Documentary

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Articles

• Documentary Funding
  May, 2012
  by Mark Holder
  Getting Your Project Off The Ground
• Online Documentaries
  February, 2012
  by Andrew Burke
  Documentary storytelling is found across a diverse swath of mediums including celluloid film, DVD, online video and even interactive scrapbooking. Even through…
• Using Video in Schools
  November, 2011
  by Jenny L. Hanson
  Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic - the fundamentals of American Education - gets a new boost with video. Whether they are teaching how to make video stories,…
• Cinéma Vérité
  May, 2011
  by H. Wolfgang Porter
  Documentary filmmaking is as old as the motion picture format itself. There has always been a desire for film and video directors to 'tell the story as it happens'.
• Documentary Interview Tips
  August, 2009
  by Peter Biesterfeld
  The key to a good documentary interview is to listen. Maintain eye contact with your subject. Do not look down at your notes or settle for generalizations.
• Directing Documentaries
  April, 2008
  by Robert G. Nulph, Ph.D.
  Documentaries are about real people in real places doing real things. Documentaries were the first films ever made.

Streaming Videos

• Tutorials - What to Research In Order to Make a Great Documentary
  October, 2010
  Research is an integral part to making a story deep, credible, and accurate. As such, we will show you both how to form revealing questions and what sources…
• Tutorials - How to Get Access to Locations for your Documentary
  May, 2011
  Getting access to the right locations can lend your story credibility and interest. To make it a little easier for you get into the places you need to shoot,…
• Tutorials - Fundraising Secrets for Documentaries
  February, 2011
  When getting money from investors just isn't enough, fund-raising is the next best option. There are many people who can't fund an entire documentary but can…
• Tutorials - Showing How your Documentary Can Make Money By Making a Budget
  February, 2011
  The most important and time consuming part of any prospectus is the budget. Budgets help investors know why your documentary costs what it does. This is why we'…
• Tutorials - Writing a Video Prospectus to Get Funding for your Documentary
  January, 2011
  In order to get money for your documentary, a well planned prospectus is essential. It not only shows you've done your research and know your target market, it…
• Tutorials - How To Fund a Documentary Using Grants, Investors and Donations
  January, 2011
  No documentary can be made without money. That's why it's important to know the different sources that are available to fund it. We show you what's available…