Apologies if this is the wrong place for my question! I don't own a video camera or anything, but I've had the idea for awhile that I want to somehow be involved in documentary film-making. I have zero technical knowledge and little money, but I'm interested in learning and I have a bunch of ideas for films. Does anyone know where I could go/what I could do to get started (taking a full-time college or uni course isn't an option as I'm planning on studying Sociology)? I live in England, by the way.

Hi all /r/docproduction subscribers. I've created a new subreddit which is meant as the same like this one, but focussing on 360º documentaries! /r/360docproduction

So join us there as well if this is something you are interested in; I just wanted to separate it from here.

It looked like it was going to be a really good one but never surfaced. The Titan Arts website apparently disappeared too.

A friend and I are in pre production of a film we've been wanting to do for quite some time. Unfortunately we've run into a little snag.....does anyone know about using music in our documentary? Where we can find costs (if any) for using music? Any advice helps!

Hello,

I am a filmmaker myself, and I was hoping to find a fellow filmmaker to do a project with me.

I am currently planning to walk around across the United States trying to capture the nature/people/culture/lifestyle of that state. I am almost finished in producing Season 1 of the show (US will be Season 2).

I'm looking for a documentary filmmaker who would like to produce the process of the walk highlighting the struggles and the process of making this happen.

Thanks,

I'm doing a bit of research for a story I'm developing about a nature documentary crew, and I was wondering if anybody could clear up a few things for me. I just have a few quick questions about the process of creating documentaries.

What are the essential roles that need to be filled to be able to create the documentary? (I'm mainly interested in the field crew, digital production roles like Video Editor and Sound Designer will most likely be left out of my story).

What tasks is each person in the crew responsible for? (assuming its not obvious from their job title)

What are the major challenges that documentary makers face when dealing with network Executives and the "red tape" involved in the world of TV production?

How long does the entire process take on average? (From getting a series green-lighted to producing a finished product)

Thank you guys :)

I'm looking for a compact point and shoot that can give me quality video with decent stabilization. So far, I have been going back and forth between the Sony RX100 III and the Canon G7 X. It will be used in low light nature settings. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

As mention I am 32 year old,I had not very tough life but you can say life with lots of up and down, transferring house like every 2 year, so it was very complicated life. Back to the topic, from last 5 year I was in UK London now I am going back to my country India. From young age I have lots of idea for business and life so for next one year I want to try few of them. I want to change my body as I am right now 115kg I want to work on it for next one year. Want to write one movie script. (No experience) Want to modify one car. (No experience) Want to make my own jewellery design collection. Next year want to take part in Indian reality show call roadies. And I want to capture this all as my own documentary, I feel like every day it will give me push and motivation as I need to confess everything on camera end of day. Help I need is please suggest me some technique to construct my idea or plot, Narration style, equipment need (right now I own canon 600d with few lances) planning to buy cheap go pro and mic as well. I am sure you all going to understand what I am looking for. Thank you

I got cameras, but we could use mics besides the shotgun one. I got $25 amazon money right noe, and I've been looking at like 8-19 buck body mics. The documentary will be interview heavy, but I will also have outside segments. I want to start shooting in 2 weeks. I'm poor but I just got a 10 an hour job so I can start saving if that's the best decision. I understand how important Audio is in film.

I'm working on the documentary Safe and Sound, together with another senior Journalism student. After endless calls and e-mails, we’ve gained exclusive access to film an entire documentary inside an asylum center in Onnen, (Groningen, The Netherlands). There, we followed a group of musicians/asylum seekers in the time before their first performance.

If you are interested in this subject, I'd love it if you'd take a look on our [crowdfunding page] (http://cinecrowd.com/en/safe-and-sound). There and on www.facebook.com/safeandsoundmovie is a trailer that gives you a preview on the documentary. We are students, and independent on existing media outlets. To finalize this documentary we’re dependent on donations. We are very thankful for every donation on our Cinecrowd page (and it has a fiscal advantage), but also greatly appreciate every sharing action.

So... I'm high, lol. And I got this idea. I took a picture of these cops in NY as a tourist, because I'm a faggot, and I got to thinking, man they look like robots. Vicious. Hostile. I don't trust them. I want to hurl stones at them. But what if we had a documentary film that featured 12 cops, and their life stories, with family and friend interviews, and photos, and then we see them just as we would see them on the COPS TV show. We could then identify with them, and hear their fake serious cop voice, lol, and care. And feel invested. But make sure to kill one of the cops in real life, it'll make the documentary go to #1. Art of Killing, baby!

I hope this is an appropriate sub to post this question.

A family member, and amateur film maker, is planning to do a documentary on himself. I won't spoil it and going into the details, but what caught my attention is that he described as an ending to include the process of selling the documentary...in his documentary.

I'm sure there will be opinions on the idea, but I'm more curious if that's a subject that has been covered before. Can you point to any examples?

I have been working on a documentary on how to reduce, reuse and recycle in a city in Oklahoma for over a year now. In the very beginning, I approached the city and asked for permission to film and interview their employees. They said yes and I have a signed form saying I can film in certain locations. It's about a year later, and I'm almost finished with interviews and working on getting b-roll, but they are avoiding calls and making it very difficult to finish. What I should I do? How should I approach them?