Filmmaking Craft
Editing a documentary: finding the story in 200 hours of footage
An editor's method for shaping 200 hours of documentary footage into a film: logging, selects, paper edits, structure, honest cutting and when to lock.
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Teodora Vlahos
Teodora shot and edited small documentaries in British Columbia before she moved over to writing. She covers craft: cameras, sound, editing rooms, archive research and the practical choices that shape a film long before anyone sees it.
Pieces by Teodora
Filmmaking Craft
Archive footage and rights: a plain guide for documentary makers
Where Canadian documentary makers find archive footage, how licences work, what fair dealing covers, and how to keep a clearance log an insurer will accept.
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Filmmaking Craft
Shooting documentary interviews: light, sound and the chair
A hands-on guide to documentary interviews: the room, the chair, eyeline, soft light, clean sound, a second camera and the consent paperwork behind it all.
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