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• Directing: 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.
• Video Editing : Plan A: B-roll
  June, 2007
  by Morgan Paar
• How to Make a Documentary Part II
  May, 2006
  by Randal K. West
  Considered an art form by many, documentary video production has its own special challenges and rewards. In this second of three parts on how to make a…
• How to Make a Documentary - Part 1
  April, 2006
  by Randal K. West
  Few other communication forms have the power to reveal a unique perspective, capture imagination and even motivate change. In this 3-part series on how to make…
• Making Documentary Videos: The Interview
  April, 2006
  by Dr. Robert G. Nulph
  How to use Cinéma Vérité techniques to make compelling documentaries
• New Titles
  March, 2006
  by Morgan Paar
• Home Video Hints: Holiday Videos that Rock!
  December, 2004
  by Jim Stinson
  A quick and easy recipe for capturing family memories.
• Kindergarten Yearbook Videos
  September, 2004
  by George F. Young
  A little planning, your expertise and your camera can turn into a career or at least a little cash when you create a video yearbook.
• Grizzlies in Yellowstone
  June, 2004
  by D. Eric Franks
  With Filmmaker Shane Moore
• Quick Focus
  March, 2004
  by Charles Fulton
• Video Genres
  June, 2002
  by Jim Stinson
  Program types and why they matter.
• In Box readers' letters
  September, 2008
  by The Editors
  Footage vs. Bittage... 6 versus 25 Minutes of Film... and Pani's 0001 Still in Use... In Michael Moore's Defense... More on Moore... Throw in Some Spice and…
• In box
  July, 2008
  by The Editors
  readers' letters
• Home Video Hints: A Videographer's Family Vacation
  June, 2002
  by Jim Stinson
  Make sure you have all the mobile video equipment you need when you head out on the road.
• Picking Your Approach
  July, 1995
  by William Ronat
  Documentary? News magazine? Talk show? Sitcom? Here's how to choose an approach that will help your video get its message across clearly and effectively.
• Camera Work: Learn from the Pros
  July, 1995
  by Jim Stinson
  Learn from the Pros
• Documentaries: Then and Now
  February, 1996
  by Eldin Lewis
  Join us for a look at the history of documentary film and videomaking, followed by a discussion of how you can shoot your own documentaries with professional…
• Getting Started: Writing Video Letters
  May, 1997
  by Jim Stinson
  If you have trouble using written words to relate a story or to describe an experience, try using your camcorder.
• Book and Tape Reviews
  January, 1998
  by Karen Director
  The Facts and Results, Non-Linear Broadcast Video for Under $10,000!Wedding Videography for Ding DongsCross-Cultural Filmmaking
• Low Budgets and High Hopes
  May, 1998
  by David Shulman
  Great advice on how to make a low budget documentary.
• Projects That Pay: Memorial Videos: Gone but Not Forgotten
  September, 1998
  by Randal K. West
  Memories on video can be treasures for future generations.
• Your Camcorder: More Versatile Than You Realize
  October, 1998
  by John Kone
  What was once just a tool for entertainment, is now being used in everyday life.
• Video Profiles: Stories Waiting To Be Told
  May, 2000
  by Julie DeForest
  Discover how to capture the personal insights of people in your life who have interesting stories to tell.
• Home Inventory Video: Shoot! Before Disaster Strikes
  June, 2001
  by Michael Handler
  Making a home inventory video will aid in the recovery of your possessions in case of a disaster
• Tricks and Treats of Halloween Videomaking
  October, 1986
  by Bob Liddil
• That's Life
  December, 1990
  by Jonathan Thanks
• Lessons for Life
  March, 1991
  by Charlotte Hammer
• Extreme Video - Lessons From the Outside
  August, 1991
  by Gary Speer
• Close Encounters of the Video Kind
  November, 1991
  by Allan Lundell
• Documentary Truth
  November, 1993
  by Michael Loehr