG
If you search for market resources for documentary filmmaking, you can find many different companies that buy and fund filmmaking as well as groups that advise and help one another. One of these is PBS.org, which has a list and Doculink.
Made in Hollywood Teen Edition - 2006 Documentary Filmmaking 3-4 was released on: USA: 18 October 2008
Made in Hollywood Teen Edition - 2006 Documentary Filmmaking 3 5-19 was released on: USA: 16 April 2011
Made in Hollywood Teen Edition - 2006 Documentary Filmmaking 2 5-2 was released on: USA: 2 October 2010
Robert Flaherty is considered to be the father of documentary filmmaking due to his pioneering work in the genre, particularly with the groundbreaking film "Nanook of the North" from 1922. This film is often credited as one of the first feature-length documentaries and helped establish many of the foundational techniques and approaches used in documentary filmmaking today.
Animations, infographics and recreativos.
Community - 2009 Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking 2-16 was released on: Canada: 17 February 2011 USA: 17 February 2011 Sweden: 15 October 2011 Netherlands: 31 October 2011
Documentary conventions: Archival footage and photographsTalking HeadsJiggly cameraVoice-over narrationRe-enactmentsReal peopleActualityInterviewsReconstructionsSound effectsCamera anglesMontage