4 Tips On Making A Great Short Documentary

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Documentary Video Production
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4 Tips On Making A Great Short Documentary
A good documentary can have a world-changing
result. Among the various kind of documentaries,
short documentaries are especially powerful
because they convey important information in a
short period of time. So, it is very important
that it is done in a very precise manner and if
it is your first time in documentary video
production, here are some tips on how to make
sure it turns out great.
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The backbone of a good short documentary,
in fact, any documentary, is good research. It is
only when you have done your research well, will
you have a good narrative in place. Perfect
research will help you arrange your thoughts into
plots, find the relevant plot points and from it,
your narrative will emerge. And this research
should be done both online and offline depending
on only one kind of source will narrow your
research and also make your viewpoint biased. A
good documentary should be objective in nature
presenting the truth like it is.
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Once the research is done, the next
important thing is writing the script for your
documentary. And the first step for it is to
write your outline. This is one vast difference
between a documentary and a narrative film the
former lives by the outline while the latter
follows the story. The stories of a documentary
can change mid-course depending on research, but
it has to follow the outline set before. An
effective outline will provide the scene
breakdown for your film, and also set the beat of
the story you are going to tell. But, as said
before, everything will depend on point no 1
your research.
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The next tip regarding documentary production is
related to sound editing. Sound is important to
all films, whether narrative or documentary. But
many documentary makers often make the mistake of
overlooking this important aspect and think that
voiceovers and interviews are all the sounds they
need in their documentary. But that is the
furthest thing from truth it is only with a good
sound background will your narrative and gravity
of your subject come into life. Sound design will
help the audience connect with the characters
they will see in your documentary and feel their
story.
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As said before, research is the backbone of a
good documentary. However, many first-time
documentary filmmakers make is over researching!
This is especially important when you are making
a short documentary. This is why the next
important thing about a great documentary video
production is editing. You will have to be
ruthless when you are trimming down your shots
sometimes you will have to give up some of your
favorite ones to keep the story arch tight and
structured. It is often said that for short
documentaries, you have to sacrifice 99 of the
clips that you shot! The trimming should be done
in a logical, coherent manner so that the
essential outline of your documentary is kept
intact. Only then will your story emerge with a
powerful message.
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Short documentary making is a very creative
process and an exciting way for young filmmakers
to start honing their skills. So, follow these
tips and start your own short documentary-making
journey.
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