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How to Make a Documentary Film

Professional advice on producing a documentary! Learn about film equipment, how to budget, cast, shoot, edit, and distribute your documentary in this free video series.

Series Summary

The development of film came alongside the rise of America as a world empire. The technology developed in the late 19th to early 20th century and quickly became a staple of modern culture and mass consumption. Many trace the beginning of film to a moment also considered the advent of the comic strip as we know it: Eadweard Muybridge's famous pictures of a horse's stride, which proved that in fact there is a moment when all four hooves are off the ground. This series of photos looked like a comic yet sparked a crazy idea in the minds of other artists: What if we took pictures like that and flashed them in sequence like in children’s flipbooks? The birth of celluloid film ten years later came in Louis Le Prince's "Roundhay Garden Scene."

In this free video series, professional filmmaker Kevin Lindenmuth gives you expert advice on how to produce your own documentary. He leads you through everything! And his video quality is excellent! This guy knows his stuff and is a born teacher. He explains what you need to start a documentary and how to budget, cast, shoot, edit, and distribute your finished product. Kevin has been there! He knows. He also shares ideas on scripted versus unscripted projects, how to choose subject matter, how to use music in the film, and much more. Watch these, and you’ll be ready for the Academy in no time!

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About the Presenter

Kevin Lindenmuth