Low Cost Documentaries Do Not Have To Be Low On Quality

Documentaries can be a smashing hit and do great things for your business

. Or, without the proper combination of ingredients, your documentary can end up being a royal flop. Whether your documentary flies or fails has to do with whether or not you believe in one of the most damaging myths about low cost documentaries. It is a myth that if you're producing low cost documentaries, it is OK to sacrifice here and there on quality.

This is not true. While you may be producing a low budget documentary, you do not have to settle for poor quality. Sure, you are not going to have the budget of Star Wars nor the storyline of Avatar, but there is no reason to capitulate to the myth that low cost documentaries need to be low-quality documentaries. Here are the top four areas in which documentary producers cut corners on quality.

Lack of interesting photography. Even if the documentary is dealing with a relatively mundane theme, this does not mean that you should be mundane about the photography. Using the same angle, the same pose, or the same zoom level over and over again is a sure way to make your viewers turn it off. Use a dose of movement, an action clip, an aerial shot, or a few close-ups.

Lack of actual photography, and a dependence upon text, charts, or diagrams. The less creative documentaries rely on computer generated aspects to add to their film. Sure, it may easier and less expensive to use less actual photography, but that is no reason to completely deprive your viewers of photographic interest.

Lack of high-quality audio. In our day of low-cost, high-quality technology, you should have very little problem obtaining excellent recording quality. A microphone wired to a speaker should be enough. Budget documentaries are famous for having horrible sound quality.

Lack of careful editing. Editing makes the video. If it does not advance the story or thesis in some way, you should not include it. The same thing is true in writing a college paper. As your English teacher probably told you, eliminate irrelevant content and focus on the theme. Documentaries are no different. Everything should serve the purpose of the film.

Low cost documentaries can turn out to be high-quality documentaries. Forget the idea that you cannot have great quality.

by: Scott Duglase

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