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Documentary Filmmaking from Scratch

Choosing the Topic and Working with the Subject

A course by JRVISUALS , Filmmakers

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About the video: Choosing the Topic and Working with the Subject

Overview

“In this lesson, we will give you some tips to help choose the story you want to tell. Also, we will give you a guide on how to start working with the main subject of your documentary. ”

In this video lesson JRVISUALS addresses the topic: Choosing the Topic and Working with the Subject, which is part of the Domestika online course: Documentary Filmmaking from Scratch. Learn how to develop an audiovisual piece from the initial idea to the post-production process and visually communicate your story.

Partial transcription of the video

“Choosing the Topic and Working with the Subject In this lesson we'll help you to choose your topic on how to work with your subject. To find a good story, you should search into your interests, your background, your backstory, the things that move you, your neighbourhood, your relatives. some social issue you would love to talk about, something you love, something you hate, some events on the past that left a trace on you, whatever of those things. Some people think you have to go to the other side of the world to tell an interesting story, but, in fact, you can find one in your neighbourho...”

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Course summary for: Documentary Filmmaking from Scratch

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (157)
6743 students
5 units
18 lessons (2h 5m)
3 downloads

Category
Photography & Video
Software
Adobe Premiere
Areas
Audiovisual Production, Film, Filmmaking, TV, Video, Video Editing

JRVISUALS

A course by JRVISUALS

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Filmmakers

Jose Prada is a Spanish filmmaker who made his cross-over to the audiovisual world in 2003. Rene Strgar is a professional snowboarder-turned-filmmaker after suffering an injury in 2007. The two met in London, and eventually founded JRVISUALS.

Together, they have worked with industry giants like L’Oréal, Red Bull, Zara, NHS, Fourpure Brewing Co., Sambrook’s Brewery, Tefal, Eating Europe, Italcrem coffee, and Neverland Festival among others. They are also recipients of numerous awards like Nespresso Talents Spain (2017 & 2019) and Official Selection from Cinema Shots (2020).