UP SERIES by Director Michael Apted – Watch it here.
CAPTURING REALITY: THE ART OF DOCUMENTARY
by Director Pepita Ferrari – Watch it here.
SIDE BY SIDE By Director Christopher Kenneally – Watch it here.
Top 5 Documentary Films For Aspiring Filmmakers by
Patrick Creadon
“As many know, I didn’t formally go to any film school. Instead, I went the route of learning by doing things first-hand. But before diving in head first into making movies, I did some heavy research with many books on the craft of filmmaking and screenwriting.
To this day, many of my favorites still serve as reference books as there’s always still so much to learn, absorb and practice. After all, making films is not something that can’t be done on a frequent basis to hone the craft. It’s nice sometimes to study it in other ways, such as watching films you love and reading books about various approaches and techniques.
So I thought it’d been fun to create a list of books as if I were giving a course on filmmaking. Admittedly, I do not hold any of them as the Bible on how to make a film. But in each one of them there’s a golden nugget or two of lessons that I try keep in mind as I approach a project.”
By filmmaker Gary King in the FilmCourage.com post for MY FILM COURSE BOOKS.
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By actor/filmmaker Josh Folan in the FilmCourage.com post for FILM 101 – YOUR SYLLABUS.