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When Non-Linear is the Best Way to Structure a Documentary

3 days ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

5 Essential Tips for Crafting the Narrative in Your Documentary

6 days ago by Luke Korem

Dealt

on demand

crafting narrative

Luke Korem

'Fire at Sea': How Gianfranco Rosi Made an Anti-Documentary

1 year ago by Liz Nord

Liz Nord

'Filmworker': Meet the Secret Hero Behind Stanley Kubrick's Movies

11 months ago by Emily Buder

assistant to director

filmworker

Emily Buder

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

3 years 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

2 months ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Academy Nicholl Fellowships

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Stop Paying for Footage! The 411 on Fair Use

1 year ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Jeff Orlowski's Sundance-Winning 'Chasing Coral': 'Nobody Has Ever Seen This Imagery'

1 year ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Our Most Anticipated Films of Tribeca 2018

2 days ago by NFS Staff

NFS Staff

Apply to Firelight Media's Documentary Lab to Tell The Stories That Shape Our Worldview

2 days ago by Erik Luers

Firelight Media Documentary Lab

Erik Luers

Child Actors, Natural Light, Werewolf Costumes, and More SXSW Production Challenges

4 weeks ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

'The Cleaners': Inside the Dirtiest and Most Secretive Job on the Internet

1 month ago by Emily Buder

sundance

sundance 2018

Emily Buder

5 Creative Truths from the Real Life Yoda, Frank Oz

1 month ago by Liz Nord

Liz Nord

Wanna Go to Summer Camp for Documentary Filmmakers? Apply to Oregon Doc Camp

1 month ago by Paula Bernstein

NW Documentary

Oregon Documentary Camp

doc camp

retreat

Paula Bernstein

Oscar-Winning Documentarian Barbara Kopple on Establishing Trust and Filming Life-or-Death Situations

1 month ago by Paula Bernstein

Barbara Kopple

Harlan County USA

Paula Bernstein

New Doc 'Take Your Pills' Illustrates the Power of Visualizing Adderall Addiction

1 month ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

'¡Las Sandinistas!': How Hundreds of Source Materials Captured a Revolution

1 month ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

'Half the Picture': Co-Cinematographers on the Reality of Being a Lady Shooter

1 month ago by Lauretta Prevost

sxsw

sxsw 2018

Lauretta Prevost

Get More Out of Kickstarter With the New Patrons Program

1 month ago by Justin Morrow

crowdfunding

Kickstarter

Justin Morrow

'The Shape of Water' wins 4 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director

2 months ago by Erik Luers

Three Billboards Outside...

Erik Luers

2018 Academy Award Nominees Reveal How to Make A Great Short

2 months ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Heaven is a Traffic Jam on...

Oakley Anderson-Moore

How a Commercial Exec Became an Oscar-Nominated Director…at 70

2 months ago by Paula Bernstein

oscars 2018

Frank Stiefel

Heaven is a Traffic Jam on...

documentary

short

Paula Bernstein

New Fellowship Offers $25K to Filmmakers Who Champion Conservation

2 months ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

SFFILM

Vulcan Productions

Vulcan Productions...

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Why VR Can be Your Best Storytelling Tool

2 months ago by Stephen Robert Morse

Stephen Robert Morse

How the ‘MATANGI/MAYA/M.I.A.’ Editor Crafted 700 Hours of Footage into a Fest Favorite Doc

2 months ago by Stephen Robert Morse

Stephen Robert Morse

With 'Tell Them We Are Rising', Stanley Nelson Finds the Middle of his Black History Trilogy

2 months ago by Scout Tafoya

Scout Tafoya

Know an Animal Lover? Make a Short About it and Become a Nat Geo WILD Filmmaker

2 months ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

nat geo

Wild to Inspire

Oakley Anderson-Moore

How Magical Realist '306 Hollywood' Became the First Doc in Sundance's NEXT Section

2 months ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

sundance

sundance 2018

306 Hollywood

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Hot, Loud, and Over 200 MPH: How 'The Last Race' Leaves Conventional Storytelling in the Dust

2 months ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

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Zeiss CP.3 Hands-On Lens Review & Test Footage

1 month ago by Oliver Zane Rouch

Oliver Zane Rouch

Cinematographer

Juandi Aznar 242

BMPCC lens

2 years ago by Mohammad zhesho

Mohammad zhesho 78

Cover Letter for Film Festivals

2 years ago by James Beard

Cover Letter

festivals

documentary

James Beard 72

About Best Budgeting macbook pro for editing

2 years ago by chrisna widiarsa

editing

macbook pro

DaVinci Resolve

chrisna widiarsa 86

Came TV HMI / Par Light (Arri Clone)

3 years ago by Dean Butler

Dean Butler

Writer Director Shooter Editor

682

Our Cable Dolly (Cable Cam) + MoVI + Red Epic Dragon = Totally Sweet Setup!!

3 years ago by Dave Herman

Dave Herman

Production Manager

My first film with a very stylized look. What do you think?

2 years ago by Joshua Zonnekein

Joshua Zonnekein

I just like movies and stuff

Diego Lope

Writer / Director / Producer

101

Will a BlackMagic Cinema Camera get the job done?

1 year ago by Jackson Flowers

Jackson Flowers

Director of Photography/ Director/ Actor

266

What's Your Favorite Digital Cinema Camera?

3 years ago by Hovig Kazandjian

Hovig Kazandjian

Writer, Director

483

mac pro choice

9 months ago by Shane Lee

Shane Lee

filmmaker

From Art to Instant Gratification

3 years ago by Brandon Neubert

Brandon Neubert

Color Artist / Writer / Director

641

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

891

Budget camera kit options and ideas?

4 years ago by Cal Thorley

Cal Thorley 96

16:9 to 4:3

12 months ago by Robert Picciano

Robert Picciano

Student

103

I hate this gear addiction... A friend is willing to sell me an a7s really cheap. Should I wait and save up for the mk II?

2 years ago by Jeremy Freedberg

Jeremy Freedberg 131

What is your favorite set-up for clean audio on a budget?

3 years ago by SamoScopom

SamoScopom 161

Zeiss focal lengths for Super35?

3 years ago by Liam Martin

Liam Martin

DP, editor, part time director

905

What ND Filter is That

7 months ago by Arsh DSJ

Arsh DSJ

Director Editor Producer

365

Best audio gear for low budget [$750]

2 years ago by Juan Parra

Juan Parra 109

!! HELP !! which camera? ...

3 months ago by Ed Peacock

Ed Peacock

Travel Filmmaker

219

Nathan Karimi

Writer/ Director

227

Focusing while on a Movi/Ronin

3 years ago by Bruno Silva

Bruno Silva 73

Nature Park Mellerdall

2 years ago by Ben Schaus

Ben Schaus

Student

Across Frontiers - A WWII Escape Story

2 years ago by Zak Jarvis

Zak Jarvis

Director

Call For Entries: CineYouth Chicago International Film Festival 2015

3 years ago by CineYouth Film Festival 2015

CineYouth Film Festival 2015 78

Michael Mann: People, Places, Crimes

1 year ago by Frank Oh

Frank Oh

Producer

141

A cheap equivalent to the Ronin!

11 months ago by Ed Peacock

Ed Peacock

Travel Filmmaker

219

Sony A7s II vs A7R II

1 year ago by Joe Perry

Joe Perry 76