Documentary FilmMaking - What I Learned Making a Documentary by myself | DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING

In this video I share with you what I learned making documentaries by myself. Documentary filmmaking can be very complex. When I started making documentaries, I remember thinking that it would probably be something very easy to do. Turns out it wasn't as easy as I thought. But as I got more experienced I learned a few ideas that really helped me improve my documentaries. Here are some things you should know before making a documentary: 0:42 - Embrace the silence 2:30 - Less is more 4:30 - It's ok to as 5:45 - Shoot more B-roll 7:10 - Adapt https://www.patreon.com/epochdm 👆 Support this channel and get access to exclusive videos 🎥 Documentaries mentioned: Parkour: Behind Every Jump - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbs57yITPXc HIV Positive - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkTH94jbNFw&t Victim of Modern Slavery - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqDUD-GeDo4 The Scars of a Battle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1AlWn7K7Cg Haunted by Trauma - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wdi31Ggtxc&t Worth saving: living on the streets - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWRvnoWbHXM&t (Im)perfect - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTu3QlddahU 👕 Humano by Epoch - real stories you can wear - https://humanobyepoch.com/ Discount Code for 10% off: EPOCH https://www.patreon.com/epochdm 👆 Support this channel and get access to exclusive videos EPOCH is a project focused on sharing intimate and inspiring stories of people, through the form of short documentaries/films. 🎵 Where I get the Music for my films: Artlist - https://artlist.io/EPOCH-1861976 🔰 You can also follow on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/epochstories Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/epoch.dm/ Humano Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humanobyepoch/ ✉️ Do you have a story you would like to share? Email: [email protected] ❤️ Get access to more videos and support my work: https://www.patreon.com/epochdm Thank you for watching!