In this list I selected a couple of texts as an introduction into the workshop „How to make a short documentary with a smartphone“. While this list is far from comprehensive, it should be a good starting point to explore these topics in greater depth. Please feel free to add any of your own suggestions.
Cover photo: Rainer Halama
Mobile Video Journalism
- Al Jazeera Media Institute: Mobile Journalism Booklet
- How a Sky News reporter uses her mobile phone to ‘go live’ in 90 seconds (en)
- BBC-Academy: Smartphone journalism: Video (en)
- Mojo Manual
Misc. tutorials/info/etc.
- Wikihow: Make a Short Documentary Film (en)
- Michael Moore’s 13 Rules for Making Documentary Films
- FiLMiC Beginner Tutorial: How to Focus, Expose and Record with FiLMiC Pro (en)
- The Language of film analysis (de/en)
- How to Write a Documentary Script (en) by Trisha Das
- A sample documentary script
- A PRIMER OF DOCUMENTARY FILM TECHNIQUES (en)
- 6 Modes of Documentary
- How to shoot science
How to Light an Interview
Legal conditions
- A sample release form for video interviews (en)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_domain#Fonts_and_typefaces
Wikipedia/Commons projects and help pages
- Commons:List of Wiki video projects (en)
- Commons:Video (en)
- Commons:Free media resources
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Wiki Makes Video/Video training (en)
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Wiki Makes Video (en)
- A how-to video on how to film a video about food (en).
- Highly visual topics with easy opportunities for contribution. (en)
- Wikipedia:WikiTV/VWA/Lehr- und Lernmaterialien (de) esp.: Wikipedia:WikiTV/VWA/L&L Dokumentation (de)
- Wikipedia:WikiTV/Schnittserver/Specification (en)/ Wikipedia:WikiTV/Schnittserver/Spezifikation (de)
Workshop: How to make a short documentary with a smartphone
Part 1: The best apps for making videos
Part 2: Mobile journalism must haves
Part 3: General filming tips
Part 4: Michael Rosenblum’s “five shot” method for meaningful video sequences
Part 5: Tips for shooting dynamic video interviews
Part 6: Working with video apps
Part 7: How to make a documentary
Part 8: Further reading