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I feel somewhat unsure talking about this, but I've been seriously considering trying to develop my style. I honestly think now that every documentary I do has to be something epic, something spectacular, something "outside the box". In other words, it can't look or feel like a conventional...

Here is a music video I just completed, combining footage and audio from the various Occupy Wall Street demonstrations throughout the U.S. and the world, with a song I found on Soundcloud by an unsigned band, Wildlife Control, called "Occupy Wall Street". I just completed it today. Please let me...

I thought about making a documentary about the events of the 1960's, mainly comprised of footage and sounds from that period. I did not want it to be something ordinary, with a bunch of interviews and narration in order to put it in context. I wanted it to be sort of a "tone poem" or something...

Here is the latest film I've completed, this one a tribute to Canada's gold medal win in men's hockey at last year's Olympics. This video is comprised almost entirely of amateur video I found of the game, or at least whatever was available on Youtube. I tried improving the audio somewhat, with...

After a lot of thought and consideration, I decided to give Youtube another try, and create another page for my short films, to go along with my Vimeo page. It's located at: http://www.youtube.com/chrish738 My Vimeo page is still active, though, at: http://www.vimeo.com/chrishadley I...

http://www.vimeo.com/28338614 I know that I talked about doing a film about the moon landing, and after some thought about it, this is what I came up with. It's based on a poem I wrote about the space program, connecting the Apollo 11 mission, and all the events that have taken place in the...

Hi everyone, I'm seriously considering upgrading my gear, and getting a DSLR camera for Christmas. However, I'm not quite sure which one to get, and in particular, I'd like to have just enough room left over to spend on sound equipment and other accessories after I buy the camera without going...

Hi everyone, I know I've talked about some ideas I've had for documentaries, but I've thought of one just now, and at this point I'm not sure if it's a good idea. I've thought about doing a documentary about the Apollo 11 mission, but using primarily footage and audio from NASA which is in the...

Hi everyone, First of all, I decided to reopen my account here, after a while. I figured it would probably be better to stay, since I may need help from all of you from time to time, including on this, which is probably going to be a rather odd question: I'm on vacation right now, in Honduras...

I used to have a Youtube page that was specifically dedicated to the short films I was making, but I decided to take it down mainly because of some weird comments that I was getting from people about them. Granted, my early work wasn't exactly focused, but I'm wondering if I should try this...

This is my latest mini-doc, a profile I did a few days ago about my guitar teacher, who is also a local jazz guitarist in New Orleans. He's performed many shows in the past, including Jazz Fest in New Orleans, he's opened for a lot of notable performers as he will mention in the video, and he is...

Today I thought about making this documentary film about the 90's band Third Eye Blind, but it wouldn't be anything like a concert film or a behind-the-scenes film or anything (I don't have that kind of access). It would be primarily a history of the band as told through the perspective of some...

Just wondering, does anyone know where I can find royalty-free archive footage? I don't want to have to buy a whole package of it or anything that costs a whole lot. Like for instance, if I was to use a few seconds from one clip, would I have to end up paying a huge rate for just that portion of...

Hey everyone, My short film that I posted here recently, "Take A Look", which is about my hometown (St. Bernard Parish, La.) won second place last night at the Pelican D'Or Short Film Festival at Nunez Community College. I am extremely proud, and it was an incredible experience, seeing my film...

I don't know if anyone here has attempted to write for TV or for the web, but does anyone know of any TV writing competitions that accept pilot scripts for web series? I have completed a draft of one, and am trying to put together another. Any ideas?

I don't know if this is the right place to post this, but I have two concepts for potential web series. I completed a draft of one of them, I might work on it again soon, while the other is still a work in progress. I don't really have the money to actually produce these myself, so therefore I'm...

This is a short, poetic piece combining film I shot with my Flip HD camera, still photos and some other footage I found on Youtube, dedicated to the place that I live, St. Bernard Parish. I wrote the narration that goes with this, as well. http://www.vimeo.com/20338540 Granted, it's short, I...

I've tried promoting some of my short films here, most recently the revised version I did of "A Day In The Life", but it seems like no one has even responded to it or even noticed it, on this board at least. I did try to enter some of my short films in one festival but they were not accepted. I...

I posted an earlier version of my film, "A Day In The Life", here before, but today I decided to re-edit it on Final Cut Express. It's pretty much the same, but with some subtle changes (including one you'll notice in the middle). Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8WYDZa7QDs

I've thought a lot about doing both screenwriting (in terms of fiction) and making documentary films, but since I tend to find real life somewhat more fascinating than some movies or TV shows, I am wondering about the process of writing narration for documentaries. I haven't really decided about...