Category: "documentary"

How Many Scenes Does a Documentary Have?

In the past Lights Film School has deconstructed films and music videos but today we’re going to deconstruct a documentary. We’re going to look at the documentary “Encounters at the End of the World” by celebrated film director Werner Herzog. Many of your have asked us questions such as “how many scenes does a documentary [...]

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How to Light a Documentary Interview

If you’re shooting an interview for your documentary you will be using either natural light sources or studio lighting. This blog post will outline how to properly use indoor or studio lighting to optimize the production value of your documentary. If you’re shooting indoors or in a studio, the basic 3 point lighting technique is [...]

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How to Film a Documentary Interview

Interviewing a documentary subject can be challenging enough. Thinking about technical or editing opportunities while filmmaking can kill the creative spirit of the shoot. However, the technical elements of filming an interview are incredibly important if you want to create a high production look to your documentary. We’ll publish another blog post about how to [...]

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Independent Filmmaker: Film Recommendations for June

We have chosen 3 films that we think independent filmmakers would benefit from seeing this month. All have done well in various film festivals ranging from Cannes, Sundance, Full Frame, Berlin and the New York Film Festival to name only a few. The reason we’ve chosen these 3 particular films is because the production process [...]

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Breathtaking Nature Short Film Shot on a DSLR: http://t.co/VwHRFyyp42 years ago