? Documentary filmmaking is a glorious endeavor imho, so I’m eternally grateful I was able to work making documentaries for so many years. Last night I re watched a show I did way back in 1985 and want to share it with you. If I do say so myself, they don’t make ’em like they

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??   Several lifetimes ago, I produced a five-part documentary TV news series on a program at The Kansas State Penitentiary where inmates tried to convince juvenile delinquents to go straight before they end up in prison too. When I look back on my long career, this project stands out as a favorite. In part,

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Video Storytelling: How To Make Any Story Your Own. .CAMP – More than boxing from Lewis Masei on Vimeo. Video Storytelling Explained It’s a tale as old as time: a father lovingly passes down wisdom to his son, which then defines the son’s life.  How many creative ways do you think this beautiful story has

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Unlock the Future of Filmmaking Education, Empowering Students with a Complete Film School Experience!Comprehensive Video Production Curriculum, Grades 6–12, at Your Fingertips. Are you tasked with educating kids about the art and science of video production? Whether in a public, private, or home school setting, I’ve got some great news for you!  As a lifelong professional video

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Documentary filmmaking is a subcategory of film and video production where the production crew creates a work of journalism rather than a fictional movie. Instead of making up fictional characters and creating a world of make-believe, the documentary filmmaker’s job is to document real life and real people by accurately and fairly telling their stories.   Journalism

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Independent film making is a mixture of passion, back-breaking manual labor, sweat, and all the many incomparable joys of film making. Read the experiences of a group of successful indie film makers here.

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What’s it like working as a videographer in TV News? Watch this incredible video of wild experiences compiled over the longtime career of a television news professional cameraman.

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Not all videos are planned out in advance. Some of the best footage can be obtained by videotaping the action as it happens, rather than staging it and planning it all out in advance. Here are tips for videotaping spontaneous events.

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Interviewing People On Camera and Using Interviews to Tell a Story Here are two versions of a documentary-style video I recently completed for a local AIDS nonprofit called Other Options. Below is a discussion of using interviews in videos of this nature. Other Options has performed an amazing service in Oklahoma City for over 30

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Here is a post with tips on getting good quality when videotaping a speaker at a seminar. Videotaping seminars and speakers is a common task all of us video makers and videographers will do at one point or another. Although it is certainly not the toughest of assignments, getting good video of a seminar can

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