The Doc Doctor’s Anatomy of a Successful Film: “Divan”
About this new column: Many filmmakers ponder in anguish, How do other people—celebrated people—do it? Am I taking too long…
Fernanda Rossi
Internationally renowned author and story consultant Fernanda Rossi has doctored over 300 documentaries, scripts, and fundraising trailers including the 2009 Academy Award® nominated The Garden by Scott Hamilton Kennedy and the 2007 Academy Award® nominated Recycled Life by Leslie Iwerks. In addition to private consultations, lectures, and seminars worldwide, she has served as festival juror and grant panelist. Ms. Rossi shares her knowledge and research of story structure and the creative process in columns and articles in trade publications. She is also the author of the book Trailer Mechanics: A Guide to Making your Documentary Fundraising Trailer.
The Doc Doctor’s Anatomy of a Film: “Rock and a Heart Place”
Case Study No. 2 Rock and a Heart Place, produced by Nancy Sabino and Michael Sodano Running time: 80 minutes…
The Doc Doctor’s Anatomy of a Film: “Kiran over Mongolia”
About this new column: Many filmmakers ponder in anguish, How do other people—celebrated people—do it? Am I taking too long…
Multiple Endings
Dear Doc Doctor: My documentary has three potential endings. How do I choose one? False starts, fake endings, such are…
Making it on public TV
Dear Doc Doctor: How can I get my work onto public television? There are many doors into the labyrinthine world…
Is it okay to bring my kids to along when I’m shooting?
Dear Doc Doctor: I’m a cinematographer, and I just found out that I’m pregnant. Should I tell people? I can’t…
I’m short of footage. Way short.
Dear Doc Doctor: I’m in my first week of editing, and I have this horrible feeling that my 100 hours…
Do I need a business plan?
Dear Doc Doctor: I’ve been asked for a business plan for my documentary. I thought those types of things were…
Affordable post-production
Dear Doc Doctor: In the post-production phase, technology becomes so complicated—there are so many options. Any suggestion on what’s the…