Documentary story consultant Karen Everett advises filmmakers on how to improve their works-in-progress.
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In this episode, I help director Vicki Lesley revamp her rough cut's slow ending. Now released, The Atom: A Love Affair (2020) is a witty documentary about the politics of nuclear power. It was the first indie feature for this experienced BBC TV producer. Analyzing the rough cut, I discovered a powerful, story-driven documentary that loses its dram…
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In this story consultation, we restructure the rough cut of the innovative documentary "10 Questions for Henry Ford". Founder of the Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford makes a complex protagonist. I guided the director to edit Ford’s character transformation: from a popular American hero, to an anti-Semitic tyrant, to a ghost who finds redemption. Be s…
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