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  Are You Expecting Your Producer to Save You?

  Fernanda Rossi
  Oct 12, 2010

  What to consider when you're considering hiring a producer.

  
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  Are You Expecting Your Producer to Save You?

  Fernanda Rossi
  Oct 12, 2010

  What to consider when you're considering hiring a producer.

  
• October 14, 2010
  
  

  Are You Expecting Your Producer to Save You?

  Fernanda Rossi
  Oct 12, 2010

  What to consider when you're considering hiring a producer.

  
• August 26 ,2010
  
  

  Getting Perspective on your Story

  Fernanda Rossi
  Aug 24, 2010

  Who's to say if it's a story problem or an audience problem?

  
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  Getting Perspective on your Story

  Fernanda Rossi
  Aug 24, 2010

  Who's to say if it's a story problem or an audience problem?

  
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  Getting Perspective on your Story

  Fernanda Rossi
  Aug 24, 2010

  Who's to say if it's a story problem or an audience problem?

  
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  The Story Beyond the Story

  Fernanda Rossi
  Jun 11, 2010

  Screens are getting smaller. From the cineplex to TV to the computer or iPhone screen, surfaces have shrunk but creativity and resourcefulness have expanded.

  
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  Talking Heads to Storytellers

  Fernanda Rossi
  Jan 27, 2010

  You might fare better in today's market with a character-driven story, the Doc Doctor advises.

  
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  The Upside of Downtime

  Fernanda Rossi
  Nov 24, 2009

  Ask the Documentary Doctor: The Doc examines patience in filmmaking.

  
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  Structuring Your Doc With Your Voice - and Vision

  Fernanda Rossi
  Oct 27, 2009

  Ask the Documentary Doctor: I'm told the way to structure my doc is by adding narration. Others say voice-over will ruin the film.

  
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  The Real Deal

  Fernanda Rossi
  Jul 21, 2009

  Ask the Documentary Doctor: How do I choose the right crew for my story?

  
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  When the Personal is Political

  Fernanda Rossi
  Jun 2, 2009

  Ask the Documentary Doctor: Where does the filmmaker stop existing to give way to the reporter/activist/responsible citizen with camera in hand?

  
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  Repeating Yourself?

  Fernanda Rossi
  Apr 28, 2009

  Ask the Documentary Doctor: Fernanda Rossi advises on the distinction between repetition and reinforcement in documentary filmmaking.

  
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  Sound Advice

  Fernanda Rossi
  Mar 10, 2009

  Sound design: in a documentary can be a great ally in bringing real life to the screen, and the dilemma is not whether to use this wonderful story device but rather how and in what context.

  
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  Growing a Good Story, Naturally

  Fernanda Rossi
  Feb 6, 2009

  Ask the Documentary Doctor: If my doc doesn't follow a fiction three-act model, will it fail in the market?

  
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  Audience of One?

  Fernanda Rossi
  Dec 12, 2008

  Ask the Documentary Doctor: Fernanda Rossi discusses pros and cons of having to sit through a screening of one's own film.

  
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  Perfect Pitch

  Fernanda Rossi
  Nov 21, 2008

  Ask the Documentary Doctor: Fernanda Rossi weighs in on how many different pitches you really need for your documentary.

  
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  Trailer Talk

  Fernanda Rossi
  Oct 8, 2008

  The Doc Doctor prescribes cures for common pitfalls of demo reels.