Learn Documentary Filmmaking By Making One

Learn the fundamentals of documentary filmmaking by doing a short documentary

What you'll learn

Experience hands-on a complete documentary film process

The fundamentals of documentary filmmaking

Develop your style as a visual storyteller

Receive documentary production tips that can save you from unnecessary agony

Complete a documentary film on a micro-budget

Requirements

No requirements needed for beginners but some familiarity with editing and filming would be helpful

Description

My name is Olaf, I am a do-it-yourself filmmaker with over two-decade experience. Throughout my film career, I've directed actors like Academy Nominee Florence Pugh (Black Widow, Little Women), James Cosmo (Braveheart), Johnathan Price (Brazil), Michael Imperioli (Sopranos), JJ Field (Captain America), to name a few.In this class, I'll share all the tools that I've learned by completing seven feature documentary films. In this step-by-step guide to Documentary Indie Filmmaking, you'll teach yourself how to complete a short documentary film independently through manageable action steps.> THIS CLASS IS FOR ANYONE who is starting or has done a couple of documentary projects; in either case, this class will deepen your understanding of documentary filmmaking.> YOUR CLASS PROJECT is doing a 1-3 minute documentary short film.I'll share the fundamentals of what I've learned - for you to discover your unique style. All you need for this class is a camera, something to write on, and a computer to edit your film. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this class:Experience hands-on a complete documentary film processThe fundamentals of documentary filmmakingDevelop your style as a visual storytellerReceive documentary production tips that can save you from unnecessary agonyComplete a documentary film on a micro-budgetWe'll start with your documentary Idea, and talk about my favorite development tools Theme, Genre, and the Fairy Tale tool. We'll discuss Production, Cinematography, and Directing before hitting the post-production phase. Inviting you to do tasks and challenges along the way.This course will not only demystify the documentary process, but it'll also illuminate your creative strengths and help you identify areas of improvement and opportunities.This class comes with a certificate. When you've completed your short documentary, you can send it to me for review and you'll receive a confirmation of completion.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Class Idea

Lecture 3 Extra Content: Your Idea

Lecture 4 Focusing Your Idea

Section 2: Documentary Tools

Lecture 5 The Map Tool

Lecture 6 Introducing My Story Tools

Lecture 7 The Fairy Tale Tool

Lecture 8 Genre

Lecture 9 Theme

Section 3: Preparing Your To Film Your Documentary

Lecture 10 Making A Documentary

Lecture 11 Directing A Documentary

Lecture 12 A Preparation Before You Start Filming Your Docu

Lecture 13 Documentary Filming Example - My Little Nephew Filming

Lecture 14 What Is B-Roll?

Lecture 15 Write The Screenplay For Your Documentary

Lecture 16 The Production Plan For Your Documentary Film Shoot

Section 4: Filming Your Documentary

Lecture 17 Cinematography In Your Documentary

Lecture 18 Filming And Being Clumsy

Lecture 19 Power of Consistency

Lecture 20 Visual Style

Lecture 21 Filming: Sound vs Camera

Lecture 22 Interviews and Light

Section 5: Post Production: Editing, Color, Sound, Export

Lecture 23 Working With Film Footage

Lecture 24 Edit Log: First Impressions

Lecture 25 Edit Session Example

Lecture 26 Edit Sprint Example

Lecture 27 Coloring Your Documentary Film

Lecture 28 Coloring Your Film: Using Cinema LUTs in Davinci Resolve

Lecture 29 Sound Master Demostration

Lecture 30 Mini Making Of For This Class

Lecture 31 Thank You and Goodbye

This is for beginners, but also for anyone who has just started in filmmaking and wants to venture into documenatries