Free storytelling toolkit
Shape your documentary story from idea to script
Seven free workbooks and templates to plan, structure and write your documentary, plus the three-act structure and ten visual storytelling techniques on a page each.Seven free workbooks and templates to shape your documentary story.
- Workbooks, templates, 50 ideas and a script feedback form
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What's inside
Seven tools to shape your story
Free toolkit
Documentary Storytelling Toolkit
Seven free workbooks and templates to plan, structure and write your documentary.
The toolkit
The seven tools
Click a link to open each tool. Remember to make a copy before you start.
- 01Visual Storytelling Techniques Workbook
WorkbookPacked with practical exercises and examples to sharpen your visual storytelling skills.
- 02Three-Act Structure Workbook
WorkbookHelps you build a framework for your documentary script using the six key plot points of the three-act structure.
- 0350 Inspiring Documentary Ideas
IdeasStuck for ideas? These 50 documentary ideas will spark your creativity and help you find the right subject for your film.
In the toolkit
- Seven tools in Google Drive: two workbooks, three templates, 50 documentary ideas and a script feedback form
- Where to start: find your stage, then open the one tool you need
- The three-act structure on one page, with a worked example
- Ten visual techniques to show, not tell, from b-roll to recreations
I'm Sebastian Solberg, director of One Breath. I've made films for nearly 20 years, including as second unit director on the BAFTA-nominated The Eagle Huntress. I know what it's like to get stuck: my own film sat on a hard drive for two years before it became One Breath.
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