Top image via Shutterstock<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n So you\u2019ve decided you\u2019re a documentary filmmaker<\/strong>. You\u2019ve gone to film school (or just as good, you dropped out<\/a>). You\u2019ve studied the classics<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>from Flaherty<\/a> to Pennebaker<\/a> to Moore<\/a>. You\u2019ve watched every Vice Guide<\/a>, Independent Lens<\/a> and 30 for 30<\/a><\/em> feature ever shot. You\u2019ve gone out in the field and you\u2019ve honed your chops<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Now, you\u2019re ready to make your own path<\/strong> and shoot your documentary film.<\/p>\n Question is<\/strong>: who or what is your film going to be about? And better yet \u2014 why?<\/strong><\/p>\n The best place to start is by looking at yourself. Making a documentary is a very long process that sometimes takes years to complete<\/strong>. From research, to filming out in the field, to editing through hard drives of footage<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>you\u2019ll need to pick a subject that won\u2019t wear thin on your interest and focus.<\/p>\n Here’s documentary filmmaker Kevin Lindenmuth<\/a> talking more in-depth on the importance of your interests<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
\n1. What Are Your Interests?<\/h3>\n