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Directing Documentaries

Documentaries are about real people in real places doing real things. Documentaries were the first films ever made. In the late 1800s, the Lumière brothers...

It’s now easier for Documentary creators to win an Oscar

The Academy has changed the Documentary rules for eligibility making it more approachable for independent and otherwise not-so-big budget productions to receive recognition. Read...

Ken Burns on His Effect

Video editors everywhere have embraced the use of still photography within their projects. Adding movement to those photographs introduces a whole new element to...

Oscar Nominated Documentary Trailers

Hello hello! When we posted last Friday's weekly vidcast show notes, we forgot to give you links to the trailers to the Academy Awards...

Words from Professional Oscar-Winning Documentarians

Recently, Videomaker was invited to a special reception honoring this year's documentarians nominated for Academy Awards. For this week's "Tips & Tricks" segment, Jennifer...

Documentary “Donut Dollies” Teaches about SRAO

READER SHOWCASE - Charlie/ Morgan Short Video Contest Winner: AKA Donut Dollies Category: Best Documentary Producer: Jack Schell, Gun Barrel City, TX Prize: Prize: Bogen Manfrotto 745B Tripod...

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