I wonder if this method can be adapted for assembling
documentary film 1. Write a one-sentence summary of your film.
This is the thesis statement. 2. Expand the sentence to a
paragraph describing the story major events and the ending. What
is the narrative arc? 3. Now consider the main people you
interviewed and write a one page summary for each, considering
the following points: - A one-sentence summary of each person’s
importance. - What does each person add to the thesis statement?
- What do they add for the audience watching film? 4. Go back to
the summary you wrote in 2 and expand each sentence into a
paragraph. Describe each shot/scene of each person from your raw
footage that best answers these questions. 5. Write a one page
description for each person, which tells the thesis from their
point of view. This will help you narrow down your film
characters to just a few people. 6. See if the themes of their
footage matches the footage of other characters. 7. Look for
overlaps and unique critical moments 8.