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I love this approach to looking deeper within the characters driving your documentaries, Kyle. Rather than all the normal superficial questions leading to them just rehashing the same-old-same-old responses of their stories, you are instead being led by them through spending some genuinely interested time with them and seeing where that leads you. I really love the organic and authentic approach to this. No prior outcomes manipulated into being, or sensationalist fodder being the driving force. Thank you so much for the wonderful example of the genuine side of documentary creation, Kyle.
Thank you, Alex. Really appreciate that. And yeah, that's what it's all about. Telling someone's authentic story and sharing a meaningful message with the audience!
To echo the other comments - this is so fantastic. Making something along these lines is on my list of 2021 goals and this is extremely helpful. I look forward to the next one!
This is the heartfelt documentary stories. Thank you Kyle. You make great story, tips and explanation that inspire me and a lots of people. Wanna see full video version of those stories. Wish you success in your documentary.
I used You Will Survive Doomsday as a reference in an academic essay at University, such a great example of documentary film-making. Something that people don't seem to talk a lot about is how you get specific moments with these people, whether you ask them to do something or if you just shoot them doing what they do, and how to alleviate anxiety/tension. Obviously a certain amount of it can often involve asking them to walk/do something a couple times to get a few angles, and its tough to figure out how to go about that in the best way possible. It would be really interesting to hear you talk about how you work with people in future.
Thanks, Alister! As for working with people, it's a delicate balance. There are certainly times where you need to ask them to do specific things, but for the most part, I try to be a 'fly on the wall' as much as possible. I've found that when you ask someone to do a specific thing for the camera, they start to think about how they're doing it, and they can become rigid and unnatural. It's also important to spend time with people so they become comfortable with you. Don't start filming right away. Spend a day, or even half a day with them.
i've watched a number of videos of yours over the years and i've never seen you shooting people. As someone who mostly photographs people and is most interested in that type of work, i still have always gravitated towards the work of yours that is more landscape etc.., but seeing this made me even more of a fan. thank u
Gotta admit, I've already seen the second film, well over a year ago. I stumbled across your filmmaking brand and ended up watching every single video on your site, I was completely blown away. Glad to see that you're beginning to shed more light on this amazing work.
Hi Kyle, I'm new to your channel and new to making films. Just wanted to let you know that after two years of creating this, there are still people out there feeling so grateful that they found this video.
What a great way to revive the footage that you had to pause, I hope this helped you keep motivation to finish it. Thank you for these tips too, the sound design to this video is also top notch!
Kyle just found your channel at the recommendation of another RU-vid creator. This video is bery helpful. I've never done a documentary on anyone before. I'm going to be doing a doc about my son and his and his passion for cinematography. I'll be sharing the video with the local chamber of a nearby town. We are from Ontario as well.
Kyle, this is such an honest way of telling a story and also keeping your style intact. Looking deeper and thinking about the reasons why a person does certain things or developed certain characteristics. This truly resonates with me.
Killing it as always. Your videos are always rich with knowledge and don't preach opinions as fact. A breath of fresh air in the intense space that is RU-vid! Thanks for being so generous with your information and time.
Fabulous Kyle. Genuine and engaging as ever. I had no idea you pursued video docs - and now I see why your photography YT videos look and feel so well crafted.
Absolutely gobsmacked that you are as giving as you are. You sir are a gentleman, and I'm forever wanting to see more of this part of your passion and process. This was mesmerizing, and filled with visual imagery that many can hope to strive towards. Loved it. Cheers.
Thank you Kyle! The film I have been waiting for! 🧡 And no one better to talk about this than you! A whole series going deep on the art of filmmaking Kyle?
Kyle, I really enjoyed this, thank you. I’m always interested to hear about the thought processes and motivations of documentarians. What yo said about getting beyond the superficial is so important, it’s far to easy to settle for the obvious. I’d certainly appreciate further films in this vein. Thanks again.
This is such great advice and guidance that really gets to the heart of why your documentaries were so engaging and interesting to watch. Really appreciate you sharing this for free for everyone to learn from
Great video, Kyle, and quite universal as you mentioned. I’m looking for ways to mature my photography, and this is really helpful in understanding my own purpose in my projects and in introducing story to a body of work, including images I may already have taken. Really looking forward to the next chapter.
Thanks a lot for sharing your ideas. I‘m actually in the process of planning my first documentary and your approach is very inspirational! Just also subscribed to your channel 😉 best wishes from Switzerland
Thanks Kyle! This Video is so inspiring! I wonder if you use the Blackmagic 4K for your documentary work? Can I ask which lense you normaly use? Also your colorgrading is so good! Thanks again!
Thank you! Yes, I’ve used the Pocket 4K for some of my work. All of the Elvis footage was shot with it. One of my favourite cameras. As for lenses, I don’t have one specific fav, but I do love the Contax Zeiss lenses. Specifically the 35-70.
What beautiful shots, and I really like this type of storytelling. Beautiful that with this sort of work you really learn what the peoples reasoning was, rather than judging indeed. Giving the audience a chance to open up for person. Bless you, Kyle!
Great video as always! Couple of questions... Lets say I have a project with a certain topic (like collecting old cameras or ton of legos, or whatever) 1, How do you find the person for that topic? 2, Do you approach a certain individual or do you post a question (like "Is there anyone willing to participate in this project?) to some forum for example? 3, Is there usually payment involved in these projects? Thanks! I'm a bit too reserved and introvert to do something like this, but I love short films and photos like these, so would love to try it someday :)
Great video! I am so grateful you shared your experience and work, that’s really the kind of content we need on you tube about photography. Question: how do you find your subjects?
Thank you. A lot of it is just brainstorming and research. Also from people I know. Wish I had an easy answer for that. The best advice I could give is just always stay curious and attentive.
Thanks Kyle this is brill and valuable stuff to think over. Skipping to superficial stuff for a second. Can I ask, where do you go for your vintage celluloid film titles? I’ve been looking everywhere and can’t find some that look pleasing
Thank you! I've gotten them from a few places. One set was from a fella named 'Daniel Peters'. If you google his name you should find them. They other frames and elements were from Storyblocks. Cheers!
Thank you for sharing this Kyle! It is very inspiring. So you record the main audio narration of the project during this first interview or is it recorded at a later stage?
Thanks George. I usually do the first interview, and then one or two more later on, depending on what I feel like I need. The first interview really helps form a base and direction, and then I go from there. In the end, I use pieces from each interview to construct the story.
Really love your approach to documentaries. I ran across this video and you mention there is another one to watch, yet I cannot locate it on your channel? Am I missing the playlist for these documents videos? I don't even see the link to the documentaries themselves? Let us know where we can find this series of videos (both the approach/behind the camera along with the final documentary). Thanks for sharing : )
The footage, look and style of all these projects is so beautiful it makes me angry..lol. Just kidding...thanks for sharing your ideas & process. Great work.
Wow, what a great video! Your approach and style to documentaries resonates with me so much. I want to do similar movies as a hobby. Am I right assuming that it’s nearly impossible to make money on documents? And I didn’t even realize you make movies 😃
Cheers, Michal. As for making money with documentaries... yes, totally doable. But it really depends on which approach you take. There's a lot of different ways, and not all involve earning income. For example, self funded passion projects, documentaries for companies / commercial clients, or finding funding for a project.