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'A Successful Production Always Happens in Pre-Production': How Elite Climbing Cinematography Captured ‘Free Solo’

6 days ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

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

8 months ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Academy Nicholl Fellowships

Oakley Anderson-Moore

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

3 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

How to Make a Documentary About a Subject You're Close To: Steve Loveridge on 'Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.'

2 weeks ago by Erik Luers

sundance film festival 2018

sundance 2018

Erik Luers

Here's How to Get Your Documentary on Television

3 months ago by Rachel Elizabeth Seed

Rachel Elizabeth Seed

Collaborating as Siblings: How the Visuals & Sounds of Genre-Pushing ‘306 Hollywood’ Were Made

3 weeks ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

'There Were So Many Times When It Didn't Seem Possible': 'Love, Gilda' Director on Seeing Your Documentary Through

3 weeks ago by Raafi Rivero

Raafi Rivero

This Quiz Will Predict the Best Camera For Your Next Documentary

3 weeks ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

what camera should I buy

desktop documentaries

quiz

Oakley Anderson-Moore

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

4 weeks ago by Justin Morrow

Toronto International Film...

Justin Morrow

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

1 month ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Toronto International Film...

interviews

Oakley Anderson-Moore

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

1 month ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Blockchain Platform TREETI Wants to Empower You as a Filmmaker

2 months ago by Rachel Elizabeth Seed

Rachel Elizabeth Seed

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

2 months ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

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

2 months ago by Emily Buder

Emily Buder

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

2 months 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

2 months 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

2 months ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

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

2 months ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

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

2 months ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

How to Find the Right Story For Your Documentary

2 months ago by Rachel Elizabeth Seed

Sandi Tan

Tim Wardle

Three Identical Strangers

Shirkers

sheffield doc fest

Rachel Elizabeth Seed

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

2 months ago by Lauretta Prevost

Lauretta Prevost

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

2 months 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

3 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?

3 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'

3 months ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

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

3 months ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

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

3 months ago by Liz Nord

Liz Nord

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

3 months ago by Ryan Charles

Ryan Charles

Pages

Example of Food Film

8 months ago by Michael Dajnarowicz

Michael Dajnarowicz 99

Yet another rig question

3 years ago by JP Torres

JP Torres

Director of Photography

159

Audio monitoring on I-phone

3 years ago by Adam Hocutt

Adam Hocutt

total, utter noob

279

First portable recorder xlr (Roland R26 vs Zoom H4n/Tascam DR-40)

2 years ago by Juandi Aznar

Juandi Aznar 186

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1152

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

11 months ago by D. M. Lowe

D. M. Lowe

DP / DoP

Canon C100 MarkII or the Blackmagic Cinema Camera 2.5k MFT?

2 years ago by Joseph Nowell

blackmagic

Blackmagic Cinema Camera 2.5K

Joseph Nowell 170

Thoughts on Alex Buono's Visual Storytelling Workshop? Did you attend?

3 years ago by Gabrielle Wathen

Gabrielle Wathen 56

“At What Point is a Project Too Broken to Save?”

2 years ago by Zachary Lewis

Zachary Lewis

Cinematographer

170

Editing a mini documentary and need your help with the story arc!

3 years ago by Yash Mori

Yash Mori

Director / DP / FIlmmaker

Where to find Free High Quality Archival Footage?

7 months ago by Seth Demers

Seth Demers

Director, Producer, Designer, Editor

108

The Search For 10-Seconds Of Missing Indigenous History

1 week ago by Twrench

Indigenous

b-roll

Native

Twrench 13

General tips on filmmaking

4 years ago by Dallin Wells

Dallin Wells

Director/Producer/Editor/Writer/DP/Actor

297

Short courses, to support your self learning, as an alternative to Film degree!

4 years ago by Richard Duriez

Richard Duriez

Course Manager

2 directors cuts - feedback desired!

2 months ago by Felis S. Hoffmann

Felis S. Hoffmann

Director and Editor

PROFESSIONAL TIMECODE SYNCING AT SEMI- PROFESSIONAL PRICES.

4 years ago by Claire Jahn

Claire Jahn 62

will Rodrigo Moreira da Rocha play Caio or Kayky Brito ?

2 weeks ago by SSW Of The Border Movie

SSW Of The Border Movie

154

Movie SSW Of The Border will enter Film festival ?

2 weeks ago by SSW Of The Border Movie

actor

SSW Of The Border Movie

154

Raise Film Funding with a Film Business Plan

2 years ago by Lilian

Lilian

Film Marketing

Self creating my own DVDs

3 years ago by Taylor Shain

Taylor Shain 161

Why Nofilmschool Is No Longer a Film Blog Superpower

4 years ago by Gordon Robert

Gordon Robert

Blog Reader Posing as an Important Filmmaker

235

A Cinematic Camera Kit for $1000 (or £650)

3 years ago by Matt James Smith

Matt James Smith

Founder, Lintelfilm Video Production

146

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

3 years ago by Jeremy Freedberg

Jeremy Freedberg 145

Marketing for your film

5 months ago by Aaron Jones

Aaron Jones 72

Best solution for importing Sony a7s footage into Avid?

2 years ago by Apostolos Nikolaidis

Apostolos Nikolaidis

Filmmaker / Director

160

Nathan Karimi

Writer/ Director

161

Zeiss focal lengths for Super35?

3 years ago by Liam Martin

Liam Martin

DP, editor, part time director

904

Short Documentary Project - Weightless

6 months ago by KC

KC 78

Can anyone provide advice for a complicated documentary question?

8 months ago by Ingrid Cruz

Ingrid Cruz

Director, Producer, Screenwriter

4 years ago by Liam Martin

Liam Martin

DP, editor, part time director

904