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Documentary Filmmaking from Scratch

The B-Roll or Inserts

A course by JRVISUALS , Filmmakers

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About the video: The B-Roll or Inserts

Overview

“In this lesson, you will learn what B-roll is, and how to capture the best shots to complement your film.”

In this video lesson JRVISUALS addresses the topic: The B-Roll or Inserts, 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

“The B-Roll or Inserts In this lesson we'll explain to you what B-roll is, why it is necessary, and how to get the best shots. Now we have the interview, we need to capture the rest of the footage. It's called B-Roll because usually we call the interview the A-roll, and the B-roll is all the shots covering the interview. We don't want to show the whole face of the interviewee during the documentary. Instead, we want to show him doing his actions, relating to other people, doing his craft, everything. All these scenes and all these shots are called B-Roll. You have to capture a lot of B-roll ...”

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Course summary for: Documentary Filmmaking from Scratch

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (157)
6770 students
5 units
18 lessons (2h 5m)
3 downloads

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

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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).