As a documentary consultant I help documentary filmmakers develop their films to be the best they can be. These film ideas are often commissioned by Netflix, BBC, ITV or selected to play in top-tier film festivals. I usually work with directors before they go out to film, however sometimes I’m brought in after they’ve made […]
As a documentary consultant I help documentary makers make the best film possible. I usually work with directors before they go out to film, however sometimes I’m brought in after they’ve shot their film. Obviously it’s much harder to turn a film around once it’s been shot. The following are insights about the big mistakes […]
I work as a consultant and and documentary story editor for documentary filmmakers who are looking to dramatically improve the quality of their films – before, during and after shooting. I work with new filmmakers as well as seasoned documentary makers. I’m the equivalent of the Story Editor in drama films. The reason why I’ve […]
In drama filmmaking the script editor’s services are used all the time to make film scripts better. The equivalent in documentary filmmaking is the Documentary Consultant who comes in at ideas stage (or sometimes during post-production) in order to help film-makers’ documentaries get better. However for some reason documentary consultants are used less frequently than […]
Most documentaries that get made will never be seen by more than a handful of people. I know this because as both a documentary consultant and as an occasional film festival selector I see many turkeys. By turkey I mean boring, unstructured and ultimately unwatchable films. The great documentaries that get picked up by top film festivals and ultimately sell have […]
I’ve taught at most of the major film schools in London. I also run my own documentary consultancy business (www.thedocumentaryconsultant.com) and teach short courses at the NFTS and Raindance. Increasingly I’m beginning to realise what exceptional value a great short course and/or a good documentary consultant can be – and how going to a film […]
Unwatchable Documentaries? – as the Peter Finch character in “Network” says: I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore!” – I’ve just wasted another 90 minutes of my life watching a supposed “documentary” that is dull, boring, worthy but I’m adding it my list of unwatchable documentaries – I’ll not mention […]
Are you struggling with your documentary film? Are you about to risk a load of favours and all your savings on making a documentary that may struggle to get picked up by a film festival or distributor? Maybe its time to take your documentary film idea (or rough-cut) off for a little 1 or 2 […]
1. A Great Script Something that I’ve noticed about many shorts coming out of film schools and most film festival submissions is, that there’s a wealth of “well directed” shorts, or beautiful films shot on super 16mm, using Cooke lenses helmed by super-talented cinematographers.. but do I care for the actual film? Rarely. What I […]
1. A violinist needs to study violin playing You don’t just go out and buy a violin and then get a booking to perform the Bruch concerto at the Royal Albert Hall. Call me old-fashioned but I kind of think it’s useful to study your craft before you go out to do it, and yet […]
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