The director's role -- Defining your artistic identity -- Developing your story ideas -- Proposing and pitching a short documentary -- Documentary language -- Elements and grammar -- Research -- Developing a crew -- Camera equipment -- Lighting -- Location sound -- Directing -- Editing: from start to viewing the first assembly -- Editing: the process of refinement -- Editing: from fine cut to sound mix -- Titles and acknowledgments -- Point of view and the storyteller -- Dramatic development, time, and story structure -- Form, control, and style -- Reenactment, reconstruction, and docudrama -- Advanced research -- Values, ethics, and choices -- Proposing and advanced documentary -- Preparing to direct -- Optics -- Advanced cameras and equipment -- Advanced location sound -- Organization, crew, and procedures -- Advanced directing -- Conducting and shooting interviews -- Transcript to film script -- Creating narration -- Using music and working with a composer -- Editing: refinements and structural problems -- Education -- From school to film industry.
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