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As I'm in the middle of writing and editing and directing my first documentary, I'd like to take a look at some of the best from the genre. I've been on YouTube, MySpace video and the IFC Media Lab watching selections from their “documentary” sections, but, they're, err, not so good. I've...

This tutorial was requested on another thread, hope you find it useful in a future project. =) Freeze Frame Titling Tutorial Our final result will look similar to: http://www.fallofautumn.com/nate-title-test.mov (don't try to stream, control-click and "Save Target As...") I've seen variations...

(Note to Moderators: Not sure which forum is the appropriate one for this. I gave this one a shot, feel free to move the thread around if needed.) I've seen similar variations on this effect used at the beginning of TV shows to introduce all the characters, usually mid sentence. I'm making a...

My friend from Portland shot an interview for me (I'm in Chicago) for a documentary I'm working on. He uploaded the file to my server, but there's no file extension. I tried adding various file extensions to see if Vegas could open it (.mp4, .mpg, .mpeg, .mov, .avi, .qt) but none of them worked...

I've never made a press kit before, but I see that numerous festivals ask for them. Most of the contents seem self-explanitory, except, what is the "Statement by the Director?" Also, if you have any tips (online examples, etc) of a quality press kit, could you share those? (Maybe this would be...

I finished my first short film yesterday, "Five Stories." I had made a photo doc previously, but it was just for experimentation. As I'm new to all this, I'm looking for some constructive feedback or critisisms about the piece. I know some contrast work still has to be done, and I'll be...