Documentary Filmmaking Step by Step – How to get it made

From a 3-time Sundance alum, learn to make documentary films and videos from production to distribution on any budget

Created by: Adam Bhala Lough
Sundance Documentary Filmmaker

What Will I Learn?

• You will learn how to make a complete documentary feature or short film, from conception of the idea all the way to delivery and exhibition of the final film
• Examples and insight into the filmmaking process through the unique lens of my own experience making award winning documentaries
• Secrets and "producer hacks" that I've learned along the way and that no one else will tell you
• Where I failed, so you won't make the same mistakes
• Going rates for nearly all crew positions on a documentary feature or short (low/mid/high budget rates)
• As a bonus you'll also get many free templates for you to download and use: contracts, agreements, budgets, schedules, forms

Requirements

• This course is for anyone with a basic knowledge of filmmaking - narrative or documentary

Target audience

• Beginning filmmakers needing a roadmap to navigate the confusing and often mysterious job of a documentary filmmaker (what is it exactly that we do?!)
• Those who will benefit most from this course will be those getting ready to embark on their first or second short or feature length documentary film
• Veteran documentary filmmakers who want to know my secrets, short-cuts and hacks, learned the hard way from directing 8 feature-length documentaries