Karen Everett keeps a fascinating site called New Doc Editing. At first glance you might think it’s just a promotional site to sell her (highly rated) services, but that would be a huge mistake.
Tons of Free Tips
Karen has dedicated herself to the study of story-telling in documentaries, and puts out tons of great, free, useful information week after week in her newsletter (I read every issue) much of which is also on Karen’s blog. Recent topics include:
- How to Conduct Documentary Interviews
- Cut Your Documentary Until it Bleeds
- Leveraging the ‘Big Bash’ Climax
While she does offer many interesting paid courses on documentary structure — both live classes and downloadable videos — Karen Everett does what any great teacher should: she gives away valuable information to those who are just discovering New Doc Editing.
Terrific Resource
When brainstorming for every new show and project we undertake, we have our “go to” list of references to help us consider our potential story structure from every possible angle. Karen’s work has become a valuable reference right up there with that of Robert McKee, Christopher Vogler, and Blake Edwards.
Thinking of making a documentary?
Be sure to check out Karen’s site, New Doc Editing.