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  1. 10 Top Documentary Title Templates for DaVinci Resolve (2 Free)

    10 Top Documentary Title Templates for DaVinci Resolve (2 Free)

    Tutorial • Beginner

    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...

  2. 10 Top Documentary Title Templates for Premiere Pro — 2 Free

    10 Top Documentary Title Templates for Premiere Pro — 2 Free

    Tutorial • Beginner

    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...

  3. 5 Amazing Assets for Documentary Filmmakers

    5 Amazing Assets for Documentary Filmmakers

    Tutorial • Beginner

    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...

  4. How the Right Interview can Make Your Documentary Film

    How the Right Interview can Make Your Documentary Film

    Tutorial • Beginner

    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...

  5. How to Edit a Documentary Interview Video

    How to Edit a Documentary Interview Video

    Tutorial • Beginner

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

  6. How to Light for Interview Videos

    How to Light for Interview Videos

    Tutorial • Beginner

    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...

  7. How to Choose Video Cameras for Documentary Interviewing

    How to Choose Video Cameras for Documentary Interviewing

    Tutorial • Beginner

    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...

  8. How to Interview on the Fly

    How to Interview on the Fly

    Tutorial • Beginner

    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...

  9. Get Interviewing: Practical Exercises for Aspiring Documentary Filmmakers

    Get Interviewing: Practical Exercises for Aspiring Documentary Filmmakers

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    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,...

  10. How to Get the People You Interview Comfortable Talking

    How to Get the People You Interview Comfortable Talking

    Tutorial • Beginner

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

  11. How to Find People for a Documentary Interview

    How to Find People for a Documentary Interview

    Tutorial • Beginner

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

  12. How to Adopt the Documentary Stance to Interviews

    How to Adopt the Documentary Stance to Interviews

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In an interview, the interviewer and producer need to understand their responsibilities. You will be responsible for what your interviewee says, how...

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