| 10 tips for using audio more effectively inmultimedia stories | https://casn.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/resource_files/10_tips_for_using_audio_more_effectively_in_multimedia_stories_Poynter..pdf |
23 guidelines for journalists to safely cover protests
| https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2020/23-guidelines-for-journalists-to-safely-cover-protests-this-weekend/ |
| 5 Fast Tips for Fast-Cut Editing | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgEWNHVbk3U |
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| 7 Rules for Recording Police | https://reason.com/archives/2012/04/05/7-rules-for-recording-police |
| 7 Things I Learned This Year As A Filmmaker | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4v3-ITJHko |
| 7 Things PHOTOGRAPHERS NEED TO KNOW About FILMMAKING | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saeJWahpJf0 |
| 7 Tips for Nailing Your Narrative Film Pitch | http://www.indiewire.com/article/7-tips-for-nailing-your-narrative-film-pitch-20150923 |
| A Complete Guide to Documentary Filmmaking | http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/a-complete-guide-to-documentary-filmmaking/ |
| Adding Movement to Photography with Stillmotion | https://vimeo.com/84874353 |
| Advanced Handheld Camera Techniques | http://filmmakeriq.com/2014/05/advanced-handheld-camera-techniques/ |
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| Derek Freese Documentary | https://www.derekfreesefilm.org |
| Documentary Filmmakers’ Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use | https://cmsimpact.org/code/documentary-filmmakers-statement-of-best-practices-in-fair-use/ |
| film festival secrets | http://filmfestivalsecrets.com/ |
| Handheld Filming – The Great Advantages | https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=e53LrV3-43g |
How to Become a Filmmaker and Ways of Breaking Into the Film Industry
| https://nofilmschool.com/how-to-become-a-filmmaker |
| How to record natural sounds + fill your film with ambience | https://vimeo.com/blog/post/recording-great-natural-sounds-in-camera |
| How to Shoot an Interview | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FElRjwAeiRw |
| How to shoot and edit a day to night time-lapse with your DSLR | https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SVFHO1FOik |
| How to Write a Photographer’s Bio…Or How NOT to | http://www.diyphotography.net/how-to-write-a-photographers-bioor-how-not-to/ |
| Indiewire’s Ultimate Guide to Documentary Filmmaking | http://www.indiewire.com/article/indiewires-ultimate-guide-to-documentary-filmmaking-20150515 |
| Naturally guide your interviewee to look into the lens | https://vimeo.com/blog/post/naturally-guiding-your-interviewee-to-look-into-th |
| Press Kit Essentials: What Should – and Shouldn’t – Be In This Crucial Piece | http://filmfestivalsecrets.com/ffs/2017/press-kit-essentials |
| Surviving Your First Day on Set | https://fstoppers.com/education/ film-set-fundamentals-7-tips-surviving-your-first-day-set-70363 |
| The BEST daily resource for the expanding world of motion and video | http://www.ai-ap.com/publications/motion-arts-pro/ |
| The best-kept secret in documentaries? It’s all in the casting. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/the-best-kept-secret-in-documentaries-its-all-in-the-casting/2020/08/12/7ac7be6e-db19-11ea-809e-b8be57ba616e_story.html |
| The six primary types of documentaries | https://www.videomaker.com/article/c06/18423-six-primary-styles-of-documentary-production |
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| Using a Field Mixer to get Better Audio | https://www.videomaker.com/courses/17392-using-a-field-mixer-to-get-better-audio |
| Video Frame Rates: What You Need to Know | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR7B8uKc0JU&feature=youtu.be |
| Footsteps | A trio of Foley Artists and How Movie Sounds are Made | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylxHGH4kG9Q |
| Don’t Fudge on Your Budget: Toeing the Line Items | http://www.documentary.org/feature/dont-fudge-your-budget-toeing-line-items |
| Film Budgeting Basics | https://digitalfilms.wordpress.com/2012/08/21/film-budging-basics/ |
| How to Make a Documentary: Part 2 – Funding, Financing and Budgeting | http://www.videomaker.com/article/14849-how-to-make-a-documentary-part-2-funding-financing-and-budgeting |
| Videomaker: How to build a video budget | http://www.videomaker.com/article/18168-how-to-build-a-video-budget |
| 5 Video Ideas to Sell Your Client On | http://www.videomaker.com/ videonews/2015/05/5-video-ideas-to-sell-your-client-on |
| 7 Income Streams for Creative Entrepreneurs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cblQ3QQsbLM&feature=emb_logo |
| 10 Gimbal Moves To Make ANYONE Look EPIC! | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idFRHEbYp8Q |
| 88 cinematographers and ASC members advice. | http://www.theblackandblue.com/2013/12/16/88-cinematographers-advice/ |
| A Guide to Handheld Camera Operating with Sean Bobbitt, BSC, | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHcYjKpJb-I |
| Filmmaking 101 A Beginners Guide – Become A Ninja! | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O2j-e8d-i4 |
| How to Film a Sequence From Start to Finish | B-roll Breakdown | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eup2Xj3mSQ0 |
| How to Shoot an Interview | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7ENEuqXDwY&t=17s |
| How to shoot in sequences with the Three Over One Rule | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s39vqLKNK0Y |
| Turn Your Tripod Into a Vertical Slider | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsaXdiZiIIA |
| Camera angles – a complete guide | https://www.videomaker.com/how-to/shooting/your-complete-guide-to-camera-angles/ |
| Free Crew Deal Memo Template | https://www.junglesoftware.com/great_articles/Crew_Deal_Memo.php |
| Warning: Sign That Deal Memo at Your Own Risk | https://www.theblackandblue.com/2011/07/26/deal-memo/ |
| Documentary Editing | http://newdocediting.com/products/documentary-editing-ebook/ |
| Filmora for Windows | https://filmora.wondershare.net/tech-spec.html |
| Filmora Video Editor for Mac specs: | https://filmora.wondershare.net/mac-tech-spec.html |
Kuleshov Effect – A filmmaker’s most powerful tool
| https://www.videomaker.com/article/c10/18236-the-kuleshov-effect-understanding-video-editing’s-most-powerful-tool |
| New Documentary Story Telling Article | https://newdocediting.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/4-NewDoc-Storytelling-Article.pdf |
| Opening Credits: Who, What, Where, When and Why | https://newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2012/08/credits |
| Wondershare Filmora Video Editor YouTube Channel | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY_LMaDAoa6hwHKBE4Dx56w |
What are proxies and why do we need them?
| https://www.videomaker.com/how-to/editing/what-are-proxies-and-why-do-we-need-them/ |
| Cutting Edge Editing Documentary | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-uJOyT_7i4 |
| Gordon Quinn: Ethics of Documentary Filmmaking | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_981ZEM99e0 |
| Cuts and Transitions 101 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAH0MoAv2CI |
| Points North Fellowship | https://pointsnorthinstitute.org/artist-programs/ |
| Film Festival Judging Guide: Documentary Film Category | https://info.filmfestivalcircuit.com/blog/film-festival-judging-guide-documentary-film-category |
| Film Festival Judging Guide: Drama Film Category | https://info.filmfestivalcircuit.com/blog/film-festival-judging-guide-drama-film-category |
| Attention, Filmmakers: Festival Deadlines Before the End of the Year | http://www.indiewire.com/article/attention-filmmakers-13-festival-deadlines-before-the-end-of-the-year-20150630 |
| FilmFreeway portal to film festivals | https://filmfreeway.com/ |
| FiLMiC Pro. Best video camera app, | https://www.filmicpro.com/ |
| iPhone-specific mics, such as those from Rode | http://www.rode.com/microphones/mobile |
| Shure MV88+ gets some good reviews | https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/mv88plus |
| Get your next gig | https://vimeo.com/for-hire/jobs |
| Storyhunter the world’s only unified video production marketplace | https://storyhunter.com/home/ |
Video Professionals Find Work.
| https://colaborator.com/ |
| FISCAL SPONSORSHIP | http://www.der.org/services/fiscal-sponsor/#eligiblity |
| Fiscal Sponsorship | http://www.documentary.org/sponsorship |
| Fiscal Sponsorship | https://filmmakerscollab.org/fiscalsponsorship/ |
| Fiscal sponsorship-CID | https://documentaries.wordpress.com/sponsorship-info/ |
| An inside look at the Gucci Tribeca Documentary Film Fund | https://www.videomaker.com/how-to/documentary/how-to-win-a-grant-an-inside-look-at-the-gucci-tribeca-documentary-film-fund/ |
Diversity Development FunHow to Apply Catapult film fund
| http://catapultfilmfund.org/how-to-apply/ |
| A Massive List of Fall 2015 Grants All Filmmakers Should Know About | https://nofilmschool.com/2015/09/massive-list-fall-2015-grants-all-filmmakers-should-know-about |
| A Massive List of Spring 2015 Grants All Filmmakers Should Know About | https://nofilmschool.com/2014/02/massive-list-spring-2015-grants-all-filmmakers-should-know-about |
| A Massive List of Summer 2015 Grants All Filmmakers Should Know About | https://nofilmschool.com/2015/06/massive-list-summer-2015-grants-all-filmmakers-should-know-about? |
| A Massive List of Winter Grants All Filmmakers Should Know About | https://nofilmschool.com/2015/11/massive-list-winter-2015-2016-grants-all-filmmakers-should-know-about |
| Film Grants Directory | http://www.filmdaily.tv/grants |
| Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice JustFilms inquiry | http://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/justfilms/justfilms-inquiry/ |
| Here’s How These Filmmakers Self-Distributed Their Documentary…And Actually Made Money | https://www.indiewire.com/2015/06/heres-how-these-filmmakers-self-distributed-their-documentary-and-actually-made-money-61050/ |
| How To Raise Money For Your First Movie by Filmmaker | https://filmcourage.com/2015/03/31/how-to-raise-money-for-your-first-movie-by-filmmaker-author-mark-freiburger/ |
| Jerome Foundation Film,Video and Digital Production Grants | http://www.jeromefdn.org/apply/mn-nyc-film-video |
| Journalism & Media Grant Guidelines | https://www.macfound.org/info-grantseekers/grantmaking-guidelines/media-grant-guidelines/ |
| Curzon’s 25 Best Documentaries of All Time | https://www.curzon.com/journal/best-documentaries/ |
| Daily alerts from Philanthropy News Digest | https://candid.org/stay-up-to-date/newsletters?fcref=pg |
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| Philanthropy News Digest publishes RFPs and notices of awards | http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rfps |
| ProFellow information on professional and academic fellowships | https://www.profellow.com/ |
| Cutting Mini Docs | https://vimeo.com/145225172 |
| Cutting Mini Docs, | https://vimeo.com/144825659 |
| Documentary Films – John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation | https://www.macfound.org/documentaryfilm/search/all |
| Jody Lee Lipes Narrates a Scene From ‘Ballet 422’ | http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/05/jody-lee-lipes-narrates-a-scene-from-ballet-422/? |
| Julia Reichert and the Work of Telling Working-Class Stories | https://filmquarterly.org/2019/12/09/julia-reichert-and-the-work-of-telling-working-class-stories/ |
| Mary Ellen Mark’s “Streetwise” a documentary on Seattle street life, | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lTQgfXb87k |
| Sixty-two Films That Shaped the Art of Documentary Filmmaking | https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/sixty-two-films-that-shaped-the-art-of-documentary-filmmaking |
| The 20 Greatest Documentary Filmmakers of All Time | http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/the-20-greatest-documentary-filmmakers-of-all-time/1/ |
| Winner of Best Short Form Programme at the BAFTA Television Awards 2019 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS_WtQbkY8s&feature=emb_logo |
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How Much Video Can You Record on an iPhone?
| https://www.lifewire.com/how-much-video-can-iphone-record-2000304 |
| 8 Legal Tips for Documentary Filmmaker | http://www.indiewire.com/article/8-legal-tips-for-documentary-filmmakers-20150709 |
| OTHER PEOPLE’S FOOTAGE | http://www.otherpeoplesfootage.com/ |
Recording in public places and your First Amendment rights
| https://www.videomaker.com/article/15619-recording-in-public-places-and-your-first-amendment-rights |
| Kino Flo Lighting / Celeb® 450Q LED DMX | https://www.kinoflo.com/Products%20Button/LED/Celeb%20450%20DMX/Photometrics.html |
| Arri Photometric / Lighting calculator | http://calc.arri.de/calculator |
| Interactive Photometrics / Lighting calculator | https://hivelighting.com/is-versatile/#photometrics |
| Kino Flo Lighting / Celeb® 450 LED DMX | https://www.kinoflo.com/Products%20Button/LED/Celeb%20450Q%20DMX/Photometrics.html |
| Artlist Music / Royalty free music & SFX | https://artlist.io/ |
| Free music for their independent, non-profit film, video, or short films | https://mobygratis.com/ |
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Resources for the Student Filmmaker: Scholarships, Grants, Tools, & Resources | https://octaneseating.com/blog/resources-student-filmmaker
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Royalty-Free Music | http://dig.ccmixter.org/
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| Royalty-Free Music | https://incompetech.com/ |
| Royalty-Free Music | https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/ |
| Video Production Cost Calculator | https://onemarketmedia.com/video-production-cost-calculator-tool/ |
| How To Save on Professional Video Production Costs | https://blog.storyhunter.com/a-complete-guide-how-to-save-on-professional-video-production-costs-330c9940e700
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| The Al Larvick Conservation Fund | https://www.allarvickfund.org/grants |
| Commitment Grants | http://www.mountainfilm.org/initiatives/commitment-grants |
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| The Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program | http://www.sundance.org/programs/documentary-film |
| Easy Ways to Get Your Movie Idea Out of Your Head | http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/05/technology/personaltech/easy-ways-to-get-your-movie-idea-out-of-your-head.html? |
| 10 Rode Wireless GO Hacks! | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyFbI4yOOig |
| 5 Basic Elements of Film Sound | Filmmaking for Beginners | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p35QIW_UGg |
| Audio Editing Software Buyer’s Guide | http://www.videomaker.com/article/17948-audio-editing-software-buyer%E2%80%99s-guide |
Head to Head Mic Test: Dynamic vs. Lavalier vs. Shotgun
| https://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/tutorials/17206-head-to-head-mic-test-dynamic-vs-lavalier-vs-shotgun? |
How to Remote Audio-Engineer Your Podcast Interviews
| https://medium.com/@evanmacdonald/how-to-remote-audio-engineer-your-podcast-interviews-8bcf5c54606b |
| Microphone Pickup Patterns | https://www.videomaker.com/courses/809-microphone-pickup- |
| One-Stop Shop for Submitting to Festivals | https://filmfreeway.com/festivals |
Shotgun Microphones compared
| https://www.sweetwater.com/c998–Shotgun_Microphones |
Sound design: how sound helps tell your visual stories
| https://www.videomaker.com/article/f04/19052-sound-design-how-sound-helps-tell-your-visual-stories |
| This guy sings the same song in different environments. | https:// vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/132408379 |
| 10 Royalty-Free Music Sites Every Online Video Creator Should Know | http://www.adweek.com/digital/royalty-free-music/ |
| Audio Jungle | http://audiojungle.net/ |
| Free Sound Effects | https://www.SoundJay.com |
| Freesound | https://www.freesound.org/ |
| Internet Archive | https://www.archive.org |
| mobygratis, a resource for independent and non-profit filmmakers | http://www.mobygratis.com/ |
| Music Bed | https://www.musicbed.com/ |
| Pro Sound Effects | https://www.prosoundeffects.com/ |
| Public Domain Sounds | http://pdsounds.org/ |
| SoundBible.com offers free sound clip | https://www.SoundBible.com |
| Soundsnap | https://www.soundsnap.com/ |
| Table Top Tripod Legs | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076F4ZTW9?ref_=pe_623860_70668520_dpLink |
| Table Top Tripod Legs | https://www.amazon.com/Koolehaoda-Travel-Portable-Compact-Desktop/dp/B00LS3L8E0?ref_=ast_sto_dp |
| Table Top Tripod Legs | https://www.amazon.com/Moman-Tabletop-Release-Aluminum-Housing/dp/B07L3RN7ZK?ref_=ast_sto_dp |
| Manfrotto Table Top Tripod Legs | https://www.manfrottospares.com/209-parts.html |
| Mini Table Top Tripod | https://www.huntsphotoandvideo.com/detail_page.cfm?productid=MTPIXIB&mfg=Manfrotto&show=yes |
| Really Right Stuff Pocket Pod (best/costliest) | https://www.reallyrightstuff.com/pocket-tripod |
| LightSpectrumPro EVO measure the color temperature of a light | https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lightspectrum-pro/id468368751 |
| PromptSmart Pro – Teleprompter | https://apps.apple.com/us/app/promptsmart-pro-teleprompter/id894811756 |
| Rugged, reliable computer programmable keypads | https://xkeys.com/ |
| Skater/dolly | https://www.amazon.com/SYL-Glide-Gear-Skater-Dolly/dp/B007K801PE/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 |
| Skater/dolly | https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1353132-REG/vidpro_sk_22_professional_skater_dolly_kit.html |
| The Differences Between All-I and IPB Compression | https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/differences-all-i-ipb-compression/ |
| Videomaker Magazine | https://www.videomaker.com/ |
| Also, here’s a fun compilation of kinetic typography | https://www.creativebloq.com/typography/examples-kinetic-typography-11121304 |
| A Brief Look at Texting and the Internet in Film | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFfq2zblGXw |
| Art of the Remote Interview | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRJfdZ-ilMw |
| Improve Your Zoom Audio Quality in 2020 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr9v1STtI6Y |
| Kit Inventory used by PBS for remote interviews | https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gtpuJue4KRgG_TwUj1BlZ6vnXlztehYyYZxDY78LDXg/edit#gid=0 |
| Lights, Camera, Interview: Getting the Most out of a Video Interview | https://www.theopennotebook.com/2020/04/21/lights-camera-interview-getting-the-most-out-of-a-video-interview/ |
| Self-Documentation__CC BY-NC | https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JL1CXwGeM-LTlfvW5bAb_zJGdlHDanqjz3D9jZNs9NM/edit? |
The Top 21 frame.io Insider Articles of 2021
| https://blog.frame.io/2022/01/03/top-21-articles-of-2021/ |
| Editing Tips – How To Make ANY Song Fit Your Video | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8dR0kk_de4 |