Hi,
I'm wanting to create a documentary about my local city (Glasgow). I've been wanting to do it for a while now but only started getting the planning done recently. I am planning on getting the funding through IndieGoGo or Kickstarter, which will be used to fund the equipment, travel costs and camera etc...I will in turn be giving them signed copies of the documentary on DVD.
Now, I'll be filming all of the different locations myself, editing it and retouching various things in post. I'll also be handling most of the equipment on set. Obviously it needs a narrator, but me being 15 wouldn't really suit the part. So I'm basically wanting to hire a narrator online for it. I've noticed that narrators generally make an appearance on screen at some point in most documentaries. Unless the narrator is close to Glasgow, they probably won't make an appearance on screen. So is this acceptable?
I would be wanting the narrator to go over the history of the city, explain things about various parts about it etc... Over this would be various shots of the city, relevant of course to what the narrator is currently saying. So I was wondering if I could get away with them not appearing?
The other thing is peoples faces. For some shots, it may be hard to get shots that people's faces aren't identifiable. For interviews, I know I'll need to get them to sign a form. But I can't go round asking dozens of people to sign forms. Is it acceptable if they're face is really hard to make out? (Bearing in mind it will be submitted to film festivals? I think I may have asked something similar to that on here before about the faces, but I read an article a while back saying that anyone's face in a crowd who could be identified without a form is a big no for agents or companies wanting to pick up the documentary?
Thanks!
I'm wanting to create a documentary about my local city (Glasgow). I've been wanting to do it for a while now but only started getting the planning done recently. I am planning on getting the funding through IndieGoGo or Kickstarter, which will be used to fund the equipment, travel costs and camera etc...I will in turn be giving them signed copies of the documentary on DVD.
Now, I'll be filming all of the different locations myself, editing it and retouching various things in post. I'll also be handling most of the equipment on set. Obviously it needs a narrator, but me being 15 wouldn't really suit the part. So I'm basically wanting to hire a narrator online for it. I've noticed that narrators generally make an appearance on screen at some point in most documentaries. Unless the narrator is close to Glasgow, they probably won't make an appearance on screen. So is this acceptable?
I would be wanting the narrator to go over the history of the city, explain things about various parts about it etc... Over this would be various shots of the city, relevant of course to what the narrator is currently saying. So I was wondering if I could get away with them not appearing?
The other thing is peoples faces. For some shots, it may be hard to get shots that people's faces aren't identifiable. For interviews, I know I'll need to get them to sign a form. But I can't go round asking dozens of people to sign forms. Is it acceptable if they're face is really hard to make out? (Bearing in mind it will be submitted to film festivals? I think I may have asked something similar to that on here before about the faces, but I read an article a while back saying that anyone's face in a crowd who could be identified without a form is a big no for agents or companies wanting to pick up the documentary?
Thanks!
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