Documentary Editing Tip #3

I love the simplicity of today’s editing tip. It answers a question that every documentary filmmaker should be asking:

How can one quickly orient the film’s audience with a structural roadmap so viewers know what to expect?

Roadmaps come in many forms, from graphics to narration to an inciting incident. Here’s one classic, easy way to give your viewer a preview of what your film is about.

Use a simple line of text or narration that finishes this sentence, “This is the story of…”

I’ve made a short video that will show you several examples of how to do this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJmlF4RLTnA&feature=youtu.be

If you missed our live documentary seminar on Monday, you can still register for “Directing the Transformational Documentary” and get the recording to the first class: Directing the Transformational Documentary