Aesthetics
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A Step-By-Step Guide to Shooting Documentary Interviews Read More
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Watch IDA "Interview Shooting & Lighting Master Class with Adam Irving"
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5 Tips for Rethinking the Documentary Interview Read More
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5 Things to Consider When Adding Audio Description and Captioning to Your Documentary Film Read More
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Watch IDA seminar where "Cinematographers Share Their Secrets"
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Documentary's column, Shooting Scenarios, takes a single scene and breaks it down cinematographically, looking at the shooting logistics, creative challenges, and camera gear deployed.
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Watch Kirsten Johnson's Master Class where she shares insights on capturing once in a lifetime moments
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Watch IDA's "Docs Get Graphic Master Class with Neil Berkeley"
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Watch IDA seminar on "Using Graphics to Tell Your Story"
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Watch IDA seminar "Yes, But Is It Art?" on how to mobilize aesthetic choices to affect change around social and political issues
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How Doc-makers Heighten Perception and Solve Problems Through Animation Read More
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The Aesthetic Dos and Don'ts of Audio Documentary Read More
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The Single Shot Cinema of Leonard Retel Helmrich Read More
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Cinematographers Focus on Telling the Story Read More
Music
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Watch IDA seminar on "Creating Sound and Music for Docs" Part 2 focusing on Scoring Your Film - Licensing and Composing
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The Important Role of the Music Supervisor Read More
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Why You May Need a Music Supervisor to Keep Your Film's Soundtrack on Track Read More
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Tips for Working with a Composer Read More
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The How-to Guide on Production Music Libraries Read More
Archival Storytelling
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Archival Research 101: Looking for the Perfect Image Read More
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Watch IDA seminar on "Using Archival Footage to Tell Your Story"
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6 Essential Tips for Using Archival Footage Read More
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How to Find-and License-Archival Footage Read More
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Finding Footage in a Foreign Land Read More
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Finding Footage at the National Archives Read More
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Select list of US Archives Read More
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The Rising Cost of Putting History on Screen Read More
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Archive Verite: Editing as an Art Form Read More
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The Rescue and Recovery Mission of Film Preservation Read More
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How Makers of Profile Documentaries Shape Their Subject from Archival Footage Read More
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Experimental Filmmakers Widen the Parameters of the Archive Read More Read More
Writing
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Analyzing a Documentary's Strengths and Weaknesses Read More
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Defining the Role of the Writer in Nonfiction Read More
Ethics
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Center for Media & Social Impact report "Honest Truths: Documentary Filmmakers on Ethical Challenges in Their Work" Read More
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What to Do About Documentary Distortion? Toward a Code of Ethics Read More
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Five Doc-Makers on (Avoiding) Extractive Filmmaking Read More
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Ethics in Environmental and Wildlife Filmmaking Read More
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Who Is Telling Whose Story, To Whom, and Why? Read More
Extended Reality (XR)
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Watch IDA's "Extended Reality (XR) Master Class"
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Augmented Reality's Documentary Potential Read More
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Report from Getting Real's VR Summit Read More
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VR Becoming an Actual Reality for Documentarians Read More