Zinder offers request-based support to documentary makers in the production stage. We can be your sparring partner in the ‘mosaic-like’ craft of building stories from selected fragments of reality. Which acts, words, and images plucked from life serve best to tell your story - filmed from which point-of-view? How can these fragments be put together into an engaging and meaningful story that touches the hearts of viewers?
At any stage of the production process, Zinder can review a sub-output (e.g. shot list/ storyboard/ sequence) focused on the question: how can this story be structured for optimum emotional impact? Zinder does not presume a pre-fixed structure, but helps you looking for a catchy composition that fits your story.
Our feedback will consider the interplay between:
Structure: narrative spine, start & end point, exposition, pace, tension, detours, meaningful climax/ resolution.
Character(s): camera-ease, personal goal(s), actions, layers, opposing force(s), tension(s), personal change.
Rhythm: daily routines, dialogue, diegetic & non-diegetic sound, visual patterns, music.
Visuals: point-of-view, framing techniques, visual rules, contrast and affinity.
Naturally, you are artistically in charge as the filmmaker. Zinder simply offers a fresh pair of eyes and safe space to jointly explore the question: do all components of your story (structure, characters, rhythm, visuals) contribute to an optimal emotional impact?
Besides story feedback, Zinder offers pitching support to documentary makers in the (pre)production stage.
