10 Most Underrated Documentary Filmmaking Tips

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Austin Meyer

Күн бұрын

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@austinmeyerfilms 3 ай бұрын

Got a different list? What do you think is the most underrated documentary filmmaking tip? 🎥

@fireplaceinacozyroom2064 3 ай бұрын

My answer; pre-prod : do a test-shoot to know how the person behave around the camera, as well as building trust between the documentarian and the subject.

@austinmeyerfilms 3 ай бұрын

@@fireplaceinacozyroom2064 great answer 💪

@speliotis Ай бұрын

Know the character's MOA and adjust your camera style to reflect that - so the viewer can feel what its like to be in that experience.

@speliotis Ай бұрын

Austin, really enjoy your style of presenting ... I hung onto your every word ... and I pride myself as being a filmmaker...with something always to learn.... Thank you - your new subscriber

@Sirjoemays 2 ай бұрын

As someone who has recently found a major interest in creating documentaries this is golden 🔥

@austinmeyerfilms 2 ай бұрын

@@Sirjoemays hope the channel continues to bring you value!

@chrisingram5251 3 ай бұрын

I’ll be honest, I was about a second away from scrolling past this video due to the “clickbait” like title. But i’m glad I didn’t! The contents took an immediately refreshing turn and I starting hearing the info that i’ve really been searching for lately. This is an awesome video that I will be saving to revisit time and time again. Thank you for providing this insight! I look forward to diving into your work. Cheers!

@austinmeyerfilms 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for giving the click-bait titled video a chance :) So glad it was valuable for you! Rooting for you on your filmmaking journey

@artisticbehaviormn 3 ай бұрын

This was rich! My favorite piece was the portion about boundaries and shifting of power. Whoa 😮👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@austinmeyerfilms 3 ай бұрын

That was a great learning moment for me. Thanks for watching!

@petermclennan6781 3 ай бұрын

Good advice throughout. Your choice of tripod and head says much of what I need to know about you. :)

@austinmeyerfilms 3 ай бұрын

@@petermclennan6781 hahah 😂

@davidmorefield 3 ай бұрын

That power dynamic anecdote is really cool!

@austinmeyerfilms 3 ай бұрын

@@davidmorefield it was an amazing learning moment for me as I was just getting started in the journalism / doc industry 🙏

@DigitoralMediaProd 3 ай бұрын

I think this is the best documentary advice I’ve heard all year! Thank you 🙏🏽

@austinmeyerfilms 3 ай бұрын

@@DigitoralMediaProd awesome! So glad it was helpful 🙏

@jasongorskie 3 ай бұрын

This guy has the best videos. Keep it up!

@austinmeyerfilms 3 ай бұрын

This guy has the best comments!

@handlelesz 3 ай бұрын

Austin! Another great video!

@austinmeyerfilms 3 ай бұрын

@@handlelesz thank you!

@Brian-Hansen 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Austin! Access and opportunity are what documentaries are built on! Build trust with people and they will share their emotional truth with you. Something special happens when you get to the emotional truth with a person. Also, on a practical level, get lots of storage. True moments take a long time to find. You will shoot way more than you think if you are going to be rolling when the magic happens.

@austinmeyerfilms 2 ай бұрын

Great piece advice right there, Brian! Thanks for adding to this

@TCJOHNSTONE Ай бұрын

This is so good Austin! Keep it going...

@aracnoloco 3 ай бұрын

Many thanks, Austin. I definitely agree on the point of a powerful computer for editing. It is a main part of the film and photographiy gear, although after the picture taking action. And as file sizes grow, software demands increase and hence more powerful hardware is needed, too. Cheers.

@austinmeyerfilms 3 ай бұрын

@@aracnoloco cheers! Thanks for watching

@r2fx Ай бұрын

Awesome video with great information. I am currently in production of a documentary, and needed some insight and got some ideas from this video. I really like the filming in silence you talked about that’s a great idea. Also the deep thought or time for editing is so important. How do you feel about narration for a documentary? I am considering it but I just feel I might not need it, lol. Just maybe thinking too much. Anyway, thanks for the video and ideas.

@austinmeyerfilms Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful. Narration can be a very useful tool in documentary filmmaking. It really just depends on what pieces you are working with. Maybe I can make a video about when to use narration in docs!