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18: Ways to fund your documentary film

5/18/2021

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You will need some serious money at some point.
Usually it is when you are moving into post-production.
So how do you get those funds that will help you buy better equipment?
Hire a cinematographer?
An editor?
Get a great trailer out?
Promote your work via a Pitch Deck?

Here are 8 tips to help you

1. SELF-FUNDING - is the most probable till you need more! 
2: CROWDFUNDING This site explains how to crowd fund. You can explore:  Seed&Spark (great site) Junction. Indiegogo. Slated. Juntobox. Kickstarter. Fundrazr. Ulule (only for Europe)
3. GRANTS Here is a list of different grants that are available around the world
4. CREATING AN EVENT AROUND YOUR DOCUMENTARY (ONLINE OR LIVE) Go live via FB, invite people in. Create a show, seduce, convince, delight your audience to support you in your work.
5. BUSINESS OWNERS, CORPORATE buddies. (Find out who might be interested in sponsoring you if you give them credit and put their logo on the credits.)
6. FAMILY, AND FRIENDS (THE EASIEST WAY)
7. FUND-RAISE by doing something. Do a run, walk, bike-ride. Cake sale, sell off some stuff, garage sale etc.
8. SOCIAL MEDIA. Don't be shy, put it out there, create a great page. You can use www.canva.com to create the most amazing graphics for your page.

For every project I have created I have always had funding one way or the other. It takes time, quite a bit of effort, but SO worth it.

Thanks, and see you soon.

Jeanne
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    Jeanne Pope

    Filmmaker, teacher, traveler and storyteller

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    1. How to find your documentary idea
    ​2. How to find your documentary approach
    3. Understanding the documentary genre
    4. Creating hybrid documentaries
    5. Understanding narrative storytelling
    ​6. How to film an unscripted documentary
    7. Tips and techniques for interviewing
    8.Why you need a release form
    9. How to use free public domain archives 
    10. Why write a documentary synopsis?
    11. Find funding for your documentary film 
    12. What documentary film equipment do you need? 
    13. Camera shots and techniques
    14. The Long Shot
    15. The Long Take
    16. Why you should use your cellphone
    17. Documentary film ethics
    18. Ways to fund your documentary
    ​19. Research or No research ?
    20. Digital storytelling Part 1
    ​21. Don't-overthink-your-documentary
    22. Ten tips to fine-tune your documentary
    23. Don't let your idea slip slide away 
    24. Give us more creativity for 2022
    25. Ethical code for documentaries
    26. Why a Pitch Deck is essential 
    27. Scrapbooking your memory
    28. Scrapbooking podcast 
    29. Digital-Storytelling Part 2
    30. The Paper Edit
    31. Location Scouting
    32. Genealogy and Documentary
    33. Reflecting on why we want to make documentaries
    34. How to make your documentary journey exciting 
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Thank you dear Jeanne. It is an honour to have your creative thoughts which are printed in this film. With your love energy, passion and creative thoughts and encouragement this film can have its own soul finally. Thank you so much". ​Tao Gu - Taming the Horse
"Jeannette taught me the tools I needed, never having made a documentary before. She gave so much time, patience to show me, guide me and share her creativity and skills with me."  Dr. Zou Qialing, Beijing Film Academy, Qingdao Campus

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