How Are Amateur Viral Documentaries Such as “Loose Change” & “Zeitgeist” Made?
Making documentaries can be a lot of fun, but they can also be a lot of work! The process for making a documentary is somewhat different based on each individual project. It all starts with a creative vision for the film and then figuring out what pieces you need to gather to bring about that vision. Making documentaries from a technical side is easier than ever these days with cheap camcorders and free video editing software (such as iMovie). As for gathering the information, interviews and statistics for a documentary, that takes good ol’ fashioned researching and journalism. Think of it like you would a research paper for a class in school. Dig, dig, dig until you find the information you’re looking for. As for quotes and video clips, you gather these things in various ways. Sometimes the footage already exists and you just have to track down the owner of the video to get permission to use it (for example, say you did a search in YouTube and found a great clip that you’d ike to use.
