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Need Public Domain Footage for Your Documentary? Here Are 8 Great Sources

3 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

4 Tips From Werner Herzog on Conducting a Successful Interview for Your Doc

1 week ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Toronto International Film...

interviews

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Nichols’ 6 Modes of Documentary Might Expand Your Storytelling Strategies

3 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Bill Nichols

Introduction to Documentary

6 modes of documentary

Samsara

Qatsi Trilogy

Salesman

March of the Penguins

Stories We Tell

Tongues Untied

The Thin Blue Line

Oakley Anderson-Moore

A Massive List of Spring 2018 Grants All Filmmakers Should Know About

7 months ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Academy Nicholl Fellowships

Oakley Anderson-Moore

4 Tips for Learning the Intricacies (and Complexities) of Color Grading

1 month ago by Lauretta Prevost

Lauretta Prevost

How to Promote Your Film on Social Media Without Being Annoying

1 year ago by Lauretta Prevost

social media

Social Media Marketing

audience

facebook

Lauretta Prevost

How Sales Agents and Film Reps Are Viewing the Booming World of 'Non-Fiction' Film

2 days ago by Justin Morrow

Toronto International Film...

Justin Morrow

How One Filmmaker Documented the Hero Journey of the World's Most Successful Female Artist

2 weeks ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Blockchain Platform TREETI Wants to Empower You as a Filmmaker

3 weeks ago by Rachel Elizabeth Seed

Rachel Elizabeth Seed

Watch: Legendary Oscar-Winning DP Haskell Wexler On His Career, Hollywood and Activism

3 weeks ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

How Emmanuel Gras 'Pulled Narrative from Reality' for 'Makala'

3 weeks ago by Emily Buder

Emily Buder

'America to Me': How Oscar Nominee Steve James Made a 10-Hour Collaborative Docuseries

4 weeks ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

'Minding the Gap': How Bing Liu Turned 12 Years of Skate Footage into the Year's Most Heartfelt Doc

4 weeks ago by Liz Nord

Liz Nord

'Make At Least One or Two Passion Projects a Year': 'Zion' Director Floyd Russ on His New Netflix Short

4 weeks ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

‘The Peacemaker’: Your Documentary is Only as Good as Your Protagonist’s Motivation

1 month ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Watch: How a Filmmaker Edited a Family's Home Movies to Craft a Fictional Narrative

1 month ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

How to Find the Right Story For Your Documentary

1 month ago by Rachel Elizabeth Seed

Sandi Tan

Tim Wardle

Three Identical Strangers

Shirkers

sheffield doc fest

Rachel Elizabeth Seed

What to Look (and Hear) For When Crafting Your Sound Design

1 month ago by Rachel Elizabeth Seed

Rachel Elizabeth Seed

Why 'Cameras Are Our Consciousness' in the Age of Cinematic Docs

2 months ago by Lauretta Prevost

sheffield doc fest

RaMell Ross

maceo frost

Lauretta Prevost

Barry Jenkins, Gilda Radner & More Trailers You May Have Missed

2 months ago by Erik Luers

Nappily Ever After

Mid90s

If Beale Street Could Talk

trailer watch

barry jenkins

lizzie

Erik Luers

How Do You Define and Identify the Female Gaze?

2 months ago by Rachel Elizabeth Seed

women

cinematogaphy

film society of lincoln center

Director Of Photography

female gaze

Rachel Elizabeth Seed

'If You Can't Join ‘Em, Beat ‘Em': Documenting a Controversial All-Female Hasidic EMT in '93Queen'

2 months ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Watch: The Perception and Fear of Law Enforcement On-Screen

2 months ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

Why the Ultimate Hustler Bobbito Garcia’s Story is a Lesson for Every Indie Filmmaker

2 months ago by Liz Nord

Liz Nord

'Off The Tracks' Director Bradley Olsen Shares 3 Little Known Facts About FCPX

2 months ago by Ryan Charles

Ryan Charles

How Lauren Greenfield Documented Greed and Personal Obsession in 'Generation Wealth'

2 months ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

10 Tips for Pulling Together Your Shorts on a Tight Timeframe

2 months ago by Lauretta Prevost

Lauretta Prevost

Why Making a Good Music Documentary Means Speaking Two Universal Languages

2 months ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Ben Jaffe

TG Herrington

Nicelle Herrington

Oakley Anderson-Moore

How to Find the Best Distribution Partners For Your Documentary

2 months ago by Emily Buder

afi

AFI docs

RBG

Three Identical Strangers

documentary

Emily Buder

Field Recording 101: How to Make Sure Your Documentary Sounds As Good As It Looks (Part 2)

2 months ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Pages

Bear Hanrahan

Cinematographer / Editor / Colorist

125

2 directors cuts - feedback desired!

1 month ago by Felis S. Hoffmann

Felis S. Hoffmann

Director and Editor

Micro-Documentary?

2 years ago by Colton Williams

Colton Williams

DP / Editor

164

145

I got my first gig making a wedding video in a week and I'm lost.

2 years ago by Lorenzo Ducai

Lorenzo Ducai

Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Wedding Photographer

445

mac pro choice

1 year ago by Shane Lee

Shane Lee

filmmaker

Approaching/pitching organizations (pro-bono or paid)

2 years ago by Sean Stiller

Sean Stiller

Filmmaker / MFA Documentary Student

157

Why Nofilmschool Is No Longer a Film Blog Superpower

4 years ago by Gordon Robert

Gordon Robert

Blog Reader Posing as an Important Filmmaker

214

From Stranger Things to Se7en – The Art of the Title Sequence

2 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1016

URGENT- Does anybody speak Spanish?

4 years ago by Kazi Zaman

Kazi Zaman

Cinematographer

Inspire2 Colorado drone film, captured in 5.2K DNG + 4K ProRes

10 months ago by D. M. Lowe

D. M. Lowe

DP / DoP

Across Frontiers - A WWII Escape Story

2 years ago by Zak Jarvis

Zak Jarvis

Director

THE DECISIVE GUIDE - Directors / Films to Study? *Please help! Opinions wanted!*

3 years ago by Ethan Proia

Ethan Proia

Cinematographer | Freelance Filmmaker

Diego Lope

Writer / Director / Producer

122

Just got a grant to buy some gear. Can you help us out with our list?

3 years ago by Jeremy Freedberg

Jeremy Freedberg 131

Nathan Karimi

Writer/ Director

144

Editing 4k Feature Doc, Need some help

2 years ago by Joe Hes

Joe Hes

Director

Raise Film Funding with a Film Business Plan

2 years ago by Lilian

Lilian

Film Marketing

16:9 to 4:3

1 year ago by Robert Picciano

Robert Picciano

Student

117

About Best Budgeting macbook pro for editing

3 years ago by chrisna widiarsa

editing

macbook pro

DaVinci Resolve

chrisna widiarsa 79

Lighting Plans & Features

3 years ago by COYCO

COYCO

Director of Photography

231

First Wedding Video BlackMagic Pocket Camera

3 years ago by Ben Meredith

Ben Meredith

Cinematographer/Filmmaker

988

Commercial Drone License Test?

2 years ago by Zachary Sigelko

drones

Zachary Sigelko

Director, Editor

Creative Ways to Upres VHS Tapes

2 years ago by Hannah Bowman

Hannah Bowman

Editor

105

I Have To Make A Video For TV

1 year ago by Arsh DSJ

Arsh DSJ

Director Editor Producer

411

Advice crowdfunding

3 years ago by AvdS

AvdS 1279

Field Test of the Veydra Micro 4/3 Cine Primes

3 years ago by Guy McLoughlin

Veydra

Veydra Mini Primes

Micro 4/3 Cine Lenses

Cine Lenses

Guy McLoughlin

Video Producer

31215

What’s a Producer’s Rep and How Not to be Ripped off!

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1016

Diego Lope

Writer / Director / Producer

122

Will a BlackMagic Cinema Camera get the job done?

2 years ago by Jackson Flowers

Jackson Flowers

Director of Photography/ Director/ Actor

256

Where to find Free High Quality Archival Footage?

6 months ago by Seth Demers