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The dark memes behind Charlie Kirk’s murder 24:04

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The assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk shocked America and exposed the depth of its political divides. Since a suspect has been arrested, the search for clear motive has only become more complicated. In today’s episode, the BBC’s Social Media investigations correspondent Marianna Spring examines the meaning of the inscriptions on the bullet casings associated with the murder. The markings take us into the dark corners of the internet, but what do they tell us about why Charlie Kirk was killed? Producers: Cat Farnsworth, Aron Keller and Lucy Pawle Executive producer: Annie Brown Mix: Travis Evans Senior news editor: China Collins Image: Utah Governor Spencer Cox. Cheney Orr/Reuters…

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Have a passion for making documentary films? Want to learn how to best lead a documentary life? Join award-winning commercial and documentary filmmaker, Chris G. Parkhurst, and special industry guests as they candidly share their filmmaking stories, insights, and experiences, for all to learn how to best lead and live their own documentary dream lives.

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All Good Things Must Come to An End 30:33

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Can you believe that it was over four years ago that we first began producing episodes of The Documentary Life ?? Well, neither can we. But as they say, all good things must come to an end! It has been a great ride this here podcast over the past four years! Which is why this is not our typical end-of-the-season show, my #doclifer friend. Don't miss this one thinking that it's simply a re-hash of parts of past episodes. It is truly much more than that. And finally, I'd like to say, thank you, old Friend. Thank you. Sponsors & Thank Yous ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Winning an Oscar for Your Documentary Film 51:30

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Imagine stepping up to the podium to accept your award for Best Documentary Feature for the film that you have put your heart, soul, blood sweat tears into. What would you say? Who would thank? Where would you even start? Well, Steven Bognar, of this year's American Factory knows precisely what this feels like. And he details the story of he and his partner, Julia Reichert's walk to that Oscar podium. And he details a heckuva lot more about what it means to live the life of a documentary filmmaker in Dayton, OH, far from the neon lights of New York, London, or L.A. And what it means to make meaningful documentaries that impact a lot of people and win a lot of awards. What it means to live and lead a documentary life. Topics Discussed host Chris G. Parkhurst gives some History 101 of documentaries and the Academy Awards why its beneficial to the world that documentary filmmakers make films from where they are at how American Factory came from turning down what was initially meant to be a corporate video for the Fuyao factory play-by-play of Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert's walk to the podium to accept their award for Best Documentary Feature unique sound approaches that were brought to American Factory Additional Resources Trailer for American Factory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m36QeKOJ2Fc American Factory wins Best Documentary Feature https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF4ytC3-M3g Sponsors & Thank Yous ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Cinematography in Documentary Film 41:56

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In the past, documentary cinematography has been in the shadow of narrative feature's, overlooked because of certain, perhaps unfair assumptions about the craft. Well, that is no longer the case since the American Society of Cinematographers, as of this year, has an award for Outstanding Achievement in Non-Fiction Filmmaking. And cinematographers, Fejmi Daut and Samir Ljuma , of the Academy Award nominated, Honeyland , were the recipients of that inaugural award. (Not to mention a host of other cinematography awards!) And so we have today's episode which is entirely dedicated to the craft of documentary cinematography! Topics Discussed host Chris G. Parkhurst talks about what makes a good documentary cinematographer and where we can find them what it's like working as a two person cinematography team how the shooting style changed dramatically midway into filming due to an unforeseen shift in story working without power in rural Macedonia achieving the perpetual golden hour look of Honeyland Additional Resources FREE DOWNLOAD OF HONEYLAND CONVERSATION PART TWO As mentioned in the show, there is much more to my conversation with cinematographers, Fejmi Daut and Samir Ljuma. Too much to put into a single show! To listen to the second part of that conversation head over HERE for your free download! Trailer for Honeyland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B27ORUHlp6E Finding the star of Honeyland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj9mT91fe64 Honeyland at DOCNYC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJo1dvoo67k Sponsors & Thank Yous Music Vine 15 PERCENT OFF! Music Vine Thank you to music licensing platform, Music Vine for contributing the wonderful music that we’ve used in this week’s episode. We’ve used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are definitely different. Their music catalogue is truly fresh, diverse, full of character , their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across . If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend Music Vine . And make sure to use our promo code to get an additional 15 percent off of any subscription!! PROMO CODE: doclife15 Continuing the Discussion with The D-Word Today's episode is only the beginning of the conversation. Now it's time to have your voice heard, #doclifer! So where can you do this? THE D-WORD WHAT IS THE D-WORD The D-Word began in 1996 as a series of online journal entries by filmmaker Doug Block depicting the joy and angst of making and selling his feature documentary, Home Page . In the words of Mr. Block, "it was meant to inform, inspire, humor and depress the hell out of working or aspiring documentary filmmakers, or anyone else interested in the filmmaking process, for that matter!" We had Doug on the show way back in EPISODE #105, where he discussed those early days working as an independent documentary filmmaker. And how this would lead him to creating the first incarnation of The D-Word. The D-Word has long-since evolved into a virtual community and is now the largest, longest-running one of its kind, currently numbering more than 19,000 members from 147 countries. Its focus is now on hosting free discussions on documentary film and production and leading a documentary life. Sound familiar? Get started with The D-Word today, by completing their free APPLICATION . ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Reality Television and the Documentary Filmmaker 36:09

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It wasn't that long ago when reality television was a dirty word that incited some pretty strong feelings among the documentary filmmaking crowd. However, non fiction television has come a long way in the past few years. Of course, don't take my word for it. Take it from fellow documentary filmmaker, Joe Litzinger , who is the executive producer of some of non fiction tv's most well known and respected (did I say respected?) shows. Topics Discussed host Chris G. Parkhurst talks about how documentary filmmakers can use their abilities to advantage in other avenues of production why doc filmmakers are well suited for reality television how one procures work in the reality tv industry the advantages of shooting a documentary film over reality tv how reality television supports Joe Litzinger's documentary life Additional Resources Trailer for Zulu Summer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-BcYvbbl-s Trailer for Will Work for Views https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx2Nt1cYA0E Behind the Scenes for Life Below Zero https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTBmwAhCd4c&list=PLh_0X_RDOHqHuDMD3ft0cZ7gqlF6kHhsE&index=14 Continuing the Discussion with The D-Word Today's episode is only the beginning of the conversation. Now it's time to have your voice heard, #doclifer! So where can you do this? THE D-WORD WHAT IS THE D-WORD The D-Word began in 1996 as a series of online journal entries by filmmaker Doug Block depicting the joy and angst of making and selling his feature documentary, Home Page . In the words of Mr. Block, "it was meant to inform, inspire, humor and depress the hell out of working or aspiring documentary filmmakers, or anyone else interested in the filmmaking process, for that matter!" We had Doug on the show way back in EPISODE #105, where he discussed those early days working as an independent documentary filmmaker. And how this would lead him to creating the first incarnation of The D-Word. The D-Word has long-since evolved into a virtual community and is now the largest, longest-running one of its kind, currently numbering more than 19,000 members from 147 countries. Its focus is now on hosting free discussions on documentary film and production and leading a documentary life. Sound familiar? Get started with The D-Word today, by completing their free APPLICATION . Sponsors & Thank Yous ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Documentary Filmmaking During a Pandemic 48:32

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Documentary filmmaking during this time of a pandemic is something that so many of us doc filmmakers are contemplating. Or doing. Or not doing. Today's episode is filled with both a discussion on the ethics of documentary production during this time as well as best practices & safety protocol for those of us who are making our docs during this time. Documentary filmmaker and TDL host, Chris G. Parkhurst, delves into this discussion with IDA's Carrie Lozano and award-winning documentary filmmaking, Heidi Ewing. Topics Discussed Chris G. Parkhurst's tips for filming during this time of Covid the whats, whys, hows of IDA's The Ethics of Documentary Production in a Pandemic how Carrie Lozano's background in both journalism and documentary filmmaker has made her uniquely positioned to discuss filming during this time why award-winning documentary filmmaker, Heidi Ewing has chosen to film during this time how documentary filmmaking inherently is made up of a number of ethical decisions Ewing's best practices & safety protocol for doc filmmakers Additional Resources Read for yourself IDA's The Ethics of Documentary Production in a Pandemic Continuing the Discussion with The D-Word Today's episode is only the beginning of the conversation. Now it's time to have your voice heard, #doclifer! So where can you do this? THE D-WORD WHAT IS THE D-WORD The D-Word began in 1996 as a series of online journal entries by filmmaker Doug Block depicting the joy and angst of making and selling his feature documentary, Home Page . In the words of Mr. Block, "it was meant to inform, inspire, humor and depress the hell out of working or aspiring documentary filmmakers, or anyone else interested in the filmmaking process, for that matter!" We had Doug on the show way back in EPISODE #105, where he discussed those early days working as an independent documentary filmmaker. And how this would lead him to creating the first incarnation of The D-Word. The D-Word has long-since evolved into a virtual community and is now the largest, longest-running one of its kind, currently numbering more than 19,000 members from 147 countries. Its focus is now on hosting free discussions on documentary film and production and leading a documentary life. Sound familiar? Get started with The D-Word today, by completing their free APPLICATION . Sponsors & Thank Yous ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Race in the Documentary Filmmaking Community 51:26

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Questions of race and who has the right to tell another person's or culture's or race's stories have recently been at the forefront of the documentary community's collective consciousness. More than that, it's been the subject of recent debate and discussion, whether in industry-led panels, major publications, or social media. Documentary filmmaker and TDL host, Chris G. Parkhurst, delves into this difficult, sometimes divisive discussion with two of documentary's own, Marjan Safinia and Grace Lee. Topics Discussed how Safinia and Lee came to collaborate on PBS' And She Could Be Next overlook at discussions of race in the documentary community over the past few months who has the right to tell a story and why how people of color in the American documentary industry can have less access and resources than their white counterparts How minorities are looking to reclaim and change the way that their stories are being told Additional Resources Teaser, And She Could Be Next https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPgO1J-Y2DY Continuing the Discussion with The D-Word Today's episode is only the beginning of the conversation. Now it's time to have your voice heard, #doclifer! So where can you do this? THE D-WORD WHAT IS THE D-WORD The D-Word began in 1996 as a series of online journal entries by filmmaker Doug Block depicting the joy and angst of making and selling his feature documentary, Home Page . In the words of Mr. Block, "it was meant to inform, inspire, humor and depress the hell out of working or aspiring documentary filmmakers, or anyone else interested in the filmmaking process, for that matter!" We had Doug on the show way back in EPISODE #105, where he discussed those early days working as an independent documentary filmmaker. And how this would lead him to creating the first incarnation of The D-Word. The D-Word has long-since evolved into a virtual community and is now the largest, longest-running one of its kind, currently numbering more than 19,000 members from 147 countries. Its focus is now on hosting free discussions on documentary film and production and leading a documentary life. Sound familiar? Get started with The D-Word today, by completing their free APPLICATION . Sponsors & Thank Yous ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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The Online Film Festival for the Documentary Filmmaker 46:26

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Lyndon Stone is the founder and festival director of Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. Melody Gilbert is a documentary filmmaker well acquainted with the world of film festivals. In light of Covid events, both the festival director and filmmaker, have had to pivot their approaches to documentary film festivals. This is the kind of discussion we documentary filmmakers have been wanting to have ever since the pandemic greatly impacted our doc lives. Topics Discussed how Lyndon Stone has incorporated a hybrid approach to this year's MDFF how the virtual festival can actually be a good thing for both the festival director as well as the documentary filmmaker why doco Melody Gilbert was initially hesitant to premiere her documentary feature at MSPIFF which how an online film festival might actually be very advantageous to the independent documentary filmmaker Additional Resources Teaser for Silicone Soul https://vimeo.com/350156250 Check out the full roster of this year's Melbourne Documentary Film Festival ! Sponsors & Thank Yous Music Vine 15 PERCENT OFF! Music Vine Thank you to music licensing platform, Music Vine for contributing the wonderful music that we’ve used in this week’s episode. We’ve used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are definitely different. Their music catalogue is truly fresh, diverse, full of character , their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across . If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend Music Vine . And make sure to use our promo code to get an additional 15 percent off of any subscription!! PROMO CODE: doclife15 ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Spirituality in Documentary Filmmaking with Mickey Lemle 47:47

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Mickey Lemle has made documentary films about some of the most brilliant individuals in the modern world. From His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to Ram Dass to Sir Laurens van der Post, Lemle has been rubbing shoulders with great minds who all have very spiritual & compassionate ways of living. Lemle has had the splendid fortune to be able to tell their stories. Topics Discussed how Lemle’s time in Nepal in the Peace Corps informed him about Tibet and in turn led to his making his first documentary film how/why he treats doc filmmaking as personal exploration how to make one’s spiritual documentary accessible to a wider audience the power of a meditation practice to doc filmmakers tips for interviewing the most incredible minds of the world Additional Resources Teaser for The Last Dalai Lama? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v_Rpg_36ig Teaser for Compassion in Exile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDXbAPx2kew To check out Mickey Lemle's full roster of DOCUMENTARY FILMS . Sponsors & Thank Yous Music Vine 15 PERCENT OFF! Music Vine Thank you to music licensing platform, Music Vine for contributing the wonderful music that we’ve used in this week’s episode. We’ve used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are definitely different. Their music catalogue is truly fresh, diverse, full of character , their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across . If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend Music Vine . And make sure to use our promo code to get an additional 15 percent off of any subscription!! PROMO CODE: doclife15 ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Personal Trauma in Documentary Film with Sasha Joseph Neulinger 48:11

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Sasha Joseph Neulinger endured some of the most traumatic events a child can experience. He is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. And he has now turned those events into one of 2020's more extraordinary documentary films, Rewind . Neulinger sits down with TDL to discuss his journey making Rewind and to offer some insight into how doc filmmakers might best deal with the depiction of personal trauma in their films. In our first segment, Chris G. Parkhurst, gives us 5 Tips for Making the Personal Documentary. Topics Discussed tips for making your personal documentary film why Neulinger set out to face his own demons by making this documentary film why making the personal documentary needs to be more for yourself than others approaching family members with your personal doc the journey of financing a film like Rewind Additional Resources Teaser for Rewind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx0q7ETJRAI The D-Word Hey, #Doclifers! By now, you have probably heard the news that we are partners with The D-Word! If you are not already a member of this important online documentary community and resource, allow us to introduce you to them! WHAT IS THE D-WORD The D-Word began in 1996 as a series of online journal entries by filmmaker Doug Block depicting the joy and angst of making and selling his feature documentary, Home Page . In the words of Mr. Block, "it was meant to inform, inspire, humor and depress the hell out of working or aspiring documentary filmmakers, or anyone else interested in the filmmaking process, for that matter!" We had Doug on the show way back in EPISODE #105, where he discussed those early days working as an independent documentary filmmaker. And how this would lead him to creating the first incarnation of The D-Word. The D-Word has long-since evolved into a virtual community and is now the largest, longest-running one of its kind, currently numbering more than 19,000 members from 147 countries. Its focus is now on hosting free discussions on documentary film and production and leading a documentary life. Sound familiar? Get started with The D-Word today, by completing their free APPLICATION . Sponsors & Thank Yous Music Vine 15 PERCENT OFF! Music Vine Thank you to music licensing platform, Music Vine for contributing the wonderful music that we’ve used in this week’s episode. We’ve used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are definitely different. Their music catalogue is truly fresh, diverse, full of character , their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across . If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend Music Vine . And make sure to use our promo code to get an additional 15 percent off of any subscription!! PROMO CODE: doclife15 ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Doc Filmmaking in the Mountains with Eric Becker 39:47

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Eric Becker has been taking on extreme challenges since he can remember. If it's not racing bikes it's climbing mountains. If it's not climbing mountains, it's making doc films about people climbing mountains. Tune into this week's episode where we celebrate International Everest Day by welcoming doc filmmaker and mountaineer, Eric Becker on to TDL ! In our first segment, Chris G. Parkhurst, gives us Reasons for Working on Multiple Documentary Projects at the same time! Topics Discussed Reasons to work on multiple doc projects at the same time How doc filmmaker Eric Beckergot hooked into documentary as a way to travel the world Logistics of filming an actual mountaineering expedition How to get brand support for your doc films How to work with an otherwise reticent doc subject Additional Resources Teaser for Return to Mt. Kennedy https://vimeo.com/268848753 Sponsors & Thank Yous Music Vine 15 PERCENT OFF! Music Vine Thank you to music licensing platform, Music Vine for contributing the wonderful music that we’ve used in this week’s episode. We’ve used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are definitely different. Their music catalogue is truly fresh, diverse, full of character , their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across . If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend Music Vine . And make sure to use our promo code to get an additional 15 percent off of any subscription!! PROMO CODE: doclife15 ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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YouTube For the Documentary Filmmaker with David Hoffman 54:53

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It's hard to refute the power and potential of the second biggest search engine in the world, YouTube. Especially for the independent doc filmmaker. Here at TDL we have long talked about the importance of you, the doc filmmaker, in fully embracing and becoming your best entrepreneurial self. The importance of building your own brand. Raising your own funding. Building audiences for all of your work. Selling yourself and your work. YouTube is a great platform for you to be doing this. In our first segment, Chris G. Parkhurst, gives us 5 Tips For Becoming a Documentary Filmmaking Entrepreneur . This segment is followed by a discussion with one of the champions of YouTube for the doc filmmaker, David Hoffman, a doc filmmaking veteran of the industry for over 50+ years, who is now making his living via YT! Topics Discussed how 50+ year doc filmmaking veteran, David Hoffman, came to embrace YouTube how much Hoffman makes per day with YouTube how YouTube is changing the landscape of documentary filmmaking why doc filmmakers need to also embrace the power of the platform best practices for your YouTube channel Additional Resources From David Hoffman to Each of My Subscribers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6iESFlwWlc What Happens When You Lose Everything , David Hoffman on TEDTalks Nine days before TED2008, filmmaker David Hoffman lost almost everything he owned in a fire that destroyed his home, office and 30 years of passionate collecting. He looks back at a life that's been wiped clean in an instant -- and looks forward. https://www.ted.com/talks/david_hoffman_what_happens_when_you_lose_everything?language=en Why You Should Support David Hoffman https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=uJWZWrrF8sQ&feature=emb_logo Check out David's PATREON PAGE to help support him! Sponsors & Thank Yous Music Vine 15 PERCENT OFF! Music Vine Thank you to music licensing platform, Music Vine for contributing the wonderful music that we’ve used in this week’s episode. We’ve used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are definitely different. Their music catalogue is truly fresh, diverse, full of character , their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across . If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend Music Vine . And make sure to use our promo code to get an additional 15 percent off of any subscription!! PROMO CODE: doclife15 ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Making the Sports Documentary with Gotham Chopra 43:08

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Sports documentaries have really come into their own as a documentary genre. The truth is that the built-in drama and sometimes off-the-field shenanigans make for some really compelling stories. Entities like ESPN's 30 For 30 series, HBO Sports, Netflix and Hulu's ventures into sports docuseries, all have been making these films and really elevating the stature of the sports documentary. And so has filmmaker, Gotham Chopra . With his business venture, Religion of Sports , Gotham has been embracing the sports documentary in a way that has really been separating himself from the pack. And we were fortunate enough to be able to sit down with Gotham and have a one-on-one chat about why sports docs are so popular and best practices for the doc filmmaker to be making them! Topics Discussed how Gotham Chopra came to documentary via early journalism assignments How ESPN’s 30 for 30 series legitimized sports as documentary subject Why sports makes for such compelling stories How to gain access to higher profile sports personalities The importance of separating your project from all of the types of content that are already out there Additional Resources Watch the Religion of Sports' The Great Brady Heist in its entirety! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I29ZMIOZwX0 Sponsors & Thank Yous Music Vine 15 PERCENT OFF! Music Vine Thank you to music licensing platform, Music Vine for contributing the wonderful music that we’ve used in this week’s episode. We’ve used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are definitely different. Their music catalogue is truly fresh, diverse, full of character , their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across . If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend Music Vine . And make sure to use our promo code to get an additional 15 percent off of any subscription!! PROMO CODE: doclife15 ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Documentary Film and the Music Composer with Nainita Desai 40:29

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When it comes to documentary film - and really film, in general - one of the forgotten heroes is often the film's music composer. And yet, it's often the music that truly elevates a film from good to greatness, making the storyline and all of its visuals just a bit more rich, complex, and emotional. In today's episode I'll take a look at 5 Considerations for Music for Your Doc. This will be followed by a deep dive discussion with world-renowned film composer, Nainita Desai, the multi-award winning and internationally recognized composer of 2019 Academy Award nominee, For Sama. Topics Discussed five considerations for music for your documentary how a background in both sound and film brought Nainita Desai to composing for film how she immerses herself in the material of a doc project that she will be scoring best practices for the doc director to approach their working relationship with a music composer Additional Resources Sponsors & Thank Yous Music Vine 15 PERCENT OFF! Music Vine Thank you to music licensing platform, Music Vine for contributing the wonderful music that we’ve used in this week’s episode. We’ve used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are definitely different. Their music catalogue is truly fresh, diverse, full of character , their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across . If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend Music Vine . And make sure to use our promo code to get an additional 15 percent off of any subscription!! PROMO CODE: doclife15 ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Mental Health and the Documentary Filmmaker with Rebecca Day 44:39

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We doc filmmakers are no strangers to mental health. Whether by the very nature of being doc filmmakers or from the subjects of our documentaries, we're often dealing with levels of anxiety, stress, and/or depression on a daily basis. Still it's not something that we often openly talk about. That is, not until recently, as more and more doc filmmakers and more and more documentary organisations are having open and honest discussions about the topic of mental health as it related to independent documentary filmmakers. And our guest, documentary filmmaker and psychotherapist, Rebecca Day (Film in Mind) is often leading these discussions! Enjoy today's episode as both Rebecca and I delve into this immensely important topic that may, in fact, be more relevant now than ever! Topics Discussed ways in which our host has dealt with bouts of mental illness how doc filmmaking brought Rebecca Day to psychotherapy sustainability for the doc filmmaker is not only financial, but emotional how to immerse yourself in your subject but also protect yourself how we doc filmmakers can be dealing with the added stress & anxiety of the coronavirus Additional Resources The following resources come from Rebecca Day's Film in Mind site. "The documentary career is as demanding and taxing as it is rewarding. On the one hand, there are the occasional honours, accolades, fellowships and grants, along with the impetus that your work can make a transformative difference in both moving the art form forward and making substantive social change. But the documentary profession is a long-odds game, one often fraught with disappointment and struggle." In collaboration with IDA and D-Word, Rebecca discussed this topic with the documentary community. Here is a reflection on what took place . "There is an incredible surge of supportive conversations, and the creation of an online community within our own sector, in ways that we haven't witnessed before." BFI Network - How to manage your mental health as a filmmaker during coronavirus Sponsors & Thank Yous Music Vine 15 PERCENT OFF! Music Vine Thank you to music licensing platform, Music Vine for contributing the wonderful music that we’ve used in this week’s episode. We’ve used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are definitely different. Their music catalogue is truly fresh, diverse, full of character , their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across . If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend Music Vine . And make sure to use our promo code to get an additional 15 percent off of any subscription!! PROMO CODE: doclife15 ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Finding Yingying with Jiayan Shi 49:41

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When it comes to being affected by the coronavirus, we doc filmmakers, of course, are no exception. Whether we work in tv broadcasting, run video productions, or are freelancers, we are all feeling the impact of the massive shutdowns happening due to Covid-19. So in today's episode I'd like to offer up some ways in which we might all stay positive and stay focused on our documentary projects and on a bigger scale, our documentary lives, which have already been significantly affected by recent events so much. Jiayan 'Jenny' Shi , is a first time doc filmmaker who has been directly affected by these recent events, as her first documentary film, the extraordinary, Finding Yingying was set to premiere at this year's SXSW, only to lose its premiere once that festival closed its doors due to Covid-19. This candid conversation about coronavirus and her time spent filming the tragic events of Finding Yingying is a conversation that I'll remember for quite some time. I think that you will to. Topics Discussed ways in which we all can stay focused on our documentary lives how a first-time doc filmmaker came upon the tragic story that would change a family's lives as well as her own life the cultural differences involved in filming in two completely different cultures the delicate balance between a grieving family subjects and the doc filmmaker how the closing of SXSW is changing the whole distribution and film festival plan for her film Additional Resources Please check out all that Kartemquin has to offer by going HERE . Sponsors & Thank Yous Music Vine 15 PERCENT OFF! Music Vine Thank you to music licensing platform, Music Vine for contributing the wonderful music that we’ve used in this week’s episode. We’ve used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are definitely different. Their music catalogue is truly fresh, diverse, full of character , their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across . If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend Music Vine . And make sure to use our promo code to get an additional 15 percent off of any subscription!! PROMO CODE: doclife15 ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Fire in Paradise with Drea Cooper 42:12

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One of the most compelling, intense, and well done documentaries that I saw in all of 2019 wasn't even a feature length film. In fact, its run time was only 39 minutes. But it was 39 mins of riveting documentary that was financed and distributed by Netflix, and it came from ZCDC 's Zachary Canepari and Drea Cooper. And Cooper sat down to discuss with us, among other things, what it was like working on this incredible. film. And speaking of run time, in our opening segment, I discuss how to decide what the proper length for your doc films might be. And how, in fact, we may be doing a disservice to our stories, by trying to adhere to a set of arbitrary time lengths. Topics Discussed how Cooper & Canepari came to the decision to make this a 39 min film how Netflix fully supported their film change of plans to pivot to this story how & why the usage of people’s phone footage became a powerful storytelling device Drea Cooper’s recommendsfor covering a catastrophic event on film Additional Resources Trailer for Fire in Paradise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KNAl23NwME&t=8s Trailer for Netflix's Flint Town https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfNURrdgWTU And if you haven't already done so, you can LISTEN to our episode that we did with ZCDC's producer, Gary Kout! Sponsors & Thank Yous Music Vine 15 PERCENT OFF! Music Vine Thank you to music licensing platform, Music Vine for contributing the wonderful music that we’ve used in this week’s episode. We’ve used many music licensing platforms over the years for commercials, corporate videos, and documentaries and these guys are definitely different. Their music catalogue is truly fresh, diverse, full of character , their search engine is as straight forward and user friendly and their licensing fees? Unlike anywhere else we have come across . If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend Music Vine . And make sure to use our promo code to get an additional 15 percent off of any subscription!! PROMO CODE: doclife15 ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Documentary Film Promotions & Marketing with Jon Reiss 40:50

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The playing field for distribution, promotions, and marketing for independent documentary filmmakers seems to be changing daily. But one thing that remains, is Jon Reiss, the veritable guru on all things film distro, promotions, and marketing. And for this week's episode he weighs in on this latest, including how social media marketing and ad placements are becoming a very important part of the doc filmmaker's toolkit. And for my segment, I delve into 5 Tips for Getting Your Documentary Into a Festival ! 5 Tips for Getting Your Documentary Into a Festival Give a good hook Get great sound Enter fests early Evoke emotion Use Film Freeway Topics Discussed the importance of giving great thought to your potential audience before filming partnerships and how they benefit the doc filmmaker how social media plays an integral role in marketing for your doc ad social media over organic social media understanding how your audience gets their information Sponsors & Thank Yous ATHOS Insurance Services Make sure you and your film gear are protected! Over the years, so many of you #doclifers have asked us about best ways to insure your yourself, your shoots, and your precious film gear. And Aylene and Kat of ATHOS Insurance Services are experts on the subject. Get an INSTANT QUOTE today. ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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First Time Doc Filmmaker Wins the Stanley Cup, with Joshua Riehl 38:57

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Joshua Riehl was a first time doc filmmaker when he decided to make a film about his passion for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. So how exactly did he manage to pull this feat off, including getting actor Jeff Daniels and some of the world's most recognizable names in hockey to agree to be in his film? Trust me. I wanted to know the same! Topics Discussed how having audacity to believe in yourself is half the battle how sending handwritten letters to key personnel scored him the critical first meeting moved his location to a place where he most likely could raise financing how he ultimately found the one person who believe in his project and financed the entire film what it was like working with an animation team in Ukraine Additional Resources Trailer for The Russian Five https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X74BexWy4iw Sponsors & Thank Yous ATHOS Insurance Services Make sure you and your film gear are protected! Over the years, so many of you #doclifers have asked us about best ways to insure your yourself, your shoots, and your precious film gear. And Aylene and Kat of ATHOS Insurance Services are experts on the subject. Get an INSTANT QUOTE today. ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Film Travel Tips and Gear Insurance 43:51

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Are you thinking of traveling for your doc any time soon? Awesome. You know how much we love to travel for our doc filmmaking. And Chris has got some super useful tips for your doc filmmaking travel adventures! And whether you're traveling abroad or just down the street for your next bit of filming, make sure you and your film gear are protected! Over the years, so many of you #doclifers have asked us about best ways to insure your yourself, your shoots, and your precious film gear. And Aylene and Kat of ATHOS Insurance Services are experts on the subject. This is the episode to listen to ensure (and insure!) that you and your film investments are properly protected! Topics Discussed hot tips for doc filmmaking travel why the independent doc filmmaker even with limited funds should still seek insurance coverage for their gear what the process of making a claim is common mistakes made when seeking gear insurance set, shoot, and gear insurance coverage policies for doc filmmaking abroad Additional Resources Five Tips for Solo Filmmaking Travel book smart flights, not cheap flights fly with your camera pack sustenance and vit C pack change of clothing taxi or rideshare Essential Travel Doc Filmmaking Gear List In today's episode, we mentioned our Essential Travel Doc Filmmaking Gear List blog post, which you can find HERE. Sponsors & Thank Yous ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Your Breakthrough Year and #Doclifer, Josh Davidsburg 43:56

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Shouldn't you be making 2020 your breakthrough year in documentary filmmaking? We all know how difficult, sometimes frustrating, it can be getting our doc films made. And how trying it can be living our doc lives. No one knows this better than I. Which is why in this episode I have decided to challenge you (and I!) to make 2020 a breakthrough year in our doc lives. And speaking of breakthroughs, for the first time on this programme, we host a full documentary discussion with a true blue #doclifer. Josh Davidsburg has been listening to us since the beginning. And in that span of time, he not only created his first documentary film, but that film, Queen of the Capital , is set to screen this month at the Slamdance Film Festival! Topics Discussed making 2020 our breakthrough year as documentary filmmakers how Josh Davidsburg went from listener of the program to an award-winning documentary filmmaker how Davidsburg leads his doclife by teaching at a university and making doc films during his time off the importance of thinking about your film's audience from the outset the importance of having a good understanding of Fair Use when using musical performances how TDL helped Davidsburg with his doc film and doc life Additional Resources Watch an extended trailer for Queen of the Capital https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7G128nlbzA The Workshops Did you know that we now have workshops ? Check out our full roster and reserve your seat today! Sponsors & Thank Yous ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Season Two TDL BONUS! 35:24

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Welcome to your Season Two BONUS episode! In which you'll find selections from five of some of my favorite conversations that I've had with documentary filmmakers over the past 120 episodes of the show. Below, you can click on the full episodes to listen to the conversations in their entirety. Have a safe, happy holidays and we'll see you in 2020, #doclifer! Additional Resources Steve James conversation Margaret Byrne conversation Maclain & Chapman Way conversation Pedram Shojai conversation Irene Taylor Brodsky conversation Sponsors & Thank Yous ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Documenting Your Family with Irene Taylor Brodsky 43:31

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Filming the ones that we love and making documentaries about them can be a challenging, but ultimately very rewarding experience. It can be full of emotional pitfalls. It can bring families closer together . And no one knows this better than Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning director, Irene Taylor Brodsky . We'll speak with Irene on the eve of the release of her latest HBO Documentaries film, Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements . Topics Discussed the profound nature of using documentary as a form of cultural currency how documentary filmmakers are often viewed as altruistic people, but we may be telling these stories for our own self-interest making doc films with your family as main subjects the importance of making the audience the hero of your story Additional Resources Watch a trailer for Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBV43REbk-g Sponsors & Thank Yous ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Editing For Documentary Filmmakers with Paddy Bird 46:11

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One of the most popular topics on The Documentary Life deals with post production. More specifically, editing your documentary film. And not surprisingly one of the most popular guests on the program is industry expert, Paddy Bird. Because of this we've decided to make this week's episode an extra special one devoted to... you guessed it, editing. I'll begin the show with Tips on Getting Started on Editing Your Doc and then we'll have another great editing conversation with Paddy! Topics Discussed tips for getting beyond overwhelm and just getting started editing on your doc the importance of workflow and tips for a good workflow conversations to have with the decision-makers before starting on an edit tips for the one-man band person editing their own film how editing makes you a better overall filmmaker Additional Resources Watch Inside the Edit's amazing video on what the Editor does https://vimeo.com/90125079 PROMO CODE! TDL listeners, use the following Promo Code for an exclusive discount when signing up for Inside the Edit : BFDOCO19 Sponsors & Thank Yous ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Filming Behind Bars with Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein 35:40

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Two veterans of Ken Burns films, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein , have recently completed work on their documentary film, four-part PBS series, College Behind Bars . And I had the pleasure of speaking with the both of them about some of their experiences working on Ken Burns’ films as well as what it was like going off on their own for their most recent work. Topics Discussed how teaching classes in prison inspired Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein to make College Behind Bars Novick and Botstein detail the logistics of making a documentary film in a prison how working with Ken Burns over the years informed their whittling down of 400 hours of verite footage into four hours of a series Novick and Botstein discuss how we, as doc filmmakers, experience profound change in our lives making our films and working with our subjects Additional Resources Watch the extended trailer for, College Behind Bars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8ec3QpnaiU Watch an extended look, The Vietnam War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j-3Xi5BcKs Sponsors & Thank Yous ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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How to Raise $8k Quickly and Bring Scriptwriting Principles to Your Documentary Film 59:32

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How can you raise a quick $8k in 18 days for your documentary film? Steph and I recently did this on our doc project, Elvis of Cambodia. We’d like to share a few things that worked well and one thing that we wished we’d done! How can you bring feature narrative scriptwriting principles to my documentary film? World-renowned documentary storytelling consultant, Karen Everett, of New Doc Editing, has some great ideas on this! Topics Discussed tips for quickly raising $8k for your documentary film how & why the three-act story structure can work for your documentary film the importance of discovering your protagonist and their need tips for accelerating the post production schedule for your documentary why you should seriously consider a story consultant in both pre and post production Additional Resources Watch a documentary editing seminar led by New Doc Editing’s, Karen Everett NEW DOC EDITING To get a better understanding of how a story consultant can help your doc project, head on over to New Doc Editing and discover all that Karen has to offer you ! FREE DOCUMENTARY EDITING BOOK Download a free copy of Karen Everett’s book on Documentary Editing . Sponsors & Thank Yous ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Sculpture, Breast Cancer, and Documentary Film with Prune Nourry 43:40

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How does one combine the expanse of one’s artistic works and their personal journey with breast cancer into their first documentary film? This is what was on my mind as I spoke with French sculptor, installation artist, anthropologist, cancer survivor and now documentary filmmaker, Prune Nourry. Topics Discussed how Prune Nourry brought her approach to sculpting to doc filmmaking how when she was in the middle of filming another project decided to turn the camera on herself when she was diagnosed with breast cancer how having the camera in her hand helped Prune Nourry to be more proactive with her treatments Nourry’s desire to have her film used as a tool for medical practitioners and breast cancer patients around the world how Prune Nourry decided to make this film much more about the human & personal aspects of breast cancer, rather than the medical aspects Additional Resources Trailer of Prune Nourry Documentary Film, Serendipity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjmmoVbXoRg Video, Anima https://vimeo.com/160991344 Video, Imbalance https://vimeo.com/110102995 More PRUNE NOURRY To view more of Prune Nourry and her work or to find a nearby screening of Serendipity you can visit her WEBSITE . Sponsors & Thank Yous ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Email Marketing for the Documentary Filmmaker 38:07

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What if there was a viable way for the independent documentary filmmaker to build and sustain an audience to support your doc films for the duration of your career? And what if there was a straight forward way that you, the doc filmmaker, could do it without having to break the bank on marketing and promotion costs for your films? Meet Nathan Barry, self-made entrepreneur, doc filmmaker, and founder & CEO of ConvertKit, one of the most used email marketing services by creatives around the world . It is both Nathan’s belief and his passion that email marketing can be one of the most effective means for garnering and keeping fans for your doc films for many years to come. And he’s on today’s show to tell you why he believes this to be the case and how you, #doclifer, can best use email marketing for your doc filmmaking endeavours! Topics Discussed why and how email marketing can and should be a critical part of the doc filmmaker’s life tips for the doc filmmaker to build out their email list tips for an effective email marketing campaign for the doc filmmaker how automation in your email marketing can keep things interesting and fresh as you garner new subscribers and market to certain audiences for your film how email allows a doc filmmaker to have an audience for their doc films Additional Resources A clip from Nathan Barry’s documentary, I Am a Blogger I AM A BLOGGER, DOC SERIES To view the entire doc series, #doclifers can go to, I Am a Blogger . I AM A BLOGGER, THE BOOK As a thank you to listeners of the show, you can get a free copy of the I Am a Blogger book! To download or read the book, simply GO HERE . CONVERTKIT AND SPECIAL 30 DAY FREE OFFER FOR #DOCLIFERS View a demo to find out if ConvertKit might be the sensible fit for your doc filmmaking email marketing needs Think you might be ready for some serious audience building & engagement? To get serious about a sustainable way to live the life of a doc filmmaker and make films that a ready-made audience will be eager to see? Then email marketing may be just the thing for you! Try CONVERTKIT today! And for listeners of the show, ConvertKit has offered a 30 DAY FREE TRIAL (normally it’s 14 days). Personally, I can’t say enough about the effectiveness of a proper email marketing solution for independent doc filmmakers. Sponsors & Thank Yous ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Documentary Filmmaking Abroad with Edward Watts & Waad Al-Kateab 46:38

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If you were subjected to daily bombardment from the air, you were entrenched in a make-shift hospital, and you’d just recently had a baby, would you still be able to pick up your camera and film events? Well, if you’re Syrian doc filmmaker, Waad Al-Kateab , you would. And she did, while living in the basement of a hospital, with her husband and baby in the besieged city of Aleppo. Eventually, she would be forced to leave her homeland behind, and headed to England to meet up with fellow conflict zone filmmaker, Edward Watts . The two poured over her twelve hard drives of footage, and the resulting documentary film – quite possibly the most talked about documentary of 2019 – For Sama , was made. And speaking of documentary filmmaking abroad, not surprisingly, our resident doc filmmaker and podcast host, has a few things to say on the subject as well! Whether you are on your own or with your family, there are going to be a number of important items that you must consider before documentary filmmaking overseas. In our first segment, Chris draws from his own experiences documentary filmmaking abroad and comes up with 5 Tips for Doc Filmmaking Abroad with Your Family . Topics Discussed filmmaking while under siege filmmaker, Waad Al-Kateab’s conscious decision to bring her own thoughts & emotions to her filmmaking process and to her film how Al-Kateab risked her life to transport 12 hard drives out of Syria to meet up with fellow doc filmmaker, Edward Watts Watts’ belief that sometimes the filmmaker must choose a subjective approach in their docs when it’s for the benefit of humanity tips for documentary filmmaking abroad with Chris G. Parkhurst Additional Resources FOR SAMA TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsvBqtg2RM0 Sponsors & Thank Yous ° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL . You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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The Fundraising Houseparty For the Documentary Filmmaker 51:09

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What if there was a pretty straightforward way for the independent documentary filmmaker to raise a quick infusion of funding for their documentary film… simply by holding a party? Well, there is. It’s called the fundraising houseparty. And there is a science to it. And we’ve got film fundraising guru, Morrie Warshawski , back on the show to give you the step-by-step process to that science. You’ll be holding parties and raising monies for your film in no time! And then we’ll learn how to make even more money, when our host, delves into this recent Cambodia trip to garner finishing funds for his own doc project, Elvis of Cambodia . Following on from last week’s episode, where Chris and Steph discussed their plans in Cambodia for finishing their film, Chris travels down to the capital city of Phnom Penh and starts banging on doors. And asking for money. Doc Filmmaking Fundraising 101 ensues. Topics Discussed why individual donors tend to make up the largest percentage of funds for doc films the importance of the fundraising houseparty invite and tips for producing it the types of people that you should invite to your fundraising houseparty step-by-step process for the day of the fundraising houseparty the doc filmmakers responsibilities for the fundraising houseparty Additional Resources THE BOOK Think you might be ready to hold that fundraising houseparty and make some serious money for your doc film? There are two ways in which you can purchase Morrie’s book. You can buy from Amazon . Or an even cooler way is to purchase directly from Morrie himself. Tell Morrie you heard about the book from The Documentary Life and he’ll give you an additional $5 off the price of the book! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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Lean Team Documentary Filmmaking with Rustin Thompson 53:20

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Ever noticed just how many barriers there seem to be to this documentary filmmaking thing? Funding. Equipment. Live pitch presentations. Distribution platforms. You name it, everywhere you turn as a doc filmmaker, there seems to be something keeping you from actually doing the thing that matters most to you. But what if there was a way doc filmmakers could simplify things – strip away the unnecessary fat – and get to what really matters? Making documentary films. And then making more of them. Well, long time national television news veteran, Rustin Thompson figured out a very viable way to do just that when he came up with what he calls Lean Team Documentary Filmmaking . In the process, he left the tv news industry behind and followed his passions to the land of documentary. And he has been making the kinds of documentary films he’s always wanted to make ever since. And now he’s going to tell you how you can do the same. Topics Discussed why and how Rustin Thompson left his lucrative, exciting television news career behind for a self-made career in documentary filmmaking how a Lean Team Documentary Filmmaking approach can lead to a liberating way to make your docs and more of them the importance of understanding the essential technical aspects, but also how to inform your documentary on an emotional level as well Lean Team Documentary Filmmaking sound tips Lean Team Documentary Filmmaking editing tips Additional Resources GET CLOSE: LEAN TEAM DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING THE BOOK After listening to our discussion, you might want to read Rustin’s book . I don’t blame you. After reading it myself, seeing some of Rustin’s films, and of course, having had a great conversation with Rustin, we have put this book right into our Essential Doc Filmmaking Reading List ! You can find it on Amazon or local bookstore or request it from your local library! Trailer for Rustin Thompson’s latest documentary, My Mother Was Here https://vimeo.com/254023296 RUSTIN THOMPSON THE FILMS If you’re interested in checking out some of Rustin’s many documentary films, please visit his website ! Sponsors & Thank Yous Thank you to music licensing platform, Music Vine for their fresh and diverse music and for contributing the wonderful music that we’ve used in this week’s episode. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend Music Vine . Want 20% off of your first music licensing purchase? No licensing restrictions or number of tracks! Simply use promo code MYDOCLIFE at checkout! Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Rate and Review If you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!…

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