Documentary film

After its successful premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, “Navalny” received an Academy Award nomination for “best documentary feature film”. We talked with the film’s cinematographer Niki Waltl, AAC about the making of the Navalny documentary.

As the world entered the post-truth era, documentary film artists embraced ever more levels of formal awareness and complexity. Obfuscation, or the only way through the media maze, asks Robert Greene? Plus: the 25 best documentaries of the year.

Using the soft light from the window as a key light. Camera is on an EasyRig and floating. Three different positions. Top pic is using the edge of a sofa for a bit of foreground. Middle pic, using a mirror. Bottom pic, getting closer to the subject. 50mm f1.5

There's nothing to truly say but that these humans are amazing. They run in the direction of destruction to save their community. It's inspiring and so sad to see how long this war has lasted.

Develop your new approach for capturing on-the-go documentary film with this overview of everything you need from camera bags to lighting tips.

Documentary filmmakers are speaking out about the toll the movie-making process takes on them in the wake of tragic losses.

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