How We Film

Documentary Filmmakers How Far Is Too Far?


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How do you balance creativity and factual truth? How these 2 things come together? Is there such a thing as fly on the wall in documentary filmmaking? I talk about how directing always introduces perspective — even if you don’t mean to — and why creativity should enhance the facts, not replace them.Topics include:Why you can’t separate creativity from perspectiveThe myth of “fly on the wall” objectivityHow every camera angle influences the truthWhere ethical lines begin to blur in storytelling

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How We FilmBy Giosuè Petrone