The Art of Documentary Storytelling
Documentary story consultant Karen Everett advises filmmakers on how to improve their works-in-progress.
Episodes
3 episodes
Ep #3 - The Truth Cannot Be Cancelled: Editing A Personal Documentary
In this special episode, my staff editor and I collaborate on four calls with the director of The Boys In Red Hats (2021). He had hired New Doc Editing to edit his personal documentary, one that traversed hyper-polarized terrain.
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Episode 4
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36:39
Ep #2 - The Deadly Denouement…Plus, Speak to Multiple Worldviews
In this episode, I help director Vicki Lesley revamp her rough cut's slow ending. Now released, The Atom: A Love Affair (2020) is a witty documentary about the politics of nuclear power. It was the first indie feature for this ex...
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Episode 2
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30:17
Ep #1 - From Hero To Tyrant: Editing Character Transformation
In this story consultation, we restructure the rough cut of the innovative documentary "10 Questions for Henry Ford".Founder of the Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford makes a complex protagonist. I guided the director to edit Ford’...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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34:09