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Final Thoughts

Lesson 35 from: Making a Short Documentary

Ed Kashi, Julie Winokur

Final Thoughts

Lesson 35 from: Making a Short Documentary

Ed Kashi, Julie Winokur

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35. Final Thoughts

Ed and Julie talk about why they work on documentaries and provide some filmmaker inspiration.

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Final Thoughts

You said that a great closing question was why do you do what you do? So, why do you do what you do? I feel passionate about this and I also feel like I found my calling when I realized that I could story tell in service to making things better than when I found them. I'm very mission driven, because I am really clear that I'm not a filmmaker just because I want to get awards or that I want to get to Sundance. I'd like to get to Sundance someday. But I am so clear that I, deploying the skills that come naturally to me in service to social change so I am empowered by that and I'm passionate about that. So if I weren't doing this, I missed my calling, I should have been a surgeon. 'Cause I really want to come back in the next life and do that thing. I just like, I so want to operate on people. This sounds crazy. But I do, I really want to operate and I want to save lives. Really save lives, but because I can't do that I'm gonna kinda do this creative effort in service to people who do ...

save lives you know. Well for me, I wanted to be a story teller from the time I was about 16 years old when I discovered literature. And so 40 years onwards this idea of short documentary filmmaking is the newest or latest manifestation of that desire and similar to Julie, it's not just about story telling but it's story telling with a purpose. And so this is, short documentary filmmaking is one of the mediums right now in which to express this passion and this goal of mine. Which is to try and make the world a better place by creating understanding, exposing stories that maybe you haven't heard about and aligning my work to issues that I believe good media can help improve the situation of. Do it, do it. Go forth and expsoe. If we can do it, you can do it right. (laughing) And don't be afraid. Don't let fear stop you. Alright, there is no failure in this. The failure is in not trying. Yep.

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Elisa Correa
 

wow, wow, wow! what a amazing course! I learned so much, I was inspired so much... congratulations, Julia and Ed, you are excellent teachers and do a really wonderful and powerful work. thank you!

a Creativelive Student
 

OUSTANDIING COURSE, congratulations creative live for bring Julie and Ed in teach about documentary filmmaking. I have watched and bought a fair few courses on this subject and not one of them comes close to this. You can see the amount of work Julie and Ed have done to make this course amazing. The best bits for me are the real teaching opportunities when Ed and Julie are making their violin documentary. I have never seen this before in any course. Thanks Ed and Julie for an amazing course and letting us see inside there work that you do and sharing all your experience with us. I've never really written any feedback for most courses, so this must be a good one :)

a Creativelive Student
 

Outstanding!!! I am midway through the class and felt compelled to write a review to let Creativelive and everyone else know how amazing this class is. I have watched several classes on Creativelive but this is far superior to others I have viewed. Ed and Julie are clear masters in their craft of storytelling. If you are undecided about which class to take in the category of filmmaking you MUST put this at the top of your list. It is first class. Frankly, I wish all Creativelive instructors were of this caliber. They are delivering concise information that is incredibly impactful. I love that they are here to teach and not sell their DVDs. Thank you, Ed and Julie, you are a magnificent team.

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