Documentary Articles and Videos

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A documentarian’s worst nightmare: Saving your doc before its world premiere

Do you want to know what a documentarian’s worst nightmare is? It’s losing your completed documentary just days before your world premiere.

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The current state of the documentary film industry since COVID-19

Landon Dyksterhouse

What impact did COVID-19 really have on the documentary film industry, and how is it fairing now? Let's discuss.

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The Most Deadly Mistakes When Shooting Interviews (And How to Survive Them)

Chris Monlux

Are you making these deadly mistakes when shooting interviews? Don’t let them ruin your chance to impress your audience and clients! In this video,...

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Interview with Werner Herzog: What we can learn from his life’s work

Landon Dyksterhouse

We had the chance to listen to legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog speak about his life's work and ask him a few questions.

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How to interview a liar

Nicole LaJeunesse

As an interviewer, it's up to you to spot when your interviewee is lying. Here's how you can catch a liar during a video interview.

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Docuseries vs. documentary: What is a docuseries?

Sean Berry

Docuseries differ from the typical documentary. While similar, there are some distinct differences. We’ll cover what those differences are.

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How to market a documentary

Landon Dyksterhouse

How do you market a documentary? It seems like a simple question to answer. You might try to build a strong social media campaign...

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How to make a documentary: Everything you need to know

Landon Dyksterhouse

So you want to be a documentary filmmaker? Do you think you know how to make a documentary? My first tip would be to...

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Here’s how to conduct research for a documentary

Sean Berry

All good documentaries need to have a solid foundation created through proper research. In this article, we will help you research for your next documentary film.

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What it’s like to make a feature-length documentary

Mike Wilhelm

On this episode of The Videomaker Podcast we react to the new Rode VideoMic NTG, have a conversation with documentary filmmaker Brandon Vedder, and we talk about some of the leaked camera features coming to Samsung phones.