another documentary question

[Blub06]

I would make an interesting art project with a funy doc on the side.

Chris

[Ben Oliver]

we make docs about our lives,

http://www.starvinwithlouis.com

crazy internet hits, its fun, and well, who make better reality subjects then poor filmmakers?

[Blub06]

You don

[Ann Lukacs]

Here’s a resource to check out. He has a lot of info, release forms, legal answers, etc. on his site. http://www.marklitwak.com .

My biggest advice on making a documentary …. GET YOUR RELEASES IN WRITING and GET THE FUNDING UP FRONT! …. and watch out for music licensing!

Good luck.
Ann

[Dave Kulawick]

This isn’t true in Canada, or Great Britain. Repeating a slander makes you as liable as the one that uttered it in the first place.

I’d follow Mark’s excellent advice to start at documentary.org and educate yourself, and then I suggest that you talk to an real expert, ie. a lawyer; that is if you’re hoping this piece you’re working on will be distributed and/or broadcast. This is a bit like post-production; I tell producers “you can consult me before you shoot, or you can plow ahead and pay me to fix it in post, your choice”. Why do I think legal advice works similarly?

dbk