I think documentary filmmaking is a braver way to make films because it's real, and you're really there.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
One of the reasons to do documentaries is that. There's more sense of creating something, more sense of my own soul in the documentaries than in movies, because I don't write the movies I do.
What's great about documentary, it seems to me, is that it can be experimental filmmaking. You have a license to do a lot of diverse things under the umbrella of 'documentary.'
For me, every film is actually a form of documentary.
I think the greatest thing about making a documentary is your ability to just follow the story and the subject.
Filmmaking is a real craft.
The most honest form of filmmaking is to make a film for yourself.
When I started my filmmaking journey 17 years ago, I honestly didn't know what a documentary film was.
Documentaries have always inspired me in narrative filmmaking.
With portable cameras and affordable data and non-linear digital editing, I think this is a golden age of documentary filmmaking. These new technologies mean we can make complicated, beautifully crafted and cinematic films about real-life stories.
I'm not one of those people who sees documentaries as a stepping stone to doing fiction. I love documentaries and watch tons of documentaries. But, I like fiction films a lot, too.
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