Storytelling

The 180-degree rule is an important concept in cinematography that helps you as a filmmaker to show the action on the screen from the correct angle or point of view …

As a documentary filmmaker, I’m sure you have a vision in mind for how you want to shoot your documentary. The best documentary filmmaker is also a great storyteller who …

Sometimes as writers (and readers) of fiction and nonfiction, we’ve to ask ourselves what makes a piece of evidence persuasive. Evidence is a magical part of any debate. It can …

When you create a fictional place (a fictional country or city), you need a good name. Maybe you’ve already come up with something, but maybe it needs to be changed …

When writers talk about how they infuse their work with sensory detail, it’s usually about describing the color of something or what a character’s hair looks like. Let’s face it: …

If you’ve ever watched Planet Earth or any of the BBC’s many other nature programs, you’ve seen an expository documentary. An expository documentary is designed to inform and educate the …