Actuality Media http://www.actualitymedia.org Make Movies. Change The World. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 02:27:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Introduction To Documentary Storytelling http://www.actualitymedia.org/introduction-to-documentary-storytelling/ http://www.actualitymedia.org/introduction-to-documentary-storytelling/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 04:55:59 +0000 Aubrie Canfield http://www.actualitymedia.org/?p=1051 The job of a documentary is to reveal a world to the audience that they were previously unaware of. It reveals this world by capturing the experiences of the people who are living within it. What your audience wants is to go inside of an experience, of a life that is not their own. It ...

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]]> http://www.actualitymedia.org/introduction-to-documentary-storytelling/feed/ 0 What is your purpose? http://www.actualitymedia.org/what-is-your-purpose/ http://www.actualitymedia.org/what-is-your-purpose/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:40:26 +0000 Aubrie Canfield http://www.actualitymedia.org/?p=1043 Who is your audience? What is the message? What is your call to action? Before beginning any documentary work – any creative work, really – you should be able to answer these questions. Don’t run the risk of making a film that is too broad, with no guts, and doesn’t say anything. You can avoid ...

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]]> http://www.actualitymedia.org/what-is-your-purpose/feed/ 0 A Case Study On Creating A Short Documentary – Part 5 http://www.actualitymedia.org/a-case-study-on-creating-a-short-documentary-part-5/ http://www.actualitymedia.org/a-case-study-on-creating-a-short-documentary-part-5/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:00:37 +0000 Robin Canfield http://www.actualitymedia.org/?p=1132 You’re working to make a short documentary. So far you know what your story will be about and the character you will follow, and you have a great plan for what your story will be. You’ve gotten your main shooting days out of the way, and you have your footage organized with a visual assembly ...

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]]> http://www.actualitymedia.org/a-case-study-on-creating-a-short-documentary-part-5/feed/ 0 A Case Study On Creating A Short Documentary – Part 4 http://www.actualitymedia.org/a-case-study-on-creating-a-short-documentary-part-4/ http://www.actualitymedia.org/a-case-study-on-creating-a-short-documentary-part-4/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:00:10 +0000 Robin Canfield http://www.actualitymedia.org/?p=1106 You’re working to make a short documentary. So far you know what your story will be about and the character you will follow, and you have a great plan for what your story will be. You’ve gotten your main shooting out of the way and you’re getting ready to edit, probably while deciding on pickups. ...

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]]> http://www.actualitymedia.org/a-case-study-on-creating-a-short-documentary-part-4/feed/ 0 Why We Tell Stories About Changemakers http://www.actualitymedia.org/why-we-tell-stories-about-changemakers/ http://www.actualitymedia.org/why-we-tell-stories-about-changemakers/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 04:21:03 +0000 Aubrie Canfield http://www.actualitymedia.org/?p=1033 Actuality Media exists to tell stories that matter, and we do this by focusing on social entrepreneurs and their good ideas. We define a social entrepreneur as any individual or organization that is making a sustainable impact on a chronic social or environmental problems often using grassroots innovation. We do not make promotional videos. We ...

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]]> http://www.actualitymedia.org/why-we-tell-stories-about-changemakers/feed/ 0 A Case Study On Creating A Short Documentary – Part 3 http://www.actualitymedia.org/a-case-study-on-creating-a-short-documentary-part-3/ http://www.actualitymedia.org/a-case-study-on-creating-a-short-documentary-part-3/#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2013 17:00:22 +0000 Robin Canfield http://www.actualitymedia.org/?p=1068 You’re working to make a short documentary. So far you know what your story will be about and the character you will follow, and you have a great plan for what your story will be. Now you need to start putting together a shot list and start shooting. Shooting is exciting. Once you have a ...

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]]> http://www.actualitymedia.org/a-case-study-on-creating-a-short-documentary-part-3/feed/ 0 A Case Study On Creating A Short Documentary – Part 2 http://www.actualitymedia.org/a-case-study-on-creating-a-short-documentary-part-2/ http://www.actualitymedia.org/a-case-study-on-creating-a-short-documentary-part-2/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:01:47 +0000 Robin Canfield http://www.actualitymedia.org/?p=996 You’re working to make a short documentary, and so far you know what your story will be about, and the character you will follow. Now you need to start working out exactly what the story will be. There are two big elements to this process – gathering information and writing out the story you want ...

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]]> http://www.actualitymedia.org/a-case-study-on-creating-a-short-documentary-part-2/feed/ 0 A Case Study On Creating A Short Documentary – Part 1 http://www.actualitymedia.org/a-case-study-on-creating-a-short-documentary-part-1/ http://www.actualitymedia.org/a-case-study-on-creating-a-short-documentary-part-1/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:00:39 +0000 Robin Canfield http://www.actualitymedia.org/?p=979 So you want to make a short documentary and you’re wondering where to start. You already know something about your subject – that’s why you want to make the film. So you jump right to filming and see what you get, right? Wrong. Even if you know your subject pretty well, that doesn’t mean you’re ...

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]]> http://www.actualitymedia.org/a-case-study-on-creating-a-short-documentary-part-1/feed/ 0 Forget about nomads and monks! It’s hip hop that’s making Mongolia move in the 21st century. – A Documentary Director Speaks With Actuality Media http://www.actualitymedia.org/forget-about-nomads-and-monks-its-hip-hop-thats-making-mongolia-move-in-the-21st-century-a-documentary-director-speaks-with-actuality-media/ http://www.actualitymedia.org/forget-about-nomads-and-monks-its-hip-hop-thats-making-mongolia-move-in-the-21st-century-a-documentary-director-speaks-with-actuality-media/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:00:17 +0000 Robin Canfield http://www.actualitymedia.org/?p=936 “I’ve always been a story teller – first thru writing and photography and now also with film. Over the last six years I’ve made some short docos and learnt a hell of a lot. I’ve also had a hell of a time along the way.” – Benj Binks, Director of “Mongolian Bling” oming soon to ...

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]]> http://www.actualitymedia.org/forget-about-nomads-and-monks-its-hip-hop-thats-making-mongolia-move-in-the-21st-century-a-documentary-director-speaks-with-actuality-media/feed/ 0 Finding Royalty Music That Is Really Free http://www.actualitymedia.org/finding-royalty-music-that-is-really-free/ http://www.actualitymedia.org/finding-royalty-music-that-is-really-free/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2013 07:00:12 +0000 Robin Canfield http://www.actualitymedia.org/?p=907 Ever notice that a lot of the films by new and emerging filmmakers on YouTube and Vimeo are by many of the same artists? How about how a lot of radio shows and podcasts use a lot of the same music – for instance, This American Life uses a lot of the same short musical ...

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