Documentary Tag

10 Apr

Word Wizards has provided transcription for over 10,000 interviews since we pioneered a method of adding time code to transcripts back in 1995!...

20 Aug

Earlier this year, I wrote an article about how the National Archives is a treasure trove of stock footage for films and documentaries. Just the other day, I was reading a documentary magazine and happened to come across an article that serves as a perfect companion piece....

16 Jul

The “SilverDocs” film festival has become AFI Docs, and shook things up this year with a completely new format. ...

04 Jun

The Power of Documentary Film We here at Word Wizards inc, love documentary film because it makes up so much of the work we do. However, we also love it because it has the power to really change people's perspectives on important issues. It brings these...

31 May

Getting That Green As we all know, budgeting your work, especially documentary film work, is not easy.  You must first secure the money, not an easy feat mind you, and then be extremely careful to utilize it to its fullest extent. The still-shaky economy makes it even more difficult for production professionals to secure budgets, since people...

24 May

With Memorial Day soon upon us, our thoughts go to those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty to defend our country. I've also been thinking about those other brave individuals who fight in combat and are wounded but are able to make it home back to the U.S....

NAB 2013 Digital Media Industry Event While the National Association of Broadcasters early event in Las Vegas may not have quite the same buzz as the Consumer Electronics Show, its still a big deal in the production industry and a regular trek for many members of the...

19 Apr

If your looking for a fun little excursion and have a hankering for a different kind of cinema, check out the Filmfest DC. They're collection, which plays till Sunday the 21st, is pretty impressive with over 80 features, documentaries and shorts from all corners of the...

29 Mar

While to many outsiders i.e. people not in the media or video production biz, making a documentary or any kind of media production may seem like fun, we video professionals know just how much hard grueling work is involved in even the most basic media....