Capturing the Friedmans-Documentary

Pre-Production:

Talk with the family and ask them permission to make this documentary and ask them for their collaboration by being interviewed and appearing in the documentary.

Look for witnesses that will be able to give their testimonies.

Get in touch with certain people such as their lawyer, the jury.

Get the records of the court and get permission to put them on the film.

Look for some documents and pictures to back up the information.

Footage:

Photos (zoom in to the person in the photo they may be talking about.

Black and white photos that were obtained by the collaboration of the Friedman’s family and the jury.

Videos such as real news footage.

Videos of the court

Jump cuts in videos such as when one of the brothers talks defending his father.

Videos of familiar activities

Post-Production:

V.O in shots

Shots of the court room

Picture of the door, V.O of yelling plus shouting of the family

Filming between bars creating a sense of jail.