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a documentary is a story
You don't need a script, you can just get lucky - like Hoop Dreams or Capturing the Friedmans. You might be able to win some awards on a doc about a pumpkin patch - but I doubt you would get many viewers, unless you get real lucky. |
Luck is created by the prepared.
No telling what sort of audience the pumpkin patch doc might have. A documentary is a story. Are you a good storyteller? Is there a compelling story in the patch? The subject matter alone is not enough to judge by. How compelling can a grade school spelling bee be? And we all know how that one turned out. |
Lettre de Siberia
Richard Gooderick.... I have enjoyed your sharing this documentary with me, to whom do I send it next?
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Richard was there really a successful doc about a grade school spelling bee?
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'Akeelah and the Bee' - a successfull FICTIONAL NARRATIVE was supposedly inspired by a couple of different docs on the subject. SO bittersweet for the doc makers, money in the bank for the filmmakers.
'Mad Hot Ballroom' is probably a better example of how a doc like that can be successful. Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) |
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Chris - I've only just found your posting by accident. I'm glad you enjoyed the film. |
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