Create
a compelling beginning.
Great documentaries capture the audience’s attention
right away! It can be style or content, but it must be something that feels
unusual to the viewer. If you don’t create intrigue and or rouse curiosity, you
will lose your audience. One idea is to start with something already deep in
the story, then you can back up and slowly begin to reveal answers.
[Helpful
hint: Sometimes the beginning of the film is not obvious until you’ve edited
the bulk of your film. So just put SOMETHING down at the beginning to get you
started, then you can go back.]
Build
a “Roller Coaster”
Once you have the basic story structure in place, this is
where you start creating the filmmaking experience. Change up the rhythm of
your story. If the story has the same rhythm, no matter if it’s all fast or all
slow, it will “feel” slow and boring. There needs to be fast sections and slow
sections. Take your audience on a RIDE. Mix up the pacing with high points and
low points. Take viewers on a “wild ride” and then let them breath. Create
chaos and then let the event “sink in”. Remember, silence can be just as
powerful as a fast paced sequence.
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