I decided to read up on documentary making before I actually start filming:
Book: The complete guide to Digital Video, Ed Gaskall
What I have taken on from this book:
- Always have a filming schedule!
- Always think of these questions beforehand: What is going to be shot? When is it going to be shot?
Are there any interviews? Will there be dialogue?
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http://pov.imv.au.dk/Issue_13/section_5/artc1A.html
"Guidelines for producing a short documentary by Kirsten Sørensen, Mette Bahnsen, Henrik Holch, Gitte Hvid and Lise Otte (makers of Jutta Ravn, 2000):"
What I learnt from this article:
- Use tv and/or film documentaries as primary inspiration > "discuss the qualities of each film and note the good elements. This will probably give you an idea of how you want to structure your own film."
- Ethics: From the beginning you must consider whether you are portraying people appropriately. Are you twisting in any way the image(s) of your subject(s)? Respect your subjects (which includes an honest representation of them) must come before making a great film.
- Interviewing: "If your film contains an interview session it is important that you experiment with different interview techniques before you start shooting."
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In the next few days, I will:
- watch a selection of documentaries (from sites such as
http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/films/category/documentary/)akes or breaks a documentary film in order to learn about which kind of genres and filmaking styles I like.
- Create an outline of documentary
- Organise interviews!
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