Have a passion for making documentary films? Want to learn how to best lead a documentary life? Join award-winning commercial and documentary filmmaker, Chris G. Parkhurst, and special industry guests as they candidly share their filmmaking stories, insights, and experiences, for all to learn how to best lead and live their own documentary dream lives.
Can you believe that it was over four years ago that we first began producing episodes of The Documentary Life?? Well, neither can we. But as they say, all good things must come to an end! It has been a great ride this here podcast over the past four years! Which is why this is not our typical end-of-the-season show, my #doclifer friend. Don't miss this one thinking that it's simply a re-hash of parts of past episodes. It is truly much more than that. And finally, I'd like to say, thank you, old Friend. Thank you. Sponsors & Thank Yous ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
Imagine stepping up to the podium to accept your award for Best Documentary Feature for the film that you have put your heart, soul, blood sweat tears into. What would you say? Who would thank? Where would you even start? Well, Steven Bognar, of this year's American Factory knows precisely what this feels like. And he details the story of he and his partner, Julia Reichert's walk to that Oscar podium. And he details a heckuva lot more about what it means to live the life of a documentary filmmaker in Dayton, OH, far from the neon lights of New York, London, or L.A. And what it means to make meaningful documentaries that impact a lot of people and win a lot of awards. What it means to live and lead a documentary life. Topics Discussed host Chris G. Parkhurst gives some History 101 of documentaries and the Academy Awards why its beneficial to the world that documentary filmmakers make films from where they are at how American Factory came from turning down what was initially meant to be a corporate video for the Fuyao factory play-by-play of Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert's walk to the podium to accept their award for Best Documentary Feature unique sound approaches that were brought to American Factory Additional Resources Trailer for American Factory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m36QeKOJ2Fc American Factory wins Best Documentary Feature https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF4ytC3-M3g Sponsors & Thank Yous ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
In the past, documentary cinematography has been in the shadow of narrative feature's, overlooked because of certain, perhaps unfair assumptions about the craft. Well, that is no longer the case since the American Society of Cinematographers, as of this year, has an award for Outstanding Achievement in Non-Fiction Filmmaking. And cinematographers, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4426963/ (Fejmi Daut) and https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4000308/ (Samir Ljuma), of the Academy Award nominated, https://honeyland.earth/ (Honeyland), were the recipients of that inaugural award. (Not to mention a host of other cinematography awards!) And so we have today's episode which is entirely dedicated to the craft of documentary cinematography! Topics Discussed host Chris G. Parkhurst talks about what makes a good documentary cinematographer and where we can find them what it's like working as a two person cinematography team how the shooting style changed dramatically midway into filming due to an unforeseen shift in story working without power in rural Macedonia achieving the perpetual golden hour look of Honeyland Additional Resources FREE DOWNLOAD OF HONEYLAND CONVERSATION PART TWO As mentioned in the show, there is much more to my conversation with cinematographers, Fejmi Daut and Samir Ljuma. Too much to put into a single show! To listen to the second part of that conversation head over https://thedocumentarylife.com/honeyland/ (HERE) for your free download! Trailer for Honeyland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B27ORUHlp6E Finding the star of Honeyland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj9mT91fe64 Honeyland at DOCNYC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJo1dvoo67k Sponsors & Thank YousMusic Vine 15 PERCENT OFF!Music Vine https://musicvine.com/ () Thank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. We've used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are definitely different. Their music catalogue is truly fresh, diverse, full of character, their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). And make sure to use our promo code to get an additional 15 percent off of any subscription!! PROMO CODE: doclife15 Continuing the Discussion with The D-Word https://d-word.com/ () Today's episode is only the beginning of the conversation. Now it's time to have your voice heard, #doclifer! So where can you do this? THE D-WORDWHAT IS THE D-WORD The D-Word began in 1996 as a series of online journal entries by filmmaker https://www.d-word.com/people/dbblock (Doug Block) depicting the joy and angst of making and selling his feature documentary, https://web.archive.org/web/20010204073200/http://www.d-word.com/homepage/index.html (Home Page). In the words of Mr. Block, "it was meant to inform, inspire, humor and depress the hell out of working or aspiring documentary filmmakers, or anyone else interested in the filmmaking process, for that matter!" We had Doug on the show way back in https://thedocumentarylife.com/podcast/105-doug-block-and-the-d-word/ (EPISODE) #105, where he discussed those early days working as an independent documentary filmmaker. And how this would lead him to creating the first incarnation of The D-Word. The D-Word has long-since evolved into a virtual community and is now the largest, longest-running one of its kind, currently numbering more than 19,000 members from 147 countries. Its focus is now on hosting free discussions on documentary film and production and leading a documentary life. Sound familiar? Get started with The D-Word today,...
It wasn't that long ago when reality television was a dirty word that incited some pretty strong feelings among the documentary filmmaking crowd. However, non fiction television has come a long way in the past few years. Of course, don't take my word for it. Take it from fellow documentary filmmaker, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1118839/ (Joe Litzinger), who is the executive producer of some of non fiction tv's most well known and respected (did I say respected?) shows. Topics Discussed host Chris G. Parkhurst talks about how documentary filmmakers can use their abilities to advantage in other avenues of production why doc filmmakers are well suited for reality television how one procures work in the reality tv industry the advantages of shooting a documentary film over reality tv how reality television supports Joe Litzinger's documentary life Additional ResourcesTrailer for https://www.abacusmediarights.com/programme/3110/zulu-summer (Zulu Summer) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-BcYvbbl-s Trailer for https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=400773960735280 (Will Work for Views) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx2Nt1cYA0E Behind the Scenes for https://www.bbcearth.com/shows/life-below-zero/ (Life Below Zero) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTBmwAhCd4c&list=PLh_0X_RDOHqHuDMD3ft0cZ7gqlF6kHhsE&index=14 Continuing the Discussion with The D-Word https://d-word.com/ () Today's episode is only the beginning of the conversation. Now it's time to have your voice heard, #doclifer! So where can you do this? THE D-WORDWHAT IS THE D-WORD The D-Word began in 1996 as a series of online journal entries by filmmaker https://www.d-word.com/people/dbblock (Doug Block) depicting the joy and angst of making and selling his feature documentary, https://web.archive.org/web/20010204073200/http://www.d-word.com/homepage/index.html (Home Page). In the words of Mr. Block, "it was meant to inform, inspire, humor and depress the hell out of working or aspiring documentary filmmakers, or anyone else interested in the filmmaking process, for that matter!" We had Doug on the show way back in https://thedocumentarylife.com/podcast/105-doug-block-and-the-d-word/ (EPISODE) #105, where he discussed those early days working as an independent documentary filmmaker. And how this would lead him to creating the first incarnation of The D-Word. The D-Word has long-since evolved into a virtual community and is now the largest, longest-running one of its kind, currently numbering more than 19,000 members from 147 countries. Its focus is now on hosting free discussions on documentary film and production and leading a documentary life. Sound familiar? Get started with The D-Word today, by completing their free https://www.d-word.com/users/apply (APPLICATION). Sponsors & Thank Yous ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
Documentary filmmaking during this time of a pandemic is something that so many of us doc filmmakers are contemplating. Or doing. Or not doing. Today's episode is filled with both a discussion on the ethics of documentary production during this time as well as best practices & safety protocol for those of us who are making our docs during this time. Documentary filmmaker and TDL host, Chris G. Parkhurst, delves into this discussion with IDA's Carrie Lozano and award-winning documentary filmmaking, Heidi Ewing. Topics Discussed Chris G. Parkhurst's tips for filming during this time of Covid the whats, whys, hows of IDA's The Ethics of Documentary Production in a Pandemic how Carrie Lozano's background in both journalism and documentary filmmaker has made her uniquely positioned to discuss filming during this time why award-winning documentary filmmaker, Heidi Ewing has chosen to film during this time how documentary filmmaking inherently is made up of a number of ethical decisions Ewing's best practices & safety protocol for doc filmmakers Additional Resources Read for yourself IDA's https://www.documentary.org/online-feature/ethics-documentary-production-pandemic (The Ethics of Documentary Production in a Pandemic) Continuing the Discussion with The D-Word https://d-word.com/ () Today's episode is only the beginning of the conversation. Now it's time to have your voice heard, #doclifer! So where can you do this? THE D-WORDWHAT IS THE D-WORD The D-Word began in 1996 as a series of online journal entries by filmmaker https://www.d-word.com/people/dbblock (Doug Block) depicting the joy and angst of making and selling his feature documentary, https://web.archive.org/web/20010204073200/http://www.d-word.com/homepage/index.html (Home Page). In the words of Mr. Block, "it was meant to inform, inspire, humor and depress the hell out of working or aspiring documentary filmmakers, or anyone else interested in the filmmaking process, for that matter!" We had Doug on the show way back in https://thedocumentarylife.com/podcast/105-doug-block-and-the-d-word/ (EPISODE) #105, where he discussed those early days working as an independent documentary filmmaker. And how this would lead him to creating the first incarnation of The D-Word. The D-Word has long-since evolved into a virtual community and is now the largest, longest-running one of its kind, currently numbering more than 19,000 members from 147 countries. Its focus is now on hosting free discussions on documentary film and production and leading a documentary life. Sound familiar? Get started with The D-Word today, by completing their free https://www.d-word.com/users/apply (APPLICATION). Sponsors & Thank Yous ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
Questions of race and who has the right to tell another person's or culture's or race's stories have recently been at the forefront of the documentary community's collective consciousness. More than that, it's been the subject of recent debate and discussion, whether in industry-led panels, major publications, or social media. Documentary filmmaker and TDL host, Chris G. Parkhurst, delves into this difficult, sometimes divisive discussion with two of documentary's own, Marjan Safinia and Grace Lee. Topics Discussed how Safinia and Lee came to collaborate on PBS' And She Could Be Next overlook at discussions of race in the documentary community over the past few months who has the right to tell a story and why how people of color in the American documentary industry can have less access and resources than their white counterparts How minorities are looking to reclaim and change the way that their stories are being told Additional ResourcesTeaser, And She Could Be Next https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPgO1J-Y2DY Continuing the Discussion with The D-Word https://d-word.com/ () Today's episode is only the beginning of the conversation. Now it's time to have your voice heard, #doclifer! So where can you do this? THE D-WORDWHAT IS THE D-WORD The D-Word began in 1996 as a series of online journal entries by filmmaker https://www.d-word.com/people/dbblock (Doug Block) depicting the joy and angst of making and selling his feature documentary, https://web.archive.org/web/20010204073200/http://www.d-word.com/homepage/index.html (Home Page). In the words of Mr. Block, "it was meant to inform, inspire, humor and depress the hell out of working or aspiring documentary filmmakers, or anyone else interested in the filmmaking process, for that matter!" We had Doug on the show way back in https://thedocumentarylife.com/podcast/105-doug-block-and-the-d-word/ (EPISODE) #105, where he discussed those early days working as an independent documentary filmmaker. And how this would lead him to creating the first incarnation of The D-Word. The D-Word has long-since evolved into a virtual community and is now the largest, longest-running one of its kind, currently numbering more than 19,000 members from 147 countries. Its focus is now on hosting free discussions on documentary film and production and leading a documentary life. Sound familiar? Get started with The D-Word today, by completing their free https://www.d-word.com/users/apply (APPLICATION). Sponsors & Thank Yous ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
Lyndon Stone is the founder and festival director of Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. Melody Gilbert is a documentary filmmaker well acquainted with the world of film festivals. In light of Covid events, both the festival director and filmmaker, have had to pivot their approaches to documentary film festivals. This is the kind of discussion we documentary filmmakers have been wanting to have ever since the pandemic greatly impacted our doc lives. Topics Discussed how Lyndon Stone has incorporated a hybrid approach to this year's MDFF how the virtual festival can actually be a good thing for both the festival director as well as the documentary filmmaker why doco Melody Gilbert was initially hesitant to premiere her documentary feature at MSPIFF which how an online film festival might actually be very advantageous to the independent documentary filmmaker Additional ResourcesTeaser for Silicone Soul https://vimeo.com/350156250 Check out the full roster of this year's https://www.mdff.org.au/ (Melbourne Documentary Film Festival)! Sponsors & Thank YousMusic Vine 15 PERCENT OFF!Music Vine https://musicvine.com/ () Thank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. We've used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are definitely different. Their music catalogue is truly fresh, diverse, full of character, their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). And make sure to use our promo code to get an additional 15 percent off of any subscription!! PROMO CODE: doclife15 ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
http://www.lemlepictures.com/ (Mickey Lemle) has made documentary films about some of the most brilliant individuals in the modern world. From His Holiness the 14th https://www.dalailama.com/ (Dalai Lama) to https://www.ramdass.org/ (Ram Dass) to Sir Laurens van der Post, Lemle has been rubbing shoulders with great minds who all have very spiritual & compassionate ways of living. Lemle has had the splendid fortune to be able to tell their stories. Topics Discussed how Lemle's time in Nepal in the Peace Corps informed him about Tibet and in turn led to his making his first documentary film how/why he treats doc filmmaking as personal exploration how to make one's spiritual documentary accessible to a wider audience the power of a meditation practice to doc filmmakers tips for interviewing the most incredible minds of the world Additional ResourcesTeaser for The Last Dalai Lama? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v_Rpg_36ig Teaser for Compassion in Exile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDXbAPx2kew To check out Mickey Lemle's full roster of http://www.lemlepictures.com/ (DOCUMENTARY FILMS). Sponsors & Thank YousMusic Vine 15 PERCENT OFF!Music Vine https://musicvine.com/ () Thank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. We've used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are definitely different. Their music catalogue is truly fresh, diverse, full of character, their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). And make sure to use our promo code to get an additional 15 percent off of any subscription!! PROMO CODE: doclife15 ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
Sasha Joseph Neulinger endured some of the most traumatic events a child can experience. He is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. And he has now turned those events into one of 2020's more extraordinary documentary films, Rewind. Neulinger sits down with TDL to discuss his journey making Rewind and to offer some insight into how doc filmmakers might best deal with the depiction of personal trauma in their films. In our first segment, Chris G. Parkhurst, gives us 5 Tips for Making the Personal Documentary. Topics Discussed tips for making your personal documentary film why Neulinger set out to face his own demons by making this documentary film why making the personal documentary needs to be more for yourself than others approaching family members with your personal doc the journey of financing a film like Rewind Additional ResourcesTeaser for Rewind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx0q7ETJRAI The D-WordHey, #Doclifers! By now, you have probably heard the news that we are partners with The D-Word! If you are not already a member of this important online documentary community and resource, allow us to introduce you to them! WHAT IS THE D-WORD The D-Word began in 1996 as a series of online journal entries by filmmaker https://www.d-word.com/people/dbblock (Doug Block) depicting the joy and angst of making and selling his feature documentary, https://web.archive.org/web/20010204073200/http://www.d-word.com/homepage/index.html (Home Page). In the words of Mr. Block, "it was meant to inform, inspire, humor and depress the hell out of working or aspiring documentary filmmakers, or anyone else interested in the filmmaking process, for that matter!" We had Doug on the show way back in https://thedocumentarylife.com/podcast/105-doug-block-and-the-d-word/ (EPISODE) #105, where he discussed those early days working as an independent documentary filmmaker. And how this would lead him to creating the first incarnation of The D-Word. The D-Word has long-since evolved into a virtual community and is now the largest, longest-running one of its kind, currently numbering more than 19,000 members from 147 countries. Its focus is now on hosting free discussions on documentary film and production and leading a documentary life. Sound familiar? Get started with The D-Word today, by completing their free https://www.d-word.com/users/apply (APPLICATION). Sponsors & Thank YousMusic Vine 15 PERCENT OFF!Music Vine https://musicvine.com/ () Thank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. We've used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are definitely different. Their music catalogue is truly fresh, diverse, full of character, their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). And make sure to use our promo code to get an additional 15 percent off of any subscription!! PROMO CODE: doclife15 ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to...
Eric Becker has been taking on extreme challenges since he can remember. If it's not racing bikes it's climbing mountains. If it's not climbing mountains, it's making doc films about people climbing mountains. Tune into this week's episode where we celebrate International Everest Day by welcoming doc filmmaker and mountaineer, Eric Becker on to TDL! In our first segment, Chris G. Parkhurst, gives us Reasons for Working on Multiple Documentary Projects at the same time! Topics Discussed Reasons to work on multiple doc projects at the same time How doc filmmaker Eric Beckergot hooked into documentary as a way to travel the world Logistics of filming an actual mountaineering expedition How to get brand support for your doc films How to work with an otherwise reticent doc subject Additional ResourcesTeaser for Return to Mt. Kennedy https://vimeo.com/268848753 Sponsors & Thank YousMusic Vine 15 PERCENT OFF!Music Vine https://musicvine.com/ () Thank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. We've used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are definitely different. Their music catalogue is truly fresh, diverse, full of character, their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). And make sure to use our promo code to get an additional 15 percent off of any subscription!! PROMO CODE: doclife15 ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
It's hard to refute the power and potential of the second biggest search engine in the world, YouTube. Especially for the independent doc filmmaker. Here at TDL we have long talked about the importance of you, the doc filmmaker, in fully embracing and becoming your best entrepreneurial self. The importance of building your own brand. Raising your own funding. Building audiences for all of your work. Selling yourself and your work. YouTube is a great platform for you to be doing this. In our first segment, Chris G. Parkhurst, gives us 5 Tips For Becoming a Documentary Filmmaking Entrepreneur. This segment is followed by a discussion with one of the champions of YouTube for the doc filmmaker, David Hoffman, a doc filmmaking veteran of the industry for over 50+ years, who is now making his living via YT! Topics Discussed how 50+ year doc filmmaking veteran, David Hoffman, came to embrace YouTube how much Hoffman makes per day with YouTube how YouTube is changing the landscape of documentary filmmaking why doc filmmakers need to also embrace the power of the platform best practices for your YouTube channel Additional ResourcesFrom David Hoffman to Each of My Subscribers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6iESFlwWlc What Happens When You Lose Everything, David Hoffman on TEDTalks Nine days before TED2008, filmmaker David Hoffman lost almost everything he owned in a fire that destroyed his home, office and 30 years of passionate collecting. He looks back at a life that's been wiped clean in an instant -- and looks forward. https://www.ted.com/talks/david_hoffman_what_happens_when_you_lose_everything?language=en Why You Should Support David Hoffman https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=uJWZWrrF8sQ&feature=emb_logo Check out David's https://www.patreon.com/allinaday (PATREON PAGE) to help support him! Sponsors & Thank YousMusic Vine 15 PERCENT OFF!Music Vine https://musicvine.com/ () Thank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. We've used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are definitely different. Their music catalogue is truly fresh, diverse, full of character, their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). And make sure to use our promo code to get an additional 15 percent off of any subscription!! PROMO CODE: doclife15 ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
Sports documentaries have really come into their own as a documentary genre. The truth is that the built-in drama and sometimes off-the-field shenanigans make for some really compelling stories. Entities like ESPN's https://www.espn.com/espnplus/series/0514c1ad-efd1-4d3a-ad82-41ca579a94a2/30-for-30 (30 For 30) series, HBO Sports, Netflix and Hulu's ventures into sports docuseries, all have been making these films and really elevating the stature of the sports documentary. And so has filmmaker, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham_Chopra (Gotham Chopra). With his business venture, https://www.religionofsports.com/ (Religion of Sports), Gotham has been embracing the sports documentary in a way that has really been separating himself from the pack. And we were fortunate enough to be able to sit down with Gotham and have a one-on-one chat about why sports docs are so popular and best practices for the doc filmmaker to be making them! Topics Discussed how Gotham Chopra came to documentary via early journalism assignments How ESPN's 30 for 30 series legitimized sports as documentary subject Why sports makes for such compelling stories How to gain access to higher profile sports personalities The importance of separating your project from all of the types of content that are already out there Additional ResourcesWatch the Religion of Sports' The Great Brady Heist in its entirety! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I29ZMIOZwX0 Sponsors & Thank YousMusic Vine 15 PERCENT OFF!Music Vine https://musicvine.com/ () Thank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. We've used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are definitely different. Their music catalogue is truly fresh, diverse, full of character, their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). And make sure to use our promo code to get an additional 15 percent off of any subscription!! PROMO CODE: doclife15 ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
When it comes to documentary film - and really film, in general - one of the forgotten heroes is often the film's music composer. And yet, it's often the music that truly elevates a film from good to greatness, making the storyline and all of its visuals just a bit more rich, complex, and emotional. In today's episode I'll take a look at 5 Considerations for Music for Your Doc. This will be followed by a deep dive discussion with world-renowned film composer, Nainita Desai, the multi-award winning and internationally recognized composer of 2019 Academy Award nominee, For Sama. Topics Discussed five considerations for music for your documentary how a background in both sound and film brought Nainita Desai to composing for film how she immerses herself in the material of a doc project that she will be scoring best practices for the doc director to approach their working relationship with a music composer Additional Resources The WorkshopsDEAL - $50 WORKSHOPS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL! Did you know that we now have https://thedocumentarylife.com/workshops/ (workshops)? Check out our full https://thedocumentarylife.com/workshops/ (roster) and reserve your seat today! Sponsors & Thank Yous Music Vine 15 PERCENT OFF!Music Vine https://musicvine.com/ ()Thank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. We've used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are definitely different. Their music catalogue is truly fresh, diverse, full of character, their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). And make sure to use our promo code to get an additional 15 percent off of any subscription!! PROMO CODE: doclife15 ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
We doc filmmakers are no strangers to mental health. Whether by the very nature of being doc filmmakers or from the subjects of our documentaries, we're often dealing with levels of anxiety, stress, and/or depression on a daily basis. Still it's not something that we often openly talk about. That is, not until recently, as more and more doc filmmakers and more and more documentary organisations are having open and honest discussions about the topic of mental health as it related to independent documentary filmmakers. And our guest, documentary filmmaker and psychotherapist, Rebecca Day (Film in Mind) is often leading these discussions! Enjoy today's episode as both Rebecca and I delve into this immensely important topic that may, in fact, be more relevant now than ever! Topics Discussed ways in which our host has dealt with bouts of mental illness how doc filmmaking brought Rebecca Day to psychotherapy sustainability for the doc filmmaker is not only financial, but emotional how to immerse yourself in your subject but also protect yourself how we doc filmmakers can be dealing with the added stress & anxiety of the coronavirus Additional ResourcesThe following resources come from Rebecca Day's https://www.filminmind.co.uk/ (Film in Mind) site. "The documentary career is as demanding and taxing as it is rewarding. On the one hand, there are the occasional honours, accolades, fellowships and grants, along with the impetus that your work can make a transformative difference in both moving the art form forward and making substantive social change. But the documentary profession is a long-odds game, one often fraught with disappointment and struggle." In collaboration with IDA and D-Word, Rebecca discussed this topic with the documentary community. https://www.documentary.org/online-feature/mental-health-crisis-our-community?fbclid=IwAR3VG94IoItzU0EDTC6gMn-X0N0WSExItNezAnVr_lX0sUSS5wLftVh8d4U (Here is a reflection on what took place). "There is an incredible surge of supportive conversations, and the creation of an online community within our own sector, in ways that we haven't witnessed before." BFI Network - https://network.bfi.org.uk/news-and-features/industry-insights/how-manage-your-mental-health-filmmaker-during-coronavirus (How to manage your mental health as a filmmaker during coronavirus) The WorkshopsDEAL - $50 WORKSHOPS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL! Did you know that we now have https://thedocumentarylife.com/workshops/ (workshops)? Check out our full https://thedocumentarylife.com/workshops/ (roster) and reserve your seat today! Sponsors & Thank Yous Music Vine 15 PERCENT OFF!Music Vine https://musicvine.com/ ()Thank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. We've used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are definitely different. Their music catalogue is truly fresh, diverse, full of character, their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). And make sure to use our promo code to get an additional 15 percent off of any subscription!! PROMO CODE: doclife15 ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) |...
When it comes to being affected by the coronavirus, we doc filmmakers, of course, are no exception. Whether we work in tv broadcasting, run video productions, or are freelancers, we are all feeling the impact of the massive shutdowns happening due to Covid-19. So in today's episode I'd like to offer up some ways in which we might all stay positive and stay focused on our documentary projects and on a bigger scale, our documentary lives, which have already been significantly affected by recent events so much. https://kartemquin.com/about/jiayan-shi (Jiayan 'Jenny' Shi), is a first time doc filmmaker who has been directly affected by these recent events, as her first documentary film, the extraordinary, https://kartemquin.com/films/finding-yingying (Finding Yingying) was set to premiere at this year's SXSW, only to lose its premiere once that festival closed its doors due to Covid-19. This candid conversation about coronavirus and her time spent filming the tragic events of Finding Yingying is a conversation that I'll remember for quite some time. I think that you will to. Topics Discussed ways in which we all can stay focused on our documentary lives how a first-time doc filmmaker came upon the tragic story that would change a family's lives as well as her own life the cultural differences involved in filming in two completely different cultures the delicate balance between a grieving family subjects and the doc filmmaker how the closing of SXSW is changing the whole distribution and film festival plan for her film Additional Resourceshttps://kartemquin.com/ () Please check out all that Kartemquin has to offer by going https://kartemquin.com/ (HERE). The WorkshopsDEAL - $50 WORKSHOPS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL! Did you know that we now have https://thedocumentarylife.com/workshops/ (workshops)? Check out our full https://thedocumentarylife.com/workshops/ (roster) and reserve your seat today! Sponsors & Thank Yous Music Vine 15 PERCENT OFF!Music Vine https://musicvine.com/ () Thank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. We've used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are definitely different. Their music catalogue is truly fresh, diverse, full of character, their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). And make sure to use our promo code to get an additional 15 percent off of any subscription!! PROMO CODE: doclife15 ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
One of the most compelling, intense, and well done documentaries that I saw in all of 2019 wasn't even a feature length film. In fact, its run time was only 39 minutes. But it was 39 mins of riveting documentary that was financed and distributed by Netflix, and it came from http://www.zcdc.tv/ (ZCDC)'s Zachary Canepari and Drea Cooper. And Cooper sat down to discuss with us, among other things, what it was like working on this incredible. film. And speaking of run time, in our opening segment, I discuss how to decide what the proper length for your doc films might be. And how, in fact, we may be doing a disservice to our stories, by trying to adhere to a set of arbitrary time lengths. Topics Discussed how Cooper & Canepari came to the decision to make this a 39 min film how Netflix fully supported their film change of plans to pivot to this story how & why the usage of people's phone footage became a powerful storytelling device Drea Cooper's recommendsfor covering a catastrophic event on film Additional ResourcesTrailer for Fire in Paradise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KNAl23NwME&t=8s Trailer for Netflix's Flint Town https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfNURrdgWTU And if you haven't already done so, you can https://thedocumentarylife.com/podcast/71-making-a-netflix-docuseries-with-flint-town-producer-gary-kout/ (LISTEN) to our episode that we did with ZCDC's producer, Gary Kout! The Workshopshttp://thedocumentarylife.com/workshops () Did you know that we now have https://thedocumentarylife.com/workshops/ (workshops)? Check out our full https://thedocumentarylife.com/workshops/ (roster) and reserve your seat today! Sponsors & Thank Yous Music Vine 15 PERCENT OFF!Music Vine https://musicvine.com/ () Thank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. We've used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are definitely different. Their music catalogue is truly fresh, diverse, full of character, their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). And make sure to use our promo code to get an additional 15 percent off of any subscription!! PROMO CODE: doclife15 ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
The playing field for distribution, promotions, and marketing for independent documentary filmmakers seems to be changing daily. But one thing that remains, is Jon Reiss, the veritable guru on all things film distro, promotions, and marketing. And for this week's episode he weighs in on this latest, including how social media marketing and ad placements are becoming a very important part of the doc filmmaker's toolkit. And for my segment, I delve into 5 Tips for Getting Your Documentary Into a Festival! 5 Tips for Getting Your Documentary Into a FestivalGive a good hook Get great sound Enter fests early Evoke emotion Use Film Freeway Topics Discussed the importance of giving great thought to your potential audience before filming partnerships and how they benefit the doc filmmaker how social media plays an integral role in marketing for your doc ad social media over organic social media understanding how your audience gets their information Additional ResourcesThe Workshopshttp://thedocumentarylife.com/workshops () Did you know that we now have https://thedocumentarylife.com/workshops/ (workshops)? Check out our full https://thedocumentarylife.com/workshops/ (roster) and reserve your seat today! Sponsors & Thank Yous ATHOS Insurance Services Make sure you and your film gear are protected! https://www.athosinsurance.com/ () Over the years, so many of you #doclifers have asked us about best ways to insure your yourself, your shoots, and your precious film gear. And Aylene and Kat of https://www.athosinsurance.com/ (ATHOS Insurance Services) are experts on the subject. Get an https://www.athosinsurance.com/buy-equipment-insurance (INSTANT QUOTE) today. ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
Joshua Riehl was a first time doc filmmaker when he decided to make a film about his passion for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. So how exactly did he manage to pull this feat off, including getting actor Jeff Daniels and some of the world's most recognizable names in hockey to agree to be in his film? Trust me. I wanted to know the same! Topics Discussed how having audacity to believe in yourself is half the battle how sending handwritten letters to key personnel scored him the critical first meeting moved his location to a place where he most likely could raise financing how he ultimately found the one person who believe in his project and financed the entire film what it was like working with an animation team in Ukraine Additional ResourcesTrailer for The Russian Fivehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X74BexWy4iw The Workshopshttps://thedocumentarylife.com/workshops/ () Did you know that we now have https://thedocumentarylife.com/workshops/ (workshops)? Check out our full https://thedocumentarylife.com/workshops/ (roster) and reserve your seat today! Sponsors & Thank Yous ATHOS Insurance Services Make sure you and your film gear are protected! https://www.athosinsurance.com/ () Over the years, so many of you #doclifers have asked us about best ways to insure your yourself, your shoots, and your precious film gear. And Aylene and Kat of https://www.athosinsurance.com/ (ATHOS Insurance Services) are experts on the subject. Get an https://www.athosinsurance.com/buy-equipment-insurance (INSTANT QUOTE) today. ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
Are you thinking of traveling for your doc any time soon? Awesome. You know how much we love to travel for our doc filmmaking. And Chris has got some super useful tips for your doc filmmaking travel adventures! And whether you're traveling abroad or just down the street for your next bit of filming, make sure you and your film gear are protected! Over the years, so many of you #doclifers have asked us about best ways to insure your yourself, your shoots, and your precious film gear. And Aylene and Kat of https://www.athosinsurance.com/ (ATHOS Insurance Services) are experts on the subject. This is the episode to listen to ensure (and insure!) that you and your film investments are properly protected! Topics Discussed hot tips for doc filmmaking travel why the independent doc filmmaker even with limited funds should still seek insurance coverage for their gear what the process of making a claim is common mistakes made when seeking gear insurance set, shoot, and gear insurance coverage policies for doc filmmaking abroad Additional ResourcesFive Tips for Solo Filmmaking Travelbook smart flights, not cheap flights fly with your camera pack sustenance and vit C pack change of clothing taxi or rideshare Essential Travel Doc Filmmaking Gear Listhttps://thedocumentarylife.com/essential-travel-doc-filmmaking-gear-list/ () In today's episode, we mentioned our Essential Travel Doc Filmmaking Gear List blog post, which you can find https://thedocumentarylife.com/essential-travel-doc-filmmaking-gear-list/ (HERE.) The Workshopshttps://thedocumentarylife.com/workshops/ () Did you know that we now have https://thedocumentarylife.com/workshops/ (workshops)? Check out our full https://thedocumentarylife.com/workshops/ (roster) and reserve your seat today! Sponsors & Thank Yous ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
Shouldn't you be making 2020 your breakthrough year in documentary filmmaking? We all know how difficult, sometimes frustrating, it can be getting our doc films made. And how trying it can be living our doc lives. No one knows this better than I. Which is why in this episode I have decided to challenge you (and I!) to make 2020 a breakthrough year in our doc lives. And speaking of breakthroughs, for the first time on this programme, we host a full documentary discussion with a true blue #doclifer. https://queenofthecapital.com/ (Josh Davidsburg) has been listening to us since the beginning. And in that span of time, he not only created his first documentary film, but that film, https://queenofthecapital.com/ (Queen of the Capital), is set to screen this month at the Slamdance Film Festival! Topics Discussed making 2020 our breakthrough year as documentary filmmakers how Josh Davidsburg went from listener of the program to an award-winning documentary filmmaker how Davidsburg leads his doclife by teaching at a university and making doc films during his time off the importance of thinking about your film's audience from the outset the importance of having a good understanding of Fair Use when using musical performances how TDL helped Davidsburg with his doc film and doc life Additional Resources Watch an extended trailer for Queen of the Capital https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7G128nlbzA The WorkshopsDid you know that we now have https://thedocumentarylife.com/workshops/ (workshops)? Check out our full https://thedocumentarylife.com/workshops/ (roster) and reserve your seat today! Sponsors & Thank Yous ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
Welcome to your Season Two BONUS episode! In which you'll find selections from five of some of my favorite conversations that I've had with documentary filmmakers over the past 120 episodes of the show. Below, you can click on the full episodes to listen to the conversations in their entirety. Have a safe, happy holidays and we'll see you in 2020, #doclifer! Additional Resources https://thedocumentarylife.com/podcast/62-career-doc-filmmaker-2018-academy-award-nominee-steve-james/ (Steve James) conversation https://thedocumentarylife.com/podcast/64-margaret-byrne-leads-documentary-life/ (Margaret Byrne) conversation https://thedocumentarylife.com/podcast/68-wild-wild-documentary-life-with-maclain-and-chapman-way/ (Maclain & Chapman Way) conversation https://thedocumentarylife.com/podcast/82-maximizing-your-doc-life-with-pedram-shojai-omd/ (Pedram Shojai) conversation https://thedocumentarylife.com/podcast/120-irene-taylor-brodsky/ (Irene Taylor Brodsky) conversation Sponsors & Thank Yous ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
Filming the ones that we love and making documentaries about them can be a challenging, but ultimately very rewarding experience. It can be full of emotional pitfalls. It can bring families closer together . And no one knows this better than Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning director, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2480339/ (Irene Taylor Brodsky). We'll speak with Irene on the eve of the release of her latest HBO Documentaries film, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBV43REbk-g (Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements). Topics Discussed the profound nature of using documentary as a form of cultural currency how documentary filmmakers are often viewed as altruistic people, but we may be telling these stories for our own self-interest making doc films with your family as main subjects the importance of making the audience the hero of your story Additional Resources Watch a trailer for Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBV43REbk-g (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBV43REbk-g) Sponsors & Thank Yous ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
One of the most popular topics on The Documentary Life deals with post production. More specifically, editing your documentary film. And not surprisingly one of the most popular guests on the program is industry expert, Paddy Bird. Because of this we've decided to make this week's episode an extra special one devoted to... you guessed it, editing. I'll begin the show with Tips on Getting Started on Editing Your Doc and then we'll have another great editing conversation with Paddy! Topics Discussed tips for getting beyond overwhelm and just getting started editing on your doc the importance of workflow and tips for a good workflow conversations to have with the decision-makers before starting on an edit tips for the one-man band person editing their own film how editing makes you a better overall filmmaker Additional Resources Watch Inside the Edit's amazing video on what the Editor does https://vimeo.com/90125079 PROMO CODE! TDL listeners, use the following Promo Code for an exclusive discount when signing up for https://www.insidetheedit.com/ (Inside the Edit): BFDOCO19 Sponsors & Thank Yous ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
Two veterans of Ken Burns films, https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/about-the-filmmakers/lynn-novick/ (Lynn Novick) and https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/about-the-filmmakers/sarah-botstein/ (Sarah Botstein), have recently completed work on their documentary film, four-part PBS series, https://www.pbs.org/show/college-behind-bars/ (College Behind Bars). And I had the pleasure of speaking with the both of them about some of their experiences working on Ken Burns' films as well as what it was like going off on their own for their most recent work. Topics Discussed how teaching classes in prison inspired Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein to make College Behind Bars Novick and Botstein detail the logistics of making a documentary film in a prison how working with Ken Burns over the years informed their whittling down of 400 hours of verite footage into four hours of a series Novick and Botstein discuss how we, as doc filmmakers, experience profound change in our lives making our films and working with our subjects Additional Resources Watch the extended trailer for, College Behind Bars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8ec3QpnaiU Watch an extended look, The Vietnam War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j-3Xi5BcKs Sponsors & Thank Yous ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
How can you raise a quick $8k in 18 days for your documentary film? Steph and I recently did this on our doc project, Elvis of Cambodia. We'd like to share a few things that worked well and one thing that we wished we'd done! How can you bring feature narrative scriptwriting principles to my documentary film? World-renowned documentary storytelling consultant, Karen Everett, of New Doc Editing, has some great ideas on this! Topics Discussed tips for quickly raising $8k for your documentary film how & why the three-act story structure can work for your documentary film the importance of discovering your protagonist and their need tips for accelerating the post production schedule for your documentary why you should seriously consider a story consultant in both pre and post production Additional Resources Watch a documentary editing seminar led by New Doc Editing's, Karen Everett NEW DOC EDITING To get a better understanding of how a story consultant can help your doc project, head on over to New Doc Editing and discover all that Karen has to https://newdocediting.com/ (offer you)! FREE DOCUMENTARY EDITING BOOK https://newdocediting.com/ () Download a free copy of Karen Everett's book on https://newdocediting.com/ (Documentary Editing) . Sponsors & Thank Yous ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
How does one combine the expanse of one's artistic works and their personal journey with breast cancer into their first documentary film? This is what was on my mind as I spoke with French sculptor, installation artist, anthropologist, cancer survivor and now documentary filmmaker, Prune Nourry. Topics Discussed how Prune Nourry brought her approach to sculpting to doc filmmaking how when she was in the middle of filming another project decided to turn the camera on herself when she was diagnosed with breast cancer how having the camera in her hand helped Prune Nourry to be more proactive with her treatments Nourry's desire to have her film used as a tool for medical practitioners and breast cancer patients around the world how Prune Nourry decided to make this film much more about the human & personal aspects of breast cancer, rather than the medical aspects Additional Resources Trailer of Prune Nourry Documentary Film, Serendipity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjmmoVbXoRg Video, Anima https://vimeo.com/160991344 Video, Imbalance https://vimeo.com/110102995 More PRUNE NOURRY To view more of Prune Nourry and her work or to find a nearby screening of Serendipity you can visit her http://www.prunenourry.com/en (WEBSITE). Sponsors & Thank Yous ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
What if there was a viable way for the independent documentary filmmaker to build and sustain an audience to support your doc films for the duration of your career? And what if there was a straight forward way that you, the doc filmmaker, could do it without having to break the bank on marketing and promotion costs for your films? Meet Nathan Barry, self-made entrepreneur, doc filmmaker, and founder & CEO of ConvertKit, one of the most used email marketing services by creatives around the world. It is both Nathan's belief and his passion that email marketing can be one of the most effective means for garnering and keeping fans for your doc films for many years to come. And he's on today's show to tell you why he believes this to be the case and how you, #doclifer, can best use email marketing for your doc filmmaking endeavours! Topics Discussed why and how email marketing can and should be a critical part of the doc filmmaker's life tips for the doc filmmaker to build out their email list tips for an effective email marketing campaign for the doc filmmaker how automation in your email marketing can keep things interesting and fresh as you garner new subscribers and market to certain audiences for your film how email allows a doc filmmaker to have an audience for their doc films Additional Resources A clip from Nathan Barry's documentary, I Am a Blogger I AM A BLOGGER, DOC SERIES To view the entire doc series, #doclifers can go to, http://iamablogger.co (I Am a Blogger). I AM A BLOGGER, THE BOOK As a thank you to listeners of the show, you can get a free copy of the I Am a Blogger book! To download or read the book, simply http://iamablogger.convertkit.com/ebook-full (GO HERE). CONVERTKIT AND SPECIAL 30 DAY FREE OFFER FOR #DOCLIFERS View a demo to find out if ConvertKit might be the sensible fit for your doc filmmaking email marketing needs https://mbsy.co/convertkit/46576644 () Think you might be ready for some serious audience building & engagement? To get serious about a sustainable way to live the life of a doc filmmaker and make films that a ready-made audience will be eager to see? Then email marketing may be just the thing for you! Try https://mbsy.co/Bmr6t (CONVERTKIT) today! And for listeners of the show, ConvertKit has offered a https://mbsy.co/Bmr6t (30 DAY FREE TRIAL) (normally it's 14 days). Personally, I can't say enough about the effectiveness of a proper email marketing solution for independent doc filmmakers. Sponsors & Thank Yous ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
If you were subjected to daily bombardment from the air, you were entrenched in a make-shift hospital, and you'd just recently had a baby, would you still be able to pick up your camera and film events? Well, if you're Syrian doc filmmaker, https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/aug/25/for-sama-documentary-interview-waad-al-kateab (Waad Al-Kateab), you would. And she did, while living in the basement of a hospital, with her husband and baby in the besieged city of Aleppo. Eventually, she would be forced to leave her homeland behind, and headed to England to meet up with fellow conflict zone filmmaker, https://www.edwardwattsfilms.com/ (Edward Watts). The two poured over her twelve hard drives of footage, and the resulting documentary film – quite possibly the most talked about documentary of 2019 – https://www.forsamafilm.com/ (For Sama), was made. And speaking of documentary filmmaking abroad, not surprisingly, our resident doc filmmaker and podcast host, has a few things to say on the subject as well! Whether you are on your own or with your family, there are going to be a number of important items that you must consider before documentary filmmaking overseas. In our first segment, Chris draws from his own experiences documentary filmmaking abroad and comes up with 5 Tips for Doc Filmmaking Abroad with Your Family. Topics Discussed filmmaking while under siege filmmaker, Waad Al-Kateab's conscious decision to bring her own thoughts & emotions to her filmmaking process and to her film how Al-Kateab risked her life to transport 12 hard drives out of Syria to meet up with fellow doc filmmaker, Edward Watts Watts' belief that sometimes the filmmaker must choose a subjective approach in their docs when it's for the benefit of humanity tips for documentary filmmaking abroad with Chris G. Parkhurst Additional Resources FOR SAMA TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsvBqtg2RM0 Sponsors & Thank Yous ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
What if there was a pretty straightforward way for the independent documentary filmmaker to raise a quick infusion of funding for their documentary film… simply by holding a party? Well, there is. It's called the fundraising houseparty. And there is a science to it. And we've got film fundraising guru, http://warshawski.com/index.html (Morrie Warshawski), back on the show to give you the step-by-step process to that science. You'll be holding parties and raising monies for your film in no time! And then we'll learn how to make even more money, when our host, delves into this recent Cambodia trip to garner finishing funds for his own doc project, Elvis of Cambodia. Following on from last week's episode, where Chris and Steph discussed their plans in Cambodia for finishing their film, Chris travels down to the capital city of Phnom Penh and starts banging on doors. And asking for money. Doc Filmmaking Fundraising 101 ensues. Topics Discussed why individual donors tend to make up the largest percentage of funds for doc films the importance of the fundraising houseparty invite and tips for producing it the types of people that you should invite to your fundraising houseparty step-by-step process for the day of the fundraising houseparty the doc filmmakers responsibilities for the fundraising houseparty Additional Resources THE BOOK https://mbsy.co/convertkit/46576644 () Think you might be ready to hold that fundraising houseparty and make some serious money for your doc film? There are two ways in which you can purchase Morrie's book. You can buy from https://amzn.to/2UrWqRc (Amazon). Or an even cooler way is to purchase http://warshawski.com/contact.html (directly) from Morrie himself. Tell Morrie you heard about the book from The Documentary Life and he'll give you an additional $5 off the price of the book! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
Ever noticed just how many barriers there seem to be to this documentary filmmaking thing? Funding. Equipment. Live pitch presentations. Distribution platforms. You name it, everywhere you turn as a doc filmmaker, there seems to be something keeping you from actually doing the thing that matters most to you. But what if there was a way doc filmmakers could simplify things – strip away the unnecessary fat – and get to what really matters? Making documentary films. And then making more of them. Well, long time national television news veteran, https://rustinthompson.com/ (Rustin Thompson) figured out a very viable way to do just that when he came up with what he calls Lean Team Documentary Filmmaking. In the process, he left the tv news industry behind and followed his passions to the land of documentary. And he has been making the kinds of documentary films he's always wanted to make ever since. And now he's going to tell you how you can do the same. Topics Discussed why and how Rustin Thompson left his lucrative, exciting television news career behind for a self-made career in documentary filmmaking how a Lean Team Documentary Filmmaking approach can lead to a liberating way to make your docs and more of them the importance of understanding the essential technical aspects, but also how to inform your documentary on an emotional level as well Lean Team Documentary Filmmaking sound tips Lean Team Documentary Filmmaking editing tips Additional Resources GET CLOSE: LEAN TEAM DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING THE BOOK https://amzn.to/2L4bmk3 () After listening to our discussion, you might want to read https://amzn.to/2L4bmk3 (Rustin's book). I don't blame you. After reading it myself, seeing some of Rustin's films, and of course, having had a great conversation with Rustin, we have put this book right into our Essential Doc Filmmaking Reading List! You can find it on https://amzn.to/2L4bmk3 (Amazon) or local bookstore or request it from your local library! Trailer for Rustin Thompson's latest documentary, My Mother Was Here https://vimeo.com/254023296 RUSTIN THOMPSON THE FILMS If you're interested in checking out some of Rustin's many documentary films, please visit his https://rustinthompson.com/watch-our-films/ (website)! Sponsors & Thank Youshttp://musicvine.com/ ()Thank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for their fresh and diverse music and for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). Want 20% off of your first music licensing purchase? No licensing restrictions or number of tracks! Simply http://www.musicvine.com (use promo code MYDOCLIFE at checkout!) Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
So many of us doc filmmakers think that we'll never make any money from our films. Or that we're incapable of raising money for them. And that's wrong. There is actually no reason that any of us should assume that those statements are true. This is all about our money mindset! You see, a lot of us aren't really wired to believe any other way. Or we've had an awkward – if not downright detrimental – relationship with money that most likely goes back from when we were quite young, when maybe our parents or peers were (perhaps quite unknowingly!) putting negative connotations on money. Our money mindset was developed at an early age. It is my belief and experience that we can and should develop and re-shape our money mindset, so that we may raise the required funding for our films, and in fact, make some money from our films. Or at the very least, be paid for the hard work that we put into them! This is followed by our conversation with true blue (collar) doc filmmaker, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0049570/ (V. Scott Balcerek). Someone who quite literally put his money where his mouth was. And he spent over twenty years of his life doing it, with the astounding release, http://satanandadamfilm.com/ (Satan & Adam). Topics Discussed why and how as doc filmmakers we need to form better money mindsets understanding what your inner dialogue is telling you about money and making films V. Scott Balcerek shares tips on how he stayed in the game on his doc for over 20+ years how Balcerek rolled the dice on this film one last time when it seemed all might be lost with his main character and his story how coming from a blue collar upbringing shaped his desires and perseverance to see a film like Satan & Adam through Additional Resources Trailer for V. Scott Balcerek's directorial debut, Satan & Adam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xShEK6bKTfo Sponsors & Thank Youshttp://musicvine.com/ ()Thank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for their fresh and diverse music and for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). Want 20% off of your first music licensing purchase? No licensing restrictions or number of tracks! Simply http://www.musicvine.com (use promo code MYDOCLIFE at checkout!) Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
So many doc filmmakers are doing the one person crew documentary. For many, it's a necessary evil due to financial constraints of the doc filmmaker. But for some, like doco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_von_Planta (Claudio von Planta), it's the preferred way of shooting his films. And it also just so happens to be the reason that he's been hired on such recognizable documentary series as the successful Long Way Round. And now, with his brand new film, Chasing the Jet Stream – a film that is included in the lineup of this year's http://mdff.org.au/ (Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF)) – Claudio is back dealing with the type of documentary that he is most comfortable with: a story about a unique character doing unique things in the world. Topics Discussed we check in with MDFF director, Lyndon Stone, whose festival has now become one of the most respected in documentary how in 1985 on a break from university, Claudio von Planta, discovers his passion for doc filmmaking how being a skilled one person crew got Claudio von Planta his big break with the Long Way Round series the reason von Planta finds it important to create totally independent documentaries how the doc filmmaker is a different breed and one that must be entirely passionate and dedicated to their craft Additional Resources Trailer for DP, Claudio von Planta's directorial debut, Chasing the Jet Stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3mKebPj3d0 Trailer for Long Way Round series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-0uBcnmE2M Actors Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman give great testimonial to working with Claudio von Planta https://vimeo.com/2564055 Even More Claudio von Planta! I highly recommend checking out https://vimeo.com/claudiovonplanta (Claudio's Vimeo channel). It's chock full o' films and clips from his incredibly impressive career as a doc filmmaker! Sponsors & Thank Youshttp://musicvine.com/ ()Thank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for their fresh and diverse music and for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). Want 20% off of your first music licensing purchase? No licensing restrictions or number of tracks! Simply http://www.musicvine.com (use promo code MYDOCLIFE at checkout!) Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
How many times have you been approached by a friend or family member with another “great idea for a documentary”, when they find out that you're a doc filmmaker? Well, if you're anything like Miami doc filmmaker, Billy Corben – director behind such docs as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcx9FinplVw (Cocaine Cowboys), ESPN 30 for 30's http://www.espn.com/30for30/film?page=the-u (The U), and now his latest, https://greenwichentertainment.com/film/screwball/ (Screwball) – it's practically an everyday experience. Which is why he's come up with a great three step for sussing out the viability of said great idea for a doc. Topics Discussed how screenwriting classes were the best filmmaking classes for all aspects of filmmaking, including editing, shooting, and directing Billy Corben's three-step process called R.A.S. for determining viability of a potential doc project how a bogus and manipulative meeting with baseball great, Alex Rodriguez, resulted in their latest doc, Screwball Billy Corben's Hustling 101 for the independent doc filmmaker the conscious decision to make movies and tell the unique stories of their hometown, Miami, Florida Additional Resources Trailer for Screwball https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJUhgT65r8M Chris in Cambodia SeriesIn Chris in Cambodia, TDL host and doc filmmaker, http://www.chrisparkhurst.com (Chris G. Parkhurst) shares some of his stories and lessons from his most recent trip filming in Cambodia, working on he and his wife, Steph's, current documentary, http://www.elvisofcambodia.com (Elvis of Cambodia). In Part Nine, the last of our nine part series, Chris, discusses the importance of making partnerships and strategic relationships should be a significant part of your documentary filmmaking. Sponsors & Thank Youshttp://musicvine.com/ ()Thank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for their fresh and diverse music and for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). Want 20% off of your first music licensing purchase? No licensing restrictions or number of tracks! Simply http://www.musicvine.com (use promo code MYDOCLIFE at checkout!) Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
Ever wonder what it might be like to discover a treasure trove of archival footage that lay untouched for over thirty years for your documentary film? That's exactly what happened for veteran BBC and multi-award winning filmmaker, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0391739/ (Alex Holmes) on his latest film, https://www.sonyclassics.com/maiden/ (Maiden), a documentary about 26 year old Tracy Edwards who set out to skipper the first-ever female crew during the https://www.theoceanrace.com/ (Whitbread Round the World Race), a race that spans 33k miles and lasts for nine months. Topics Discussed how finding this boat load of archival footage allowed Alex Holmes to tell his doc in an exciting narrative, nearly real-time fashion Alex Holmes gives his four elements for funding for documentaries details the search for archival, how to edit with it for free, and license afterwards how all doc filmmakers actually experience imposter syndrome how the first step in leading a documentary life is the hardest and most essential step Additional Resources Trailer for Maiden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SGpb6K9C5s Chris in Cambodia SeriesIn Chris in Cambodia, TDL host and doc filmmaker, http://www.chrisparkhurst.com (Chris G. Parkhurst) shares some of his stories and lessons from his most recent trip filming in Cambodia, working on he and his wife, Steph's, current documentary, http://www.elvisofcambodia.com (Elvis of Cambodia). Cambodian Singer, Sinn Sethsochhata In Part Eight, Chris, discusses one of his final and most difficult of interviews with the granddaughter of famous Cambodian singer, Sinn Sisamouth. This segment takes a look at not only how important the interview is for the doc filmmaker, but how often, important relationships are built during with our subjects during these interviews. Sponsors & Thank Youshttp://musicvine.com/ ()Thank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for their fresh and diverse music and for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). Want 20% off of your first music licensing purchase? No licensing restrictions or number of tracks! Simply http://www.musicvine.com (use promo code MYDOCLIFE at checkout!) Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
When filmmakers Don Argott and Sheena M. Joyce met, it was a match in doc filmmaking heaven. Their first documentary film, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_the_Steal_(2009_film) (The Art of the Steal), was a Netflix hit that would lead them to their next doc projects, and ultimately to their lives as full-time documentary filmmakers. Their current film, https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/framing-john-delorean (Framing John DeLorean), blurs the lines between fiction and non-fiction narrative, using name actors like Alec Baldwin and Josh Charles, meta filmmaking, and incorporating actual behind-the-scenes footage as a significant storytelling device. Topics Discussed Lessening the lag time between your doc film projects How meta filmmaking and using behind-the-scenes footage became an impactful storytelling device for Framing John DeLorean Where the blurred lines between fiction and non-fiction meet and when not to cross those lines By nature living the doc life is an unsure, uncertain business that you have to be okay with in order to live it Additional Resources Trailer for Framing John DeLorean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIa1gn9wVNo Chris in Cambodia SeriesIn Chris in Cambodia, TDL host and doc filmmaker, http://www.chrisparkhurst.com (Chris G. Parkhurst) shares some of his stories and lessons from his most recent trip filming in Cambodia, working on he and his wife, Steph's, current documentary, http://www.elvisofcambodia.com (Elvis of Cambodia). In Part Seven, Chris, along with trusted friend and fixer/translator, Phon Kaseka, rides elephants in Mondulkiri province and commences filming in Kampong Thma province. This segments delves into the all-important relationship between doc filmmaker and fixer/translator. How to Film a Drummer on a Cambodian Road #Doclifer StoriesWhere we share our listeners https://thedocumentarylife.com/blog/doclifer-stories-erin-mcgoff/ (#doclives and filmmaking stories). This week's http://www.thedocumentarylife.com/blog/doclifer-stories-scott-link (#Doclifer Story), comes from Hasan Demirtas, who shares with us his journey to and through his first feature doc, https://younameit2019.wixsite.com/mysite/ (You Name It), a film that explores three of the world's prominent genocides. Sponsors & Thank Youshttp://musicvine.com/ ()Thank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for their fresh and diverse music and for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). Want 20% off of your first music licensing purchase? No licensing restrictions or number of tracks! Simply http://www.musicvine.com (use promo code MYDOCLIFE at checkout!) Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
Entrepreneur, https://www.asianentrepreneur.org/dominic-johnson-hill-plastered/ (Dominic Johnson-Hill), has just spent the last year traveling China and presenting for the documentary series, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7QvDyCi7hE (Seasons of China). But the journey to becoming one of China's most recognizable tv presenters was a unique one, and certainly not without its challenges. When Dominic Johnson-Hill traveled the world in the early 90s, China was just supposed to be a stop along the way. But then he ran out of money. So he learned the language, started a market research business, then Beijing's first t-shirt brand, http://plasteredtshirts.com/ (Plastered). Since then, Johnson-Hill, has become a celebrity in China and is now the host of the 24-episode documentary series, Seasons of China. Topics Discussedhow the seeds of entrepreneurship were sown when Dominic Johnson-Hill went broke in the middle of Beijing how often it is an artist or entrepreneur's passion that can bring others onboard a project what it was like for Dominic Johnson-Hill to spend a year out in the provinces of China, filming on the Seasons of China series the filmmaker's awareness of documenting parts of culture that may someday no longer exist why it's important for the doc filmmaker to find different ways in which to connect with their interview subjects and how they can best do so Additional Seasons of China Resources Episode one of, Seasons of China, the 24-episode series presented by Dominic Johnson-Hill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7QvDyCi7hE&t=7s An interview with Seasons of Change presenter, Dominic Johnson-Hill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5ddw0iO-WM Chris in Cambodia SeriesIn Chris in Cambodia, TDL host and doc filmmaker, http://www.chrisparkhurst.com (Chris G. Parkhurst) shares some of his stories and lessons from his most recent trip filming in Cambodia, working on he and his wife, Steph's, current documentary, http://www.elvisofcambodia.com (Elvis of Cambodia). In Part Six, Chris and Patrick travel to Siem Reap to film the first of three very important Sinn Sisamouth scenes. It is in Siem Reap, a town most noted for the famous temples of Angkor Wat, that Chris finds a local artist whom they can film depicting a Sinn Sisamouth song. And it is here, that they will first employ Chris' carefully constructed plan to shoot the b-roll in a unique way that best tells the story of the scene. Related Videos From the Set of Elvis of Cambodia Behind the Scenes with Our Siem Reap Painter Filming Sinn Sisamouth's Champey Siem Reap #Doclifer StoriesWhere we share our listeners https://thedocumentarylife.com/blog/doclifer-stories-erin-mcgoff/ (#doclives and filmmaking stories). This week's http://www.thedocumentarylife.com/blog/doclifer-stories-scott-link (#Doclifer Story), comes from Hasan Demirtas, who shares with us his journey to and through his first feature doc, https://younameit2019.wixsite.com/mysite/ (You Name It), a film that explores three of the world's prominent genocides. Sponsors & Thank Youshttp://musicvine.com/ ()Thank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for their fresh and diverse music and for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). Want 20% off of your first music licensing purchase? No licensing restrictions or number of tracks! Simply http://www.musicvine.com (use promo code MYDOCLIFE at checkout!) Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have...
Doug Block has made a living out of the personal documentary style, including films like Home Page, 51 Birch Street, and The Kids Grow Up. He is also the pioneer behind one of the largest online documentary filmmaking communities, https://www.d-word.com/ (The D-word), which has just recently had its twentieth anniversary. Topics Discussedhow the one-person crew is tailor-made for documentary the importance of being in service of story over technical filmmaking achievements how Doug Block never intended to champion the personal documentary style the D-word having its 20th anniversary came from Doug Block's first documentary how because most doc filmmakers don't make their entire living doing docs, process becomes a very important aspect Additional Doug Block Resources Film Trailer for Doug Block's, Home Page https://vimeo.com/312993406 Film Trailer for Doug Block's, 51 Birch Street https://vimeo.com/15608076 Chris in Cambodia SeriesIn Chris in Cambodia, TDL host and doc filmmaker, http://www.chrisparkhurst.com (Chris G. Parkhurst) shares some of his stories and lessons from his most recent trip filming in Cambodia, working on he and his wife, Steph's, current documentary, http://www.elvisofcambodia.com (Elvis of Cambodia). In Part Five, Chris gets violently ill in Cambodia. But his forever trustworthy traveling and filmmaking companion, Patrick, comes to the rescue. A few years later, Chris is able to return the favor. Emergency on-the-fly car driving lessons and other zaniness ensues, as we learn the value of people that you can truly trust when filming in developing countries. Related Videos From the Set of Elvis of Cambodia Papaya Salad and “Dirty Water” Having Some Fun While Filming Chinese New Year in Kampot #Doclifer StoriesWhere we share our listeners https://thedocumentarylife.com/blog/doclifer-stories-erin-mcgoff/ (#doclives and filmmaking stories). This week's http://www.thedocumentarylife.com/blog/doclifer-stories-scott-link (#Doclifer Story), comes from Scott Link, a name well-known in the https://www.facebook.com/groups/1297559863722946/ (TDL Community facebook) group. Scott has recently finished his first documentary feature, https://scottlinkblog.wordpress.com/2019/04/04/the-documentary-is-out/ (If My Judges Are Ready?) and shares with us some of his trials & tribulations. Sponsors & Thank Youshttp://musicvine.com/ ()Thank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for their fresh and diverse music and for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). Want 20% off of your first music licensing purchase? No licensing restrictions or number of tracks! Simply http://www.musicvine.com (use promo code MYDOCLIFE at checkout!) Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
Few people know the crowdfunding game like John Trigonis. He is considered to be one of the leading experts in the game. And with good reason, since he has been leading some of the most impressive crowdfunding campaigns for film companies and independent filmmakers over the past decade, worked for Indiegogo, and authored the veritable bible on the subject, https://amzn.to/2VZtDXj (Crowdfunding For Filmmakers: The Way to a Successful Film Campaign). Topics DiscussedHow John and his friend's early interest in film and drama led him to the world of crowdfunding Why doc films and filmmakers are perfect for crowdfunds Three of the most common mistakes first-time crowdfunding campaigns make How crowdfunding is about so much more than simply raising monies for your doc film Additional Crowdfunding Resources https://amzn.to/2VZtDXj () The book that made our crowdfund campaign https://amzn.to/2VZtDXj (Interested in the book) that everyone is talking about (and certainly we talked about on the show!)? This is literally THE resource that Steph and I used to guide us through our successful $20k crowdfund for Elvis of Cambodia. John gives his crowdfunding TEDx Talks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGb7bQKtA3o Chris in Cambodia SeriesIn Chris in Cambodia, TDL host and doc filmmaker, http://www.chrisparkhurst.com (Chris G. Parkhurst) shares some of his stories and lessons from his most recent trip filming in Cambodia, working on he and his wife, Steph's, current documentary, http://www.elvisofcambodia.com (Elvis of Cambodia). In Part Four, Chris ventures out into the provinces for his first bit of filming since returning to Cambodia. And it's the Chinese New Year. And he's taking friend/colleague, Patrick Firouzian out to film with him. Only, they need to find some way to get to their subject's hometown, which is not easy since most modes of transportation are shut down during the New Year celebrations. And then once there, they'll need to stay sober enough to complete the day's filming! Related Videos From the Set of Elvis of Cambodia Filming Seng Dara in his hometown of Chumnik village, Takeo province Friend, additional photographer, and film collaborator, Patrick Firouzian, takes a break during the filming. #Doclifer StoriesWhere we share our listeners https://thedocumentarylife.com/blog/doclifer-stories-erin-mcgoff/ (#doclives and filmmaking stories). This week, we visit with doc filmmaker and founder of https://www.facebook.com/pg/thecharlottefilmschool/posts/ (The Charlotte Unconventional Film School), Julie McElmurry, who shares with us her experiences working on her documentary series about nuns. Sponsors & Thank Youshttp://musicvine.com/ ()Thank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for their fresh and diverse music and for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). Want 20% off of your first music licensing purchase? No licensing restrictions or number of tracks! Simply http://www.musicvine.com (use promo code MYDOCLIFE at checkout!) Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
Thom Powers has been more in touch with documentary filmmaking and filmmakers than most anyone I know. Which makes sense, since he made docs for about a decade, programs for two of the most prestigious film festivals (https://www.tiff.net/tiff/ (TIFF) and http://www.docnyc.net/ (DOCNYC),) and is now the host of the podcast, http://www.purenonfiction.net/ (Pure Nonfiction) . Please join us as we have a candid conversation with one of the industry's more recognisable voices. A conversation, one doc filmmaker to another. One podcaster to another. Topics DiscussedHow Thom Powers went from making HBO and PBS docs to running film festivals How Thom Powers took his experience as a doc filmmaker and made his festival for doc filmmakers How and why DOCNYC is one of the more unique doc festivals around How Thom Powers has had such great access to doc filmmakers for his Pure Nonfiction screenings and podcast Chris in Cambodia SeriesIn Chris in Cambodia, TDL host and doc filmmaker, http://www.chrisparkhurst.com (Chris G. Parkhurst) shares some of his stories and lessons from his most recent trip filming in Cambodia, working on he and his wife, Steph's, current documentary, http://www.elvisofcambodia.com (Elvis of Cambodia). In Part Three, Chris talks about his first couple of weeks settling into his old haunt, the capital city, Phnom Penh. And how it has changed over the years. He also battles some serious editor's block, being unable to delve back into his passion project, Elvis of Cambodia. And how it took a spark and a sound to turn things around for him, just when he feared all might be lost. #Doclifer StoriesWhere we share our listeners https://thedocumentarylife.com/blog/doclifer-stories-erin-mcgoff/ (#doclives and filmmaking stories). This week, we visit with https://www.thislittlelandofmines.com/ (This Little Land of Mines), director, Erin McGoff, who shares with us her first experiences working on her first feature doc. Sponsors & Thank Youshttp://musicvine.com/ ()Thank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for their fresh and diverse music and for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). Want 20% off of your first music licensing purchase? No licensing restrictions or number of tracks! Simply http://www.musicvine.com (use promo code MYDOCLIFE at checkout!) Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
Doc filmmaking duo, James Jones and Olivier Sarbil, have been making their doc living on the frontline of some of the world's most dangerous areas. But they didn't necessarily always intend it to be this way. Join us for a powerful and engaging conversation with two filmmakers who are making some of the most important film work today. Their latest doc, the FRONTLINE film, https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/on-the-presidents-orders/ (On the President's Orders), is a searing look at President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly campaign against drug dealers and suspected drug users in the Philippines, told with unprecedented access to police officials implicated in the killings, families of users, and others from both sides of the nation's war on drug. Topics Discussedhow the two filmmakers and their work were a great match for one another the importance of being totally upfront and transparent with your doc subjects right from the beginning how Olivier is able to keep his emotions in-check as he films some of the harrowing moments in life how you are treated and best ways to operate as a foreign doc filmmaker working in another country Film TrailerWatch the trailer for On the President's Orders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xukP-PpC3Bo Chris in Cambodia SeriesIn Chris in Cambodia, TDL host and doc filmmaker, Chris G. Parkhurst shares some of his stories and lessons from his most recent trip filming in Cambodia, working on he and his wife, Steph's, current documentary, http://www.elvisofcambodia.com (Elvis of Cambodia). In https://thedocumentarylife.com/101-the-first-female-director-with-pamela-b-green/ (Part One) of this Nine Part Series, Chris talked about the mental and physical pains of lugging around too much gear in a place like Cambodia. In Part Two, he goes back to the beginning, days before leaving for a big annual corporate video gig and then embarking on his passion project, http://www.elvisofcambodia.com (Elvis of Cambodia). And he walks us through the packing of film gear for a trip like this. In the episode, Chris mentions his https://thedocumentarylife.com/blog/essential-travel-doc-filmmaking-gear-list (Essential Doc Film Gear List), which can be found by going here. Supporting TDL Blog Post:https://thedocumentarylife.com/blog/essential-travel-doc-filmmaking-gear-list (Chris' Essential Travel Doc Filmmaking Gear List) #Doclifer StoriesWhere we share our listeners #doclives and filmmaking stories. This week, video production professor, doc film director (and longtime listener of the show!) https://thedocumentarylife.com/blog/doclifer-stories-josh-davidsburg/ (Josh Davidsburg) discusses his journey with the making of his latest doc, Queen of the Capital. The #Doclifer Elite MastermindOn Tuesday, May 7th, 2019, we will be bringing together the new members of the #Doclifer Elite Mastermind, a collective of documentary filmmakers moving their documentary films and their documentary lives forward with purpose. We would love for YOU to be one of those members. http://www.thedocumentarylife.com/mastermind (Complete the application today) and let's get to work on making your best doc film! Sponsors & Thank YousThank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. We've used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are different. Their music catalogue that is truly fresh, diverse, full of character, their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). ...
We're back! Season 2 of the TDL podcast has officially begun…Pamela B. Green has made her first documentary feature, https://benaturalthemovie.com/ (Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy Blache). And it is about one of the true pioneers of cinema, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Guy-Blach%C3%A9 (Alice Guy Blache). You've probably not heard of her. You're not alone. Even film scholars and most of Hollywood's finest have no idea who she was. And Pamela is set on rectifying that situation. Topics Discussedthe need for true resilience for a doc filmmaker to stay with their passion projects how Alice Guy Blache was one of the original filmmakers who embraced the idea of entrepreneurship how her successful $200k Kickstarter campaign helped her build an audience for her film her approach to using the detective work behind her search for Alice Guy Blache was used as a significant part of the story TrailerBe Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy Blache https://vimeo.com/70380930 Chris in Cambodia Story SeriesIt's great to be back, #Doclifer! And I'm eager to share some of my stories and lessons from my most recent trip filming in Cambodia on our current documentary, http://www.elvisofcambodia.com (Elvis of Cambodia). First lesson up? Pack. Lightly. #Doclifer StoriesWhere we share our listeners #doclives and filmmaking stories. This week, https://thedocumentarylife.com/blog/doclifer-stories-thomas-bertram/ (Thomas Bertram), who started his production company RainWater Media six years ago and is currently over in the country of Thailand filming on his latest documentary. The #Doclifer Elite MastermindOn Tuesday, May 7th, 2019, we will be bringing together the new members of the #Doclifer Elite Mastermind, a collective of documentary filmmakers moving their documentary films and their documentary lives forward with purpose. We would love for YOU to be one of those members. http://www.thedocumentarylife.com/mastermind (Complete the application today) and let's get to work on making your best doc film! Sponsors & Thank YousThank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. We've used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are different. Their music catalogue that is truly fresh, diverse, full of character, their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
It is the week of giving thanks, as we celebrate Thanksgiving here in the U.S. Coincidentally, it is episode #100, our last episode of Season One of the podcast. And I am joined by my better half, the producer for the show, Stephanie Vincenti. And we have a lot of gratitude for what we have achieved with The Documentary Life. We also have so much to be thankful for with you, #doclifers, who have most certainly helped us achieve this fairly monumental moment, and may even have been with us throughout all episodes of this journey! And so this, our season finale, if you will, is all about and all for you, #doclifer. Topics Discusseda look back at 2.5 years and 99 episodes of the podcast a discussion about our hiatus and what we'll be doing during that time to serve you how in 2019, Cambodia will play a significant part in our and your #doclives what's on the horizon for The Documentary Life, which has become much more than simply a podcast a discussion about The Documentary Academy, including a Black Friday offer for enrollment Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mortimer_(filmmaker) (Peter Mortimer) has been climbing and making outdoor adventure films for the past twenty years through his company, https://senderfilms.com/ (Sender Films). His company has put out some of the most recognizable outdoor adventure images on the planet, as well as founded https://reelrocktour.com/ (The Reel Rock Tour), the biggest and longest-running festival of outdoor adventure films in the world. Sender has just released their first feature doc, http://www.dawnwall-film.com/ (The Dawn Wall), the story of http://www.tommycaldwell.com/ (Tommy Caldwell) and his impossible ascent of one of the world's most difficult rock faces, Yosemite's Dawn Wall. Tommy's journey, coupled with Peter's own journey from a geology student to running one of the most well known outdoor adventure film production companies made for a wonderful story. And it has made for an even better episode. Check it out! Topics Discussedhow he went from a Geology degree to making some of the world's most recognizable rock climbing films how filming what he knew of his own interests propelled his films to a dedicated niche audience how creating the Reel Rock Film Festival essentially became the jumping off point for distribution of his films how Sender Films went on to produce the documentary about one of the most historic climbs and climbers in history the technical aspects involved with filming a climb like The Dawn Wall Related Sources° Watch the trailer for The Dawn Wall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRkMaQEVd9c ° Watch the full length doc on November 20th! Sender Films' https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-dawn-wall/id1434788091 (The Dawn Wall) https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-dawn-wall/id1434788091 ()° Watch IDFA Interview with directors, Peter Mortimer & Josh Lowell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl1iV2ow5-c ° Tommy Caldwell on Tedx Talks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnMs_qLwaes ° There are some outstanding examples of how Sender Films has made a living doing outdoor adventure films in this series, https://www.redbull.com/int-en/tv/video/AP-1MQAPEZX91W11/a-line-across-the-sky-part-i (A Line Across the Sky). Incredible footage with some behind-the-scenes moments that any #doclifer interested in shooting outdoor sports will appreciate! Below is a trailer. Click https://www.redbull.com/int-en/tv/video/AP-1MQAPEZX91W11/a-line-across-the-sky-part-i (HERE) to watch the full film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOScetWwEwc Sponsors & Thank Yous° Episode #90 is proudly brought to you by http://bit.ly/blackboxstock (BlackBox Global), creators of the easiest way to turn your filmmaking skills into passive income! https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=BAGp0j57LNE Go to BlackBox, http://bit.ly/blackboxstock (Create a Free Account), and start selling your footage today! ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artist's music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
http://www.maureengosling.com/ (Maureen Gosling) is not only the editor of my favourite documentary film of all time, but quite possibly my favourite film of all time. Period. That film is Les Blank's https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083702/ (Burden of Dreams), starring Werner Herzog. And as we near our finale episode for Season One of the show, I thought it might be a great time to have someone like Maureen on to the show, not only because I would get the opportunity to hear some https://lesblank.com/ (Les Blank), https://www.wernerherzog.com/ (Werner Herzog) & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Kinski (Klaus Kinski) stories, but also because editing is something that we often like to champion here on the show. I believe editing to be one of the most underrated positions in all of film. Plus, I know that we have a lot of #doclifers out there who are currently in post production on their doc film! Topics Discussedhow a chance encounter with Les Blank would start her down the road of documentary being sued by Drew Barrymore for the use of the name Flower Films stories about her and Les' experience documenting Werner Herzog with their film Burden of Dreams touring in Latin America showing their films and working with Latin American filmmakers lessons & tips for working with indigenous cultures Related Sources° Watch the trailer for Burden of Dreams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYOYi9WLLVU ° Watch the trailer for A Dangerous Idea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26ZIfvWWqDA ° Watch the trailer for The Long Shadow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RENJTepMW-4 Sponsors & Thank Youshttp://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artist's music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
https://docsociety.org/ (Doc Society) (formerly BritDoc) is a non-profit that has been working directly with documentary filmmakers since its inception in 2005, to make the most impact in the world with their art. Whether with their flagship program, Good Pitch, their Impact Award, the Impact Field Guide, or the number of grants that they offer, Doc Society has truly become a critical part of the doc community over the past decade. And I was fortunate enough to sit down with co-founder, https://docsociety.org/#team (Maxyne Franklin), to have an open & frank discussion about the general state of documentary as well as how Doc Society fits into the whole doc landscape, as well as how you, #doclifer, can best take advantage of their programs & services. Topics Discussedhow a group of Channel 4 editors broke away to form BritDoc, which would eventually become Doc Society how its flagship program, https://docsociety.org/projects/#goodpitch (Good Pitch), has brought together organizations & individuals who can directly impact doc filmmaker's projects what Doc Society is doing to become more accessible to filmmakers globally the https://docsociety.org/projects/#impactfieldguide (Impact Field Guide & Toolkit) and why every doc filmmaker should have this free resource other grants & funds that Doc Society is producing to directly help the doc filmmaker Related SourcesLaunched in 2014, the Impact Field Guide & Toolkit is a free online resource designed to help anyone working with film make an even greater impact. Go to the download https://impactguide.org/ (HERE). https://goodpitch.org/ (Good Pitch) brings together documentary filmmakers with foundations, NGOs, campaigners, philanthropists, policymakers, brands and media around leading social and environmental issues — to forge coalitions and campaigns that are good for all these partners, good for the films and good for society. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1297559863722946/ ()Want to be part of a doc filmmaking community? Consider the https://www.facebook.com/groups/1297559863722946/ (TDL Community facebook Group page)! It's free and a wonderful group of like-minded individuals working on their passion of doc filmmaking. Sponsors & Thank Yous° Episode #97 is brought to you by http://bit.ly/blackboxstock (BlackBox Global), creators of one of the easiest way to turn your filmmaking skills into passive income! https://www.youtube.com/embed/BAGp0j57LNE Go to BlackBox, http://bit.ly/blackboxstock (Create a Free Account), and start selling your footage today! ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) - Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artist's music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
https://jonkasbe.com/ (Jon Kasbe) may not be a name that you are familiar with… yet. Unless you are intricately connected to film festivals or an avid follower of short documentary films, you may not know of this filmmaker's work. But he's most certainly someone that you will soon know, quite possibly with his first feature doc, http://www.whenlambs.com/ (When Lambs Become Lions), a film about two Kenyan men on opposing sides of the ivory trade. To say it is a thoughtful, engaging, complex look at an issue that you may think that you already know about, would be a vast understatement. Jon got his beginning by doing one short film after another. And that is not to say that he simply churned these films out. Jon clearly took great care with each and every one of his films. With each short, he cut his teeth, took risks, learning what worked and what didn't with each short film that he did. All of this, unintentionally, leading to the first feature doc. This is a conversation with a filmmaker whom we may all come to know and appreciate over the next few years. When Lambs Become Lions is one of the most impressive feats I've seen in a long time. And his library of short films are equally impressive. There is much to be learned from this doc filmmaker. Topics Discussedhad his first doc experience shooting his grandfather helping a leper colony in India how working in short form – making mistakes & letting some projects go – allowed him the confidence to one day make his feature, When Lambs Become Lions spent a year getting to know his subjects before a camera ever came out the responsibilities & perils in trying to give Westerners a deeper understanding on subjects they make thing that they already know about how Jon used narrative cinema as inspiration, as opposed to documentaries Related Sources° A Conversation with Doc Filmmaker, Jon Kasbe Topics include how to start your documentary, the evolution of a story, camera decisions, post production and more. https://vimeo.com/276058656 ° Clip from When Lambs Become Lions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwO-UZaV9ak ° View more of Jon's work by going to his https://vimeo.com/jonkasbe (Vimeo) page. Sponsors & Thank Youshttp://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artist's music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
https://kartemquin.com/about/steve-james (Steve James) is one of the most recognizable names in documentary. Many of us #doclifers have been inspired by his films and the way in which he makes them. https://thedocumentarylife.com/2018/02/23/62-career-doc-filmmaker-2018-academy-award-nominee-steve-james/ (He was on TDL) back on the eve of the http://oscar.go.com/news/2018/oscar-winners-2018-see-the-full-list (Academy Awards) for his doc, https://www.abacusmovie.com/ (Abacus: Small Enough to Jail). Not surprisingly, Steve had some great insight into the industry and into doc filmmaking, as a whole. And he related much of this with candor and clarity that was appreciated by all of us doc filmmakers. And so, on the weekend before the finale of his magnificent documentary series, https://www.starz.com/series/americatome/featured (America to Me), we thought it an appropriate time to reconnect with our brother-in-doc. Topics Discussedwhy & how Steve maintains relationships with his subjects his choice to recruit younger, diverse filmmakers to help him with the series why he shows scenes to his film subject, believing that they have agency in how they are represented how weekly meetings with school admin was necessary for filming the series how & why America to Me was the most difficult undertaking of his film career Related SourcesWatch the trailer for America to Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avT1e_iZ8yw Sponsors & Thank Yous° Episode #90 is proudly brought to you by http://bit.ly/blackboxstock (BlackBox Global), creators of the easiest way to turn your filmmaking skills into passive income! https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=BAGp0j57LNE Go to BlackBox, http://bit.ly/blackboxstock (Create a Free Account), and start selling your footage today! ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artist's music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
No one knows documentary film distribution in quite the way that film distro wizard, http://jonreiss.com/ (Jon Reiss) does. The founder of http://hybridcinema.com/ (Hybrid Cinema) and author of film distribution Bible, https://amzn.to/2A0Pl1f (Think Outside the Box Office) joined us for this week's episode of http://www.thedocumentarylife.com (TDL). And it was one of the most engaging, honest looks at film distribution out there! Topics Discusseda hybrid approach to film distribution importance of creating an event for your film's theatrical showing was building an audience through a blog, social media, and email lists before it was a thing how the Bible of film distribution, https://amzn.to/2A0Pl1f (Thinking Outside the Box Office) came to be valuable first lessons learned from his distribution strategy with the film http://www.bombit-themovie.com/ (Bomb It) tips for distributing your documentary film #DocLifer FilmAs heard on the episode, fellow #DocLifer, http://svenkefilms.ca/ (Kevin Svenkeson) joined us on the programme to discuss his journey with his first documentary film, http://svenkefilms.ca/ (Floating Giants: The Barry Prentice Story). Watch the trailer for his film https://vimeo.com/257799936 Sponsors & Thank Youshttp://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artist's music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0357628/ (Mat Hames) is one of the few, fortunate ones in our doc world that makes his entire living doing his passion of documentary film. Whether it is through he and his wife's company, Alpheus Media, or through https://roosterteeth.com/ (Rooster Teeth)'s https://roosterteeth.com/series/rt-docs (RT Docs), Hames has been making documentary films non-stop for well over a decade now. Of course, along with persistence and hard work came such fortuitous moments along the way – not the least of which was his association with PBS' program, Independent Lens, which showcased two of his first three documentary films. And Mat was gracious enough to come onto TDL to discuss, among a host of other things, his collaboration with http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/ (Independent Lens) and why and how Public Broadcasting plays such a critical role in fostering the doc life of a filmmaker, like Mat. Topics Dicussedbeing knighted with his first documentary film the importance of a PBS programme, like Independent Lens to the doc filmmaker how writing is one of the most overlooked, but critical elements of the doc filmmaker who Rooster Teeth is and how they are making waves in the doc community Related Sources° View a clip of Mat Hames' http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/when-i-rise/ (When We Rise) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjM0p99fsco ° Watch the trailer for http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/what-was-ours/ (What Was Ours) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN_yDENKtX0 Sponsors & Thank Yous° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artist's music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
An often overlooked aspect of http://www.filmdaily.tv/grants/list-best-documentary-grants-fund-your-film (film funding) is the individual donor. Which is kind of surprising, given that statistics tend to show that 50 percent (and sometimes more) make up the overall funding for doc filmmakers. Amidst, all of the dialogue and concentration on other, sometimes more obvious, avenues of fundraising like crowdfunding, grant funding, and corporate sponsorships, we tend to forget that sometimes it's that single big individual donation that can often be the difference between getting a film made or having it remain a cool idea that the filmmaker once had. And so we have dedicated today's episode to you, #doclifer, and to the almighty Individual Donor! Topics Discussed How individual donations often make up the bulk of a doc filmmakers funding Where & how to find individual donor Contacting a potential donor Making the ask Nurturing the relationship of the major gift donor Sponsors & Thank Yous° Episode #92 is brought to you by http://bit.ly/blackboxstock (BlackBox Global), creators of one of the easiest way to turn your filmmaking skills into passive income! https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=BAGp0j57LNE Go to BlackBox, http://bit.ly/blackboxstock (Create a Free Account), and start selling your footage today! ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artist's music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
https://www.documentary.org/gettingreal18 (Getting Real) is a biennial conference put on by https://www.documentary.org/ (International Documentary Association (IDA)) to foster three days of documentary media discussion, with documentary filmmaker's sustainability at the core of its discussion. Along with the theme of sustainability, the 2018 conference will see the themes of transparency and creativity being added to the discussion. At the time of this episode, we are days away from the event (Sep 25-27) and we thought it might be a great time to check in with our friends over to IDA to see what was happening this year. We are were elated when https://www.documentary.org/press-release/ida-appoints-claire-aguilar-director-programming-policy (Claire Aguilar), Director of Programming & Policy agreed to sit down this and tell us of all the special events happening at this year's Getting Real. Topics Discussedthe continuing need to better understand sustainability and how it pertains to the doc filmmaker how & why IDA continues to be at the forefront of fostering networking & discussion to and with the doc community the addition of transparency and creativity to the Getting Real discussion a breakdown of all that is offered at this premiere three-day event for doc filmmakers while tix are sold-out for the event, you can still volunteer for Getting Real Related SourcesTwo episodes were mentioned in today's programme. They were https://thedocumentarylife.com/2018/01/26/58-importance-ida-doc-filmmaker-simon-kilmurry/ (Episode #58 with IDA Exec Dir, Simon Kilmurry) and https://thedocumentarylife.com/2017/12/08/51-imposter-syndrome-conversation-doc-filmmaker-lourdes-portillo/ (Episode #51 with 2018 IDA Career Achievement Award recipient, Lourdes Portillo). Check out one or both! Sponsors & Thank Yous° ONE MONTH FREE OF GUIDEDOC! Episode #89 is proudly brought to you https://guidedoc.tv/ (GuideDoc), an online platform where you can not only watch the world's best award-winning docs from around the globe, but you get to directly support the people who make these docs! 50 percent of proceeds goes directly to the filmmaker! To take advantage of one month FREE, simply use the promo code MYDOCLIFE upon checkout! ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artist's music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
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