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Equipment for Making a Documentary Film
Budget Costs for Documentary Films
Choosing Subject Matter for Your Documentary
How to Cast a Documentary Film
How to Find a Film Crew for a Documentary
Release Forms for Films
Scripted vs. Unscripted Documentary Films
How to Schedule Film Production for Documentaries
How Much Footage Does a Documentary Need?
How to Interview for a Documentary Film
How to Prepare Documentaries for Editing
How to Edit a Documentary Film
Choosing Scene Transitions for a Documentary
Choosing Music for a Documentary Film
How to Distribute Your Documentary Film
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Summary: Professional advice on filming your own documentary! Learn about how to prepare footage for editing and how to produce a documentary film in this free video.
Kevin Lindenmuth has worked in the film/video business for more than 20 years. He received his B.A. in film/video production from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1987. Most...read more
"The thing with editing is before I even start putting anything in my edit system is I'll go through all through the footage and let's say I do have thirty hours of footage I need to go through, well I'll go and I'll watch everyone and the best way to this, most effective way is with the interviews, I'll transcribe them. I will watch them and I will type up everything that these people said because it makes it fresh in my mind what they said, where everything is on the tape so that when I actually do need it for editing it's right there. I could just look at my log book where I wrote everything down and put it in the system so it isn't like you're just putting thirty hours of footage in your system and just kind of like trying to find stuff. Be as organized as you can before hand. This is really useful especially with the Beryl stuff. Let's say you're looking for a shot of them canoing or need a shot of them at summer camp or just walking down the street or you need some type of nature shot like clouds going by or a sunset or a moon or whatever, well you have it all written down and you know where it is on the tape so it's just easy to put in and easy to edit. It'll save you a lot of time, it may seem very time consuming, kind of an extraneous, labor intensive thing to do but this is really what will save you time and really help you in your edit. Logging the footage, keeping track of where everything is."
eHow Article: How to Prepare Documentaries for Editing
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