Your title sequence is your chance to hook your audience and get them excited for the upcoming feature. If you'd like to impress with your documentary titles...

The title sequence is your chance to get viewers excited for the upcoming feature. If you'd like to impress with your documentary titles then try using a...

Documentary making requires a mix of skills and talents. How best to put together the footage you gather is one of the biggest hurdles to overcome. We’ve...

As a documentary film maker, it’s your responsibility to accurately and responsibly represent someone on screen. That means giving careful thought to how you...

Look a little closer at this photo of New York City's Bronx for a startling character hiding in plain sight.

Some people are easier to edit then others, some interviews present ethical challenges and some slide seamlessly into your film. The challenges of editing...

The classic three-light setup, natural light, or a variety of other options: How you light your subject can completely change how the subject looks on film...

You point your camera at your subject, but there’s a bit more to it than that. There are various ways to film an interview, and each produces a different...

Sometimes you have to conduct interviews on the fly, in the street, or interview a group of people. You might have to try to interview someone who is less...

Pressure can be high when interviewing your documentary subject, so in this lesson we go through and set some practical exercises to help build your skills,...

learn how to lessen the impact of the process of filming an interview and put your interviewee more at ease

In this lesson, you'll learn how to research and select people to interview for your own documentary film.