Self-shooting vs DOP – The pros and cons
With tighter budgets across the industry, self-shooting is rapidly becoming an important part of the job description for many Assistant Producers and Researchers, but how does this affect the quality of the material produced?
Telling your brand story – Creating engaging and compelling commercial content
Documentary is a highly powerful and emotive way for companies to communicate their brand values to their customers. Commercial documentary provides a unique platform for businesses to tell a story unlike any other, bringing to life the intricacies behind brands and...
Telling your brand story – Creating engaging & compelling commercial content
Documentary is a highly powerful and emotive way for companies to communicate their brand values to their customers. Commercial documentary provides a unique platform for businesses to tell a story unlike any other, bringing to life the intricacies behind brands and getting right to the heart of the customer.
Here’s why telling a story through documentary is a particularly effective way of building an audience and how artistic vision can help create compelling stories that capture the attention of your audience.
Getting started in documentary – The secrets of being a successful intern
It is notoriously difficult starting out in the production industry, with fierce competition even for unpaid positions. Most Directors typically start out at the bottom of the ladder, so maximizing the learning opportunity of an internship is key to your future success if you are looking to pursue a career in the documentary industry. We’ve put together our top tips for getting started as an intern and making it in the documentary industry.
7 Unmissable Documentaries
We asked our team the near impossible task of whittling their list of all-time favourite documentaries down to just one unmissable choice that has in some way inspired their work.
This eclectic mix of documentaries all share an unparalleled ability to lead the audience through thought-provoking journeys of human endeavour and treachery, showing how we interact with the unexplored world and breaking documentary filmmaking traditions to reveal poignant stories that stay with you long after the film has finished.
