http://videojournalismworkshops.com, WASHINGTON, DC, 9 November 2013 — This is Webisode #13 from my ONLINE Video Journalism Workshop series during which we teach you how to make documentary films. This video walks documentary filmmakers through the process of narration. I know that many filmmakers aspire to not use narration, and this is fine, providing you are […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 8 November 2013 — I routinely advise participants in my Video Journalism Workshops to maintain control — as much as possible — of their intellectual property. My latest film on the Cuban economy illustrates why. I shot the bulk of the story, which appeared this week on a new Caribbean news outlet, during […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 4 November 2013 — Take a look at the Six-Shot System on how to make documentary films. You can see the whole system by clicking HERE. This system is a fundamental component of what I teach in the ONLINE Video Journalism Workshops. And it’s a critical part of the documentary filmmaking process.
WASHINGTON, DC, 3 November 2013 — Check out these Rules for Interviewing as part of the documentary film making process. Click HERE.
WASHINGTON, DC, 21 August 2013 — I’ve posted the three films on God and gangs in Guatemala on YouTube. You can find them here: I. The Gangs II. The Researcher III. The Pastor I hope you enjoy them. Bill Gentile
WASHINGTON, DC, 15 August 2013 — This is the first of three short films I made on gangs and religion in Guatemala. Using the methodology that we refer to as “backpack video journalism,” I documented Robert Brenneman as he conducted follow-up research to his book, “Homies + Hermanos: God and Gangs in Central America.” The […]