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 [...]
Category: "documentary"
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 [...]
Free Music For Filmmakers
If you’re a filmmaker then you’ve undoubtedly had the experience of looking for music to use in your feature films, documentaries and short films. Unfortunately this is often an issue of compromise for filmmakers who lack the budgets to license music from record labels for their films or hire someone to compose music specifically for [...]
How to achieve a “film look” with a shallow depth of field on consumer video cameras.
The relatively recent invention of the “depth of field adaptor” or “35mm lens adapter” is great for digital filmmakers who are looking to add to the production value of their films and documentaries through the use of depth of field control. Until recently it’s been difficult at best to achieve a shallow depth of field [...]
