All About Documentary And Television Production

Author: chaitanya patel

The topic fast latching on the viewer's imagination these days is documentary and television productions. Be it The Big Bang Theory or a short documentary film, as viewers we tend to ruminate on it long after. When you need to create awareness on an issue or want to propagate current agenda documentaries are the first choice and hence it becomes a tool during such time.

Lets have a look for the basic requirement for a documentary or television production:

This is an easy idea you are looking for. A concept that has not been showcased till now or a concept that is not as clear as you would like it to be. Step 1 is to formulate the idea and do as much research as possible unless it becomes an abstract topic about which no one has heard about it.

Search for examples of what you wish so that you will come to know exactly what you to do and how you will do it. This goes for both television production and documentaries. This will clear your views regarding the layout of your proposal as whether it should be ambiguous or structured, whether it should leave audience pondering that it should end on rhetoric or should end on a concrete note with a definite solution.

The next step:

Determine your budget for this venture. Do a basic market survey and come up with your highest and lowest quotes on the entire project. You will come across many freelance videographers student who would do your work at a much lower cost.

Thorough research is what comes next. If it is about a person, conduct interviews, do a sort of live in with the person (of course with permission) and create a database comprehensive enough to draw upon for your future reference. In order to capture exact emotions conduct interviews on camera.

Check out the locations where you plan to shoot and find out if it's possible to create a backdrop if your budget doesn't allow a certain destination. A perfect backdrop is important to give it a perfect look and feel.

Also get an idea of what all permissions you require from regulatory bodies for the television show or documentary to go on board.

Step by step approach to upload your documentary or television show on the web:

If it is for public use and you have no qualms about sharing it, then water-mark the video with anything that identifies you as the creator. The next step is to convert the video into a format which is acceptable at the video hosting site. File size too is an issue when it comes to uploading. So before you start editing the video, confirm these specifications of the website that will host your video.

Tips to find best documentary an popular production houses:

Assure yourself that your venture from any other unattached source is not possible. Association with a production house generally comes at quite some cost.

Read the castings of the movie or show which according to you were the best, this will help you to find the best production houses. There you have the best production house. Then start by searching online and read up comments on social networking sites to judge the professionalism of these offerings and firms. This is sure to help you pick the best and quality service providers.

Prepare a plan and fix meetings with the customer service representatives. Before the contract is properly discussed and signed and before the exchange of money takes place make sure you do not divulge your entire concept. Once it is done then it is the time for you to show up your creativity and then their hard work on technical front follows.

About the Author

REP Interactive produces broadcast television commercials and corporate videos for some of the worlds biggest brands. Visit our site to learn more about documentary and television production.

More Resources

Unable to open RSS Feed $XMLfilename with error HTTP ERROR: 404, exiting

More Branding Information:

Related Articles

How a Great Tagline can Help your Business
"Just do it." "We try harder.
Business Branding - How Character Affects Customers and Your Business Image
The public buys far more than just your products, services and so-called image promotions. Whenever they interact with anyone or anything associated with your business, they are automatically branded emotionally, good or bad, by the totality of your business character.
Power Your Word for Profit
Discovering and owning a powerful word that reflects you and your business is the true key of successful branding.Some organisations invest fortunes in this endeavour but there's nothing stopping any of us from doing the same at a fraction of the cost.
Notable News - The Branding Myth
How many times have you heard of seen advertising for a graphic design company that states that they do branding?If you think branding is a logo, letterhead, or web design with all the same look, and colours, then it's true..
The Importance of Branding - Can It Really Make a Difference?
As consumers, we don't really think about the importance of branding. We just seem to go with the flow of brand names that have become synonymous with our daily living.
What is an Artists Statement & How Often Should It Be Updated?
An artist's statement is a statement of ideas and thoughts that describe your philosophy, vision, and passion towards your artistic creations.Ponder over the following questions prior to writing your artist's statement:Is your work whimsical, thought provoking, or edgy?Does it portray a series of stories?Whom or what has influenced you the most?How is your work meaningful to you?How do you begin to write your artists statement? You could begin by writing a quote that has inspired you and your work, or you could create a strong sentence that summarizes your philosophy about your life and how art has changed your views on life in general.
Corporate Internet Branding - Branding Your Business Online
Let me tell you a story about Pete and a pizza. After a long day of fighting uncooperative pipes and fixtures, Pete P.
Why Should I do Business With You?
It's the question that is on the minds of all our customers regardless of what products or services we are offering. Potential customers want to know what makes you so different and why should they do business with you as opposed to one of your competitor's.
Adventures in Advertising and the Affect on the Brand Name
Studying various target-marketing techniques and here is a thought. We have been reviewing companies who cross over into many sectors to identify with their potential customers.
Brand Identity - Corporate Identity and Brand Value
Companies work hard building the strength of their brands - it is critical to the ongoing brand management process to have meaningful and actionable data-driven measures of these efforts.Building a brand, cultivating its strengths, pruning its weaknesses, and making it more valuable to its owners is the bottom line job of marketing.
Brand Value Plan - Brand Identity Guru
Developing brand value is critical to every organization and when professionally executed, delivers a clear and measurable competitive advantage to your firm. It does so by helping you establish a positive connection and value-relationship with your customer, which, over time, will build brand equity and increase brand value.
The Secrets of Starting Business Successfully
Starting Business Secrets will help you to start your own business successfully. The American Dream is, and always will be, to come up with an idea, start a business and become rich from your own efforts.
How Will Your Visitors Remember You And Your Business? Brand Yourself From The Crowd...
Big and Yellow 'M' reminds you McDonalds..
Build Brand Identity - Brand Identity Guru
Successful Guru marketers have a secret weapon that they use every single time they communicate about their businesses. It's one of those intangibles that are easily misunderstood.
The Role of a Visual Vocabulary in Brand Identity Design
Visual elements are a major part of your business's brand identity design. The keystone of that design is the logo, but in many cases, the logo isn't enough to convey all of your brand attributes.
Strategic Moves In The Branding Gamble!
The so called 'globalisation' has cluttered the world markets with so many products and services that nearly 90% of the marketing managers in competing companies do pretty much the same to sustain in the market. There is not much difference in the way P&G operates as compared to how Unilever gets its products to the market.
Brand Boring or Brand Buzz?
I heard an advertisement on the radio the other day that surprised me, not because they were saying anything noteworthy, but because it was so banal. It was a national company's ad.
A Lesson in Branding from Paris Hilton
I have never been a fan of Paris Hilton.I see her parading around in her odd-looking clothing choices, leading her loyal following of giddy anorexic schoolgirls around by their noses, and I think, "Skank.
Branding Advertising Agency
Branding used to be a fancy business word, but it is becoming more and more used in everyday business meetings. Finally! For decades, big corporations have used in-house, very well paid brand managers - someone in charge of managing everything that relates to the brand, including design, package and partnerships.
Your Business Logo and Color Scheme
My business logo and color scheme started one lovely spring day in my office, after two years of working with words and images. I purchased some rubber stamps and played with them.