I know I've posted about making documentaries before, and I've been wanting to try to make some, but I am at a complete loss on where to start, i.e. what topic I should even cover for my first one. Since I'm from Louisiana, one possibility could be Katrina, but I figure that so many other documentaries have been made on it, and all possibly a lot better than anything I could ever make, and in addition, since I experienced it, and it still resonates all these years later, it is still somewhat painful to talk about. This all stemmed from a conversation I had with a relative of mine last week about filmmaking, and she said to me that if I ever made a film about Katrina, that she would be available for an interview.
I may be thinking too far ahead here, and since I still have over two years left to finish college I may not have time to actually go out and make a documentary film, but at this point, I simply don't know where to begin. I know the basics of shooting, editing, etc. but I have no idea what kind of documentary I want to make, and it's making me very worried. The only thing I've even thought about shooting with the video camera I get this Christmas is high school sports, but that's it. In addition, I am also a screenwriter, and I cannot seem to think of one single idea to write, and the one short screenplay I wrote and saw advance to the second round of a contest is one I have no idea how to make better, and one I cannot seem to get any interest in from people. At this point, I am just at a complete loss on what to do. Any suggestions?
I may be thinking too far ahead here, and since I still have over two years left to finish college I may not have time to actually go out and make a documentary film, but at this point, I simply don't know where to begin. I know the basics of shooting, editing, etc. but I have no idea what kind of documentary I want to make, and it's making me very worried. The only thing I've even thought about shooting with the video camera I get this Christmas is high school sports, but that's it. In addition, I am also a screenwriter, and I cannot seem to think of one single idea to write, and the one short screenplay I wrote and saw advance to the second round of a contest is one I have no idea how to make better, and one I cannot seem to get any interest in from people. At this point, I am just at a complete loss on what to do. Any suggestions?