{"id":125592,"date":"2020-01-22T06:00:09","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T12:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=125592"},"modified":"2020-01-19T14:43:32","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T20:43:32","slug":"how-to-make-better-documentaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/how-to-make-better-documentaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Action, Reaction, Reveal \u2014 How to Create Better Documentaries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Creating a compelling documentary means elevating emotions and drawing the viewer into your subject. Here’s a three-step strategy for how to do just that.<\/h2>\n

Elevating emotions in a documentary can sometimes be a bit of a struggle. When I used to go on shoots, I wondered if what I was capturing would work for the edit. Was there too much B-roll of this and not enough A-Roll of that? I found when I stepped into the editing room (a.k.a my parent\u2019s basement), I often lacked sufficient footage to build a compelling, complete narrative. After many incomplete projects and learning the hard way, I developed a three-step strategy that has not only improved my filmmaking game, it has also ensured that what I\u2019m capturing will work for the edit. I call this action, reaction, reveal.<\/em><\/p>\n