P A R T 3
PREPRODUCTION
Memorable films see the world they present in an engaged and critical light and go well beyond merely reflecting the actual, but it takes an evolutionary process to arrive there. This means there are no formulae for good or successful films, only a promising start.
A documentary idea begins in the ideation stage: preferably it’s based on a strong feeling or a conviction and may develop out of a chance encounter. Markie Hancock was out walking her dogs as usual in New York City when she noticed an elderly woman regularly feeding feral cats. From this beginning came Feral Love (USA, 2016, Figure 6-1). Dorian Rence had given the cats names and every day struggled through snow and ice to care for them in a cavernous city ...
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