How To Make A Documentary: The Overlooked Basics of Filmmaking

[@OfTwoLands]

Totally agree man, a lot of people on youtube forget about story and meaning when making videos. There is a lot more to filmmaking than fast paced transitions and crazy luts.

[@OfTwoLands]

Kez I’ve seen a few of your ‘useful’ comments around.

[@OfTwoLands]

@@kezzatube45 Haha when did I criticised the majority of YT users ? You obviously haven't looked at my work, I make docos and commercials for a living :). KZbin isn't' life :).

[@NomadicAmbience]

You have no idea how much I needed this!

[@multiversescriptutes8400]

I'll be honest with you Mark. Seriously you deserve a million plus subscribers. Your content is great, is detailed, informative, has seriously great visuals and production value, it doesn't feel like it's your hobby so it's got less efforts than you put in your filmmaking career. Your KZbin videos are just as great in quality as your films.

[@markbone]

Thank you! This is very kind!

[@chocolateanddutchy]

We fully agree!

[@WesODonnellX]

This is the best video the KZbin algorithm has served up to me in a good, long time. Keep it up Mark. Such simple truths, yet so many are obsessed with getting the “cinematic look” over story.

[@markbone]

Thank you KZbin!!!

[@LuisGonzalez-qe5gl]

You're videos are practically the only ones I watch repeatedly. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion!

[@coleudall14]

4 hours ago I was sitting there thinking “man I need to go rewatch Mark Bone’s documentary videos after work” and at that moment you dropped this. 💣💣💣

[@redbandmedia79]

This is much more up my street. I get tired of seeing endless b-roll videos that although look great, don’t really say anything. The story and characters are what I personally relate to. Cheers mate.

[@coryruiz1595]

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[@markbone]

Thanks Cory!!

[@siahwalker901]

LETS GOOOOO !! Just found your channel like 2 days ago and bruhhh it’s already helped me so much in filming 🥺🥺🖤 Thankyou !!!

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[@danielaudacious]

I just started watching your channel about 2 weeks ago and I have to say I've been super blessed by your work.

[@TheThinkersBible]

Great advice. These steps are explained in some story arc videos but why it’s important and how it’s done are often not explained nearly as well. Thank you for sharing this.

[@TedAldwin]

I really love how you get in depth with the art of storytelling instead of those ones who just stitch footages with crazy transitions. Salute Mark!😊👍

[@JoshTrachtman]

Every so often I come back to watch this video to remind myself of a few things. Thanks mark for the great content.

[@swoognotswag]

Thank you so much, I recently found your channel and it is videos like this that separate your content from everyone else. I feel so great full to live in a time where I can learn so much over the internet. Keep it up!

[@JakeHalfDone]

Been looking for the concepts you just shared for a year now. You know what the viewing public is looking for. Another reason your channel is so valuable. Thanks Mark.

[@pedromontoya2825]

Omg finally somebody that shares a good advice!!! So many youtubers “filmmakers” only trying to sell you stuff and how “cinematic” looks and totally forget about the basic of filmmaking Subscribed!!

[@markbone]

🙏🏼💯🙏🏼

[@themediaclinic]

You're doing great work mate! Keep it up!

[@rinusworldzm]

Man I've been off KZbin for a while and I must say your content is refreshing. And I can't wait to jump onto that documentary filmmaking class.

[@twinkie1773]

I'm glad that I stumbled across this video. This the route that I've taken with my career and I'm going to work on shooting my 1st documentary about a young entrepreneur and her nail shop. I knw it sound uninteresting but I really want to tell her story and get this experience under my belt. I start tomorrow! Thx ya for this 🙏🏾

[@michaelmoore163]

I liked video as the ad was playing... I already know it won't disappoint. Thank you for everything you've shared! To M from M

[@juanjosesegundo9287]

Can't wait

[@JoacimSchwartz]

Really needed the clarification of assertive vs aimless, I have been feeling the later, aimless for quite some time. Thanks for the great tips, Mark!

[@CinomadiaFilms]

Assertive vs. Aimless FilmMaking - YES! Great points. Thanks for sharing!

[@review6374]

You give some really great advice! Thanks for creating this!

[@VinceDelMonte]

Can't wait to see what you guys come up with!

[@markbone]

Thanks Vince. I appreciate all your support

[@rory6939]

Can't wait to join

[@RafaelLudwig]

Love your videos, you are sharing more than the gear or the how, but they why.. also lighting, Lighting > Camera. Thanks Mark!

[@georg4651]

YEEEESSSSSSS. Finally a video that actually shows you how to make a good movie, keep it up 👊

[@alexanderashmore]

Always, MB is the best at not focusing on the gear but what's actually important: making people invested in the film with story and character and theme.

[@matschristensson]

So helpful with your insights about filmmaking. Thank Mark.

[@metalinyourhead3604]

Finally, someone who talks about what’s important in doc. I’m currently in development for a doc and every video on it is mentioning: - camera and lighting - editing - where to interview All of which matter, but not when you haven’t even got a story yet! Seriously… location for interviews is probably the least important aspect of doc film.

[@kimisnaps]

WOO SO PUMPED! Signed up and ready to learn :) Thanks Mark

[@AlbenOsaki]

Two minutes in and I subbed. As a filmmaker who wants to start getting into documentary films, I love this content. Please keep it going!

[@MattiasSkoog]

Excited! 🎬

[@iamsuperdogg]

These are really the truth of storytelling. Very helpful for filmmakers who just start their attempts in documentary. subbed!

[@simebaricevic2483]

Really looking forward to your documentary class! So much motivation and ideas boiling inside of me but want to channel it properly-thanks for these videos!

[@b-awake-media]

Always stoked if I get a notification from your new upload! Always a dope video! I am in the final stages of a doc I have been working on the past 1,5 year. I think I am guilty aswel 😅 on aimless shooting but mostly because there are so many awesome things happening 😅 affraid to miss out I guess 😜 keep up the awesome work! Looking forward to the next one and the course!

[@NickAndersonCreative]

Excellent advice all around, thanks Mark!

[@espacobios]

Thanks Mark. Another great video.

[@RiseHigh]

Can't wait for the course !

[@topicruben]

Mark, this is pure awesomeness. I’m new here, just saw the thumbnail and clicked and now I’m one of your supporters, cause yes, cause I love this! Great video man. Looking forward to seeing much more from you. Big thank you. Stay well and safe

[@markbone]

Thank you! Really appreciate the positive feedback :)

[@chocolateanddutchy]

Such a helpful video, thank you so much Mark!! So excited to create right now!

[@GlenReed]

*Golden tips man!* Definitely writing these down!

[@CameronSanborn]

Thanks for the VALUABLE content and tips! 🙏🙏

[@FilmAshton]

Always great stuff MB!

[@markbone]

Thanks mate!

[@story11tv]

Thank you for making this!! You have definitely put in the work to make something like this and I am so excited to go through it when it comes out.

[@anasgf3805]

Man I’m so lucky to find you Thank you so much

[@HanaGoku]

this might be the most valuable video you released in this channel.

[@markbone]

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[@harnoorsingh2866]

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[@CreateGreg]

Love that video Mark. Less gear and tricks, but more storytelling. Aimless < Assertive Thanks for vid and more of that, please! 👍

[@ClaudioDesideriFilms]

I'm in😊

[@vanceuribe295]

Hey Mark, understandably you don't want to release too much info but I was just curious if the course we an in-person or live feed class and that's why you can only take a certain amount of people?

[@AtomicPixel]

Thanks for sharing the stuff in your brain, bro! So useful to all video work, not just documentary. You rock! 🍻

[@rasamoelinapatrick7069]

thanks a lot for these tips Mark, it opens my mind to a lot of possibility in film making, especially short films. Thanks again. I could not cerntainly afford the masterclass because I live in one of the poorest country in the world (Madagascar), but these tips already give me enough for creating something new and better than I had never done before.

[@brittacurkovic]

Excited for the details! Signed up...

[@therealaaroncollins6486]

Hey, Mark thank you for this video. I'm looking forward to the documentary class..

[@markbone]

Thank you Aaron! Looking forward to releasing it to the world! Just left the office after a 14hour day of working on it :)

[@jeffoffej]

Really cool content dude! Thanks for the tips.

[@lyndonbaptiste]

Love this, Mr Bone. Thanks.

[@gustavotellez6848]

Yessss so excited to learn more with the documentary course!

[@germanleben8297]

I like your videos man, already watched three of them and subscribed, thank you!

[@FaizullaKhamraev]

Thank you Mark! Your videos help me so much!

[@dericsanchez4081]

Your channel is awesome bro! These are the types of videos I’d like to make one day. Something with substance and not just “epic b-roll.” Subbed!

[@newmovieclip2236]

Very insightful. Thank you, Mark!

[@zerv1979]

Mark, Thanks so much for the content. Really enjoy your approach and I'm looking forward to the documentary course. Keep the long hair bruv its illmatic! - cheers

[@nathanallen4306]

Fantastic points. Love to see a short break down of a small business promo cross documentary :)

[@milkokatic3312]

Hi Mark thank you so much, I follow your advice and also I'm interested in the masterclass, go on with courage and faith in the heart...

[@johnadamson2760]

on the wait list!

[@markbone]

Yes!!!

[@hugoboue]

Just discovered your channel, inspiring, many thx !

[@jazzysvision]

I went to film school for my MFA and I got a lot of theory but not a lot of hands on experience. However for our thesis we shot a documentary about the political issues in Puerto Rico and used theory and in our own way, but also gorilla filmmaking tactics to make it happen. We have now been accepted into two film festivals and we're awarded with a Telly award. I do wish these "institutions" would get into the nitty gritty like you are. I love the content you are pushing out and can't wait to see what this master class is all about. To growth! cheers

[@markbone]

Thanks mate! Way to go crushing it on that film. It’s the best way to learn

[@A1Bokeh]

Man perfect timing I had a project like this in my head

[@markbone]

sick!! Go crush it man

[@souravsworld6336]

Thank You very much Sir for this video. Thank You for those awesome as well as informative words..!!

[@ienpassi]

Hi Mark Thanks for all the wonderful tips looking foreword for No Country is an Island and for the course The art of Documentary

[@emmosea]

excellent content ! I've subbed and am on your waiting list

[@syncomposer]

Such highly valuable first hand experiences and totally agreeable perspectives you share here, Mark. Thank you!

[@syncomposer]

I am also interested if you have a favourite aspect ratio for your documentaries, and if, why?

[@PaulRichards78]

Awesome Bro, this is the part that’s been missing for me and for some reason struggling with it This will definitely help though thanks 🤙🏻

[@OCUBOX]

Almost don't want to share these books, however, having more people who know how to *tell compelling stories* is better than being one of the few. So, read, *The Art Of Dramatic Writing* & *The Art Of Creative Writing* from Lajos Egri. And *Vales Technique of Screen and Television Writing* by Eugene Vale. Plus the usual like Robert McKee, *Write for your life* etc Put to practice those teaching and lessons and you'll be in the top 1% of the best storytellers living or dead. At least, that's my belief. Talent? Well --, you come with that.

[@AJ-kv1po]

Try, The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller by John Truby and Story Genius by Lisa Cron 👍 Don't tell everyone though.

[@OCUBOX]

@@AJ-kv1po Thanks, I have John Truby stuff, though I purposefully avoid books about steps. My focus is being able to craft story no matter the medium. Plays/Novels/Screenplays. I'm not looking for templates. Story structure is defined by each story.

[@AurelianIrimia]

Also a big 👍🏻 from me. Thank you very much Mark for this good tips! 🙏🏻

[@JakubChlouba]

Can't wait for the course to be released man! Signing up for sure :)

[@markbone]

Thanks brother! You're one of the channel OG's

[@williechieukam]

Wow. Very informative contents. Thank you so much.

[@investinyourselfpodcast]

Very great tips thank you!!!

[@RecoveryBrian]

Thank you so much for what you are doing with this channel, I find this information is helping me tremendously in my beginnings of filmmaking. I went to film school, but it's been years, and now I'm getting back into true filmmaking, modern filmmaking. these are great beginner, and or refresher courses, in a way:)

[@TheStoriesWeTell]

Very curious, love this channel Mark!

[@markkut]

These are some solid tips, and is well organized. Something I wish was shared more on KZbin or better yet, I wish more films and stories were told on here, but it also might not be the place for that.

[@KEVINBROWN808]

Hey Mark I really enjoy your channel! I think you bring up some value points. Can’t wait to try the assertive documentary style for the next project. Keep up the great work. 🤙🏽

[@kinze1439]

This is real as it gets💯

[@DekiaryCarter]

This is excellent content!!!!!! Thank you

[@antoniodossantos5960]

Thanks Mark 🌎 Greetings from Colombia. The Venezuelan immigrant writer 🇻🇪

[@JayGrapherBKK]

super cool video and still have a lot of knowledge to share than just advertising a future class.

[@JustBenForsyth]

Thanks so much for this one man. Something I feel I needed to watch. Planning a short film about a friend of mine competing in the world latte art championships and some of these concepts will definitely apply and help me. Cheers! Ben.

[@PTPhotography]

Omgawsh that "I dont know what to do with my hands" was money! Great video Mark!

[@destinfarr]

😄

[@mindfullyexecuted]

Awesome information. Highly appreciated!

[@TRAVELFILMEXPLORE]

Totally agree! So many beautifully shot but empty videos being made that have no grit or story, so much emphasis on equipment, style, 'cinematicness'😁

[@lgordon94]

Pumped!

[@TimothyBennett]

This is amazing, thank you so much for the tips and inspiration. Im working on my first film, its not a doc but i am going to try and use these tips to strengthen my film. Thanks again.

[@NickPayneHH]

This is absolute gold

[@enduringtech822]

Really appreciate this assertive story telling. I am fast becoming bored with beautiful videos that don't have a story to tell (hehehe, orange and teal)

[@patagoniaproducciones]

Hi Mark i have 15 years filmming Whales and wildlife in Peninsula Valdes, Patagonia Argentina. have a ton of footage that i sell in stock market but always wish to make my own documentary... this video give me one more push to that dream, hope i can learn from you and obviusly i will love to join your course as soon as i can! hope to see more content like this on the channel, thank you very much for sharing yor knowledge! you have a new suscriber here! keep going!!!

[@markbone]

Thank you!! So glad you’ve join the community

[@AlfventuraChannel]

Mark! Thank you so much for such great content man. I'm in the process of finishing my first serious documentary ever, and I'm so psiched to see that I actually were taking care of these main principles ... it has been a crazy summer with myself battling with this process, but so rewarding in the end. Hope I can get into that course! All the best and keep it up!

[@gaarax0x]

Good Advice Mark. Cheers

[@CaseAlcala]

This is gonna be sick! Thank you for the amazing info, new sub here, dying to see whats in that course!

[@krzysztofzwolinski956]

0:15 love this cropped part!

[@0xBerto]

Early bird signed up! Let’s goo. This is the next level shit we’re looking for.

[@mauricioli3901]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. 👍🏻☀️📸🌋🌴☕