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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Take a look at these eight marketing characters advertising national brands.  How many do you recognize? Do you know what product or company they represent? Every single time I showed pictures of marketing characters like this to my media students, 6-12, they instantly knew almost every single character  They knew both the character name and

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Now that you have studied character marketing, it is time to come up with an original video commercial, featuring a character. YOUR ASSIGNMENT: Your assignment is to create and produce an original TV commercial using at least one character. Your commercial will promote a product using your character and established marketing techniques.   (You can make

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BUILDING CHARACTERS FOR AN ORIGINAL MOVIE OR TV SHOW Interesting and unforgettable characters are probably the single most important element for any audience to enjoy a movie.  People like stories about other people, so any good movie or TV show needs to start with fascinating, well-rounded characters audiences will relate to and enjoy watching. How

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Vlogging, or video blogging, is one of the best ways to build and audience for your content. Here are the six top tips for successful vlogging.

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Learn to create gorgeous panoramic photographs. Capture the wonderful view all around you with several essential 360-degree photography tips.

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Entering film festivals is a great way to get your film and video production work noticed. Here is some advice on how to go about finding the right film festival to enter.

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[caption id=”attachment_11274″ align=”aligncenter” width=”417″] A screen capture of the Film Freeway website.[/caption] One of the best ways for a beginning filmmaker to get their work seen is to enter film festivals. No doubt you’ve heard of the big film festivals like the Sundance or Cannes, but what if you’re just starting out and want something

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Attaching a video camera to a drone gives you magnificent shots from angels that are typically quite difficult to get.

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Passion for film making goes a long way when creating your masterpiece film. We interview Daniel De Rousseau, a dedicated amateur film maker whose passion keeps him and his brothers cranking out the action flicks and now a documentary.

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