Documentary Filmmaking Secrets
From a 17xEmmy® Award Winner, learn the secrets to make a documentary film. From conception, to completion, and beyond
Description
Your story is important! It must be told!
Everyone has a story inside of them that needs to be told! As documentary filmmakers we have the privilege of bringing real, authentic, and inspiring stories to life. It can be incredibly rewarding!
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My name is Shawn Vela and I am a 17-time Emmy® Award Winning Film Producer, Director, DP, and Editor. I founded a video production company Vela Visuals, which specializes in authentic storytelling that moves viewers to action.
Over the course of my career I've been blessed to work on projects for companies like Amazon, Kayak, SAP, Legoland California (and Florida) Resort, New Balance, Hillsong, University of Central Florida, and more.
I have also worked with broadcasters like BT Sport, FOX, as well as countless independent production companies and marketing agencies. I've directed, filmed and edited more than 50 documentaries for web or traditional broadcast (receiving 30 regional Emmy® nominations and 17 wins).
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This course is for documentary filmmakers, like me who push themselves to grow because the stories we tell are important!
In this course I explore some of the secrets I wish I knew about documentary filmmaking when I was first getting started.
Secrets like: how to find story themes, how to build a story arch, how to plan a production, how to conduct emotional interviews, how to build a crew, how to book more work, and more!
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My hope for you, is that some of the experiences I have had will stretch you and give you new storytelling tools that will enhance your productions and WOW your clients!
What You Will Learn!
- Examples and insight into the filmmaking process through my own experience making Emmy® Award Winning documentaries
- How to find story themes and the message of your film.
- Secrets to help you capture more authentic interviews, un-staged b-roll scenes, and edit faster
- Gain insight into what thought processes professional TV documentary makers use to shoot, gather content and edit award winning video stories.
- A glimpse into the creative process of putting together a documentary film. From Conception to completion and beyond!
Who Should Attend!
- Filmmakers who want to make better, more compelling and engaging videos, with an emphasis on storytelling.
- Makers of documentary films. Short and long form. Corporate filmmakers will benefit from this as well.
- This course is probably not for you if you want to learn about cameras, lenses or editing software.
- If you are looking for a creative process and roadmap to telling better stories through video