OS and Documentary Filmmaking

[Blake Mills]

Greetings from the very north east coast of the USA!

As a newly minted documentary filmmaker and as an old OS facilitator, I would
like to combine the two and was wondering if anyone has done this?  I am
producing a doc with a church and want to do OS with them at the beginning to get
their input on what they want it to be about and have them tell me what they
want filmed.  Everyone one in the church wsill be touch by this film and I
would like to get their ideas. My feeling is that OS would be excellent to use
with a community and push the envelope in filmmaking...making documentaries more
collaborative.  In essence, OS would help them say what they want the film to
say, in a compelling way, and not what I think it should say.  My filmmaking
mentors keep telling me that I need to maintain control with the decision
making, especially in the editing suite.  They also say I am being naive.  Since I
teach collaborative leadership seminars, I want to practice what I preach.  Am
I being naive?  Do you think this would work?  Anybody have experience with
this?

Maybe I am behind the times and it has already being done. If so, I would
really appreciate other's experiences in this area.

Thank you ever so much for any thoughts!

Blake

Custom House Productions
Rockport, Maine, USA 04856

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