Shooting Documentary Short Films Information

Shooting Documentary Short Films by Griffin Hammond is designed to teach aspiring filmmakers how to create impactful, marketable short documentaries with minimal resources.

DIY Documentary-Style Shorts.

Today’s media landscape is largely made up of regular folks who know how to spot a good story and use basic gear to document the world around them. Find out how you can join their ranks and make compelling, marketable shorts in Shooting Documentary Short Films with Griffin Hammond.

Griffin made a name for himself with the ode to an iconic hot sauce, Sriracha. In this class, he’ll teach you how to identify, shoot, and share documentary-style video.

You’ll learn how to:

• Recognize and tell a good story
• Capture high-caliber footage with low-budget gear
• Incorporate all the essentials for online and TV news
• Produce corporate work clients love
• Find your audience and monetize your work

Griffin will share tips on lighting, framing, and interviewing subjects so you walk away with lots of usable footage. You’ll watch as Griffin shares clips from a one-day shoot and you’ll learn exactly what it takes to turnaround a complete documentary-style short on a deadline.

You’ll also learn a handful of helpful editing techniques and get insights on the ethical and legal responsibilities of documentary filmmaking.

If you want to learn how to tell meaningful stories that look great and sell, while working on a shoestring budget, don’t miss Shooting Documentary Short Films with Griffin Hammond.

What You’ll Learn In Shooting Documentary Short Films?

1. Recognizing Good Stories
2. The Science Of Good Storytelling
3. What’s In My Camera Bag?
4. Essential Elements Of TV News
5. How To Frame An Interview
6. Setting Up Complex Framing
7. Setting Up The Camera & Recording Audio
8. Interview Questions That Yield Usable Answers
9. What Makes Good B-Roll & How To Capture It
10. Organizing Your B-Roll
11. Editing: J & L Cuts
12. Ethics Of Documentary Editing
13. Distribution Platforms, Funding, & Building An Audience
14. Debunking Legal Myths
15. Final Film & Conversation W/ Editor Steven Cervantes
16. How To Find Work In The Industry

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