Lesson Info
35. Final Thoughts
Lessons
Class Introduction
13:55 2How Did We Start Making Documentaries?
12:08 3Universal Themes Through First-Person Storytelling
32:10 4Use Visual Language to Tackle a Theme
07:26 5Issue Driven & Non-English Story Development
27:05 6Translate a Theme Into a Film **Warning: This lesson contains scenes of graphic violence**
24:41 7Turn Failures Into Lessons
13:46 8Finding Your Subjects
15:07What is Your Motivation?
02:10 10Follow Your Passion & Invest in Yourself
05:22 11Client Work Vs Legacy Work
17:51 12Translate the Idea to Reality
16:25 13Create Multiple Products from One Idea
22:17 14Pre-Production Plan
09:32 15You Just Have to Dive In
30:40 16Time & Cost for Projects
28:21 17Writing a Strong Pitch
11:38 18Develop a Fundraising Trailer
12:28 19Identify & Approach Partners
06:35 20Define Your Desired Impact
21:21 21Introduction to Working in the Field
06:19 22Shoot: Interview Set Up
34:38 23Shoot: The Interview
32:08 24Different Types of Interviews
13:35 25Shoot: Capturing B-Roll
21:54 26Shoot: Detail Shots
18:09 27Shoot: Capturing a Scene
27:02 28Shoot: A Set Up Shot
24:03 29What Video to Keep in The Edit?
16:06 30Identify Strongest Audio as Starting Point for Edit
30:01 31Use Audio to Guide Narrative
09:33 32Transform Raw Content Into Finished Piece
23:49 33Building Scenes in Your Edit
03:41 34Short Doc Created from Pre Shoot: Resonant
46:21 35Final Thoughts
03:01Lesson Info
Final Thoughts
You said that a great closing question was why do you do what you do? So, why do you do what you do? I feel passionate about this and I also feel like I found my calling when I realized that I could story tell in service to making things better than when I found them. I'm very mission driven, because I am really clear that I'm not a filmmaker just because I want to get awards or that I want to get to Sundance. I'd like to get to Sundance someday. But I am so clear that I, deploying the skills that come naturally to me in service to social change so I am empowered by that and I'm passionate about that. So if I weren't doing this, I missed my calling, I should have been a surgeon. 'Cause I really want to come back in the next life and do that thing. I just like, I so want to operate on people. This sounds crazy. But I do, I really want to operate and I want to save lives. Really save lives, but because I can't do that I'm gonna kinda do this creative effort in service to people who do ...
save lives you know. Well for me, I wanted to be a story teller from the time I was about 16 years old when I discovered literature. And so 40 years onwards this idea of short documentary filmmaking is the newest or latest manifestation of that desire and similar to Julie, it's not just about story telling but it's story telling with a purpose. And so this is, short documentary filmmaking is one of the mediums right now in which to express this passion and this goal of mine. Which is to try and make the world a better place by creating understanding, exposing stories that maybe you haven't heard about and aligning my work to issues that I believe good media can help improve the situation of. Do it, do it. Go forth and expsoe. If we can do it, you can do it right. (laughing) And don't be afraid. Don't let fear stop you. Alright, there is no failure in this. The failure is in not trying. Yep.
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Ratings and Reviews
Elisa Correa
wow, wow, wow! what a amazing course! I learned so much, I was inspired so much... congratulations, Julia and Ed, you are excellent teachers and do a really wonderful and powerful work. thank you!
a Creativelive Student
OUSTANDIING COURSE, congratulations creative live for bring Julie and Ed in teach about documentary filmmaking. I have watched and bought a fair few courses on this subject and not one of them comes close to this. You can see the amount of work Julie and Ed have done to make this course amazing. The best bits for me are the real teaching opportunities when Ed and Julie are making their violin documentary. I have never seen this before in any course. Thanks Ed and Julie for an amazing course and letting us see inside there work that you do and sharing all your experience with us. I've never really written any feedback for most courses, so this must be a good one :)
a Creativelive Student
Ed & Julie provide so much insight & knowledge into the documentary making process. This is a high-level class that gives you a wonderful overview of what goes into making a powerful and interesting documentary film. It was so helpful to watch them work on an actual short film from start to finish, and to hear their workflow. You'll need to learn the technical nitty gritty elsewhere, but this course will help you dive into how to tell stories on video. I particularly loved the segment on doing interviews, and Julie is an absolute pro at this! Also really nice to see Ed & Julie working/teaching together and how their different skills complement each other. It was a pleasure to learn from them!