20 Filmmaking Tips in 12 Minutes For Your First Documentary

Are you setting out to create your first documentary? If so, here are 20 filmmaking tips going through pre production, production, and post production, that will set you up for success. Trust me... if you follow all of these, or even just some of them, you will be way ahead of where I was when I got started!
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⌚️Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:43 - Tip 1
1:20 - Tip 2
1:58 - Tip 3
2:35 - Tip 4
2:57 - Tip 5
3:25 - Tip 6
3:49 - Tip 7
4:25 - Tip 8
4:50 - Tip 9
5:40 - Tip 10
6:10 - Tip 11
6:25 - Tip 12
6:50 - Tip 13
7:29 - Tip 14
7:52 - Tip 15
8:17 - Tip 16
8:39 - Tip 17
8:59 - Tip 18
9:32 - Tip 19
10:08 - Tip 20
10:32 - Why This Might Change Your Life
11:28 - Outro
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[@tomkirsch8567]

Very helpful and articulate . I gathered equipment to learn videography but am having difficulty with learning tech as I am elderly and from the pre digital world . However practicing and learning to use the camera is transformative and joyful . As a nature worshipper and homesteader in the mountains I find the camera to be literally the eye of God ! I guess that makes you a high priest in my new religion ...

[@austinmeyerfilms]

Tom! Great to hear from you, and thank you so much for watching the channel. It's so nice to hear from someone later in life starting their filmmaking journey! I'm rooting for you

[@marinrealestatephotography]

Thanks for the tips, Austin.

[@austinmeyerfilms]

of course! Thanks for watching

[@ArmandoSusaCreativity]

Its very inspiring to watch all of your videos, a lot of educational stuff i found in your contents. keep going, you are great!!

[@austinmeyerfilms]

Armando! Thanks so much for watching and for the encouragement. I appreciate you!

[@hatemwalid]

very inspiring content Austin! keep going man!!!

[@austinmeyerfilms]

Thank you for the encouragement and for watching the videos !

[@TyeBlake]

Hi Austin! You’re amazing!!!

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Right back at you!