Saturday, August 10, 2013

Steps In Writing Environmental Documentaries

By Nita McKinney


More people are now finding the importance of conserving nature and that is why environmental documentaries have become very popular. The films intend to create awareness so that people get inspired to restore and preserve Mother Nature. When everything lives as nature intended then life would be very conducive. It will ensure that species live from one generation to the next without becoming extinct. The films aim at making humans custodians of the earth and nature.

The short films examine in details all the negative effects of a given phenomenon affecting nature and how to counter the problem by changing the lifestyle. When you decide to create a documentary, think of an idea and ensure that it is original and can retain the attention of an audience for more than an hour. Avoid recycling already used ideas, or, rather recreate them in a much better style.

Your ideas should be tagged into a certain goal you need to achieve. Work around with the different genres even if the main one is environment. It is possible to come up with an idea like the dangers of creating nuclear weapons and link the entire project to political connotations. The notion is to come up with enough objectives to lead to your goals.

All over the world Mother Nature has been studied and explored. It can be almost impossible to come up with new discoveries. Thorough research and in-depth preparation is what will differentiate your project from the rest.Use the latest technology in photography and link with the specialists at the grassroots. This will make your film unique and rich in content. Make sure that you have all the figures and facts necessary to run the entire project.

When writing your proposal for your screen project show the length of the task, the type of audience being targeted and the goals for the film. The approach being used especially when tackling an already documented idea should be captivating, engaging and different.

Key stylistic elements that you will need to touch on include the film shooting, editing quality and the script content. Narration quality and the choice of sound track music also play a major role in creation of good work. Find a great voice to narrate.

You can either write a treatment or a proposal first. The proposal gives a general narrative of the entire project while a treatment tells what the audience will see and hear. It is a brief written in narrative form that takes the audience through the journey of the documentary. The language used in the description is simple without technical terms and filming jargon.

Credibility of the production team is also very important when doing your environmental documentaries. Find a crew with a good reputation so that your work becomes easy to market or distribute. People like to buy by basing the work with past projects. Ask yourself how the entire project will be funded. Always accompany your proposal with a budget and a sample reel of the work to be undertaken.




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