Production of documentaries is one of the projects that we at Take Six Africa excel at.
Our documentaries are based span from corporate, commercial, impact and/or success stories.
We make tales that communicate to our clients, and most importantly, the target audience/masses whether it’s a brief 5-minute or a one hour documentary.
What we will discuss below may be helpful to you in your quest for knowledge and research, or as merely a supplement to what you already know.
The Process
You can follow these steps to assist you make an impactful documentary that your audiences will genuinely like once you have your video camera set up for filming.
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Kick-off Meeting
The first thing that Take Six Africa Productions does is a kick-off meeting. Understanding your goals and gathering the first information for the video production is the main goal of this meeting.
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Research and Originality
We enjoy asking questions, as you’ve probably discovered by this point. And a number of questions will be asked at this stage.
Like our other projects, we want this one to be a success. It will be great to investigate the solutions.
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Pre-production
At this stage we now develop a logistical game plan to carry it out.
We’ll put out the schedule, the necessary equipment, and the days for shooting and editing. We’ll lay out all the additional components that will affect how the final video will seem, sound, and function. We will also develop script and/or shooting plan at this stage. Finally, if need be, we will acquire necessary filming and location licenses.
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Production
The exciting part is when Sound, Lights, Camera and action happens.
We’ll go out with you and put all the pieces of the puzzle together to map the ideal story using our cutting-edge cameras, lights, sound equipment, drones, and many other tools. At this point, the actual magic will take place.
5. Post-Production / Editing
Here is where we add icing to the cake.
After taking the photos, we will combine them with some graphics and music. Finally, we’ll make sure that your video appears just as we had visualized during pre-production.
6. Presentation and Revisions
During presentation of the drafts to you, you will have the opportunity to share your feedback and adjustments up till the final output is flawless.
7. Launch
This is the final stage. After your approval of the final cut, we’ll share high-quality files of your video that you can use on your preferred platforms, including the web, social media and broadcast.
In conclusion, making a documentary and learning how to make one takes time and effort. Therefore, to share your ideas with the world through storytelling, you must face many obstacles. You go through rigorous filming process, starting with selecting the type of documentary you want to make to the visualized final output.
You may not have much experience but you can make a documentary yourself following the right procedure.