documentary Archives - Steve Stockman

Steve Stockman In If you’re new to video, Feature Film, Your Questions Answered

Getting from Idea to Documentary

I’m making a short documentary for my college doc course. My idea is to document my thought process while experimenting with sound design. The documentary would end with me having created a new and out-of-the-box piece of music.

Two questions:

What makes a documentary valid? I’m afraid my idea could be perceived as a random youtube video about music production.

Does my documentary need to have a message?

–Johnna

“Documentary” generally means that a piece has been created by filming what is actually going on in the real world, as opposed to a fictional “narrative” story, where nothing is real. … Read the rest

Steve Stockman In Television, Press

New Show: DOGS OF WAR debuts Veterans Day on A&E

Another new show that I’m very proud of, and another show with “dogs” in the title. But “Dogs of War” actually has dogs in it.

Congrats to showrunner/EP Peter LoGreco and his team for a really great job. This is a smart, emotional journey through the world of veterans with PTSD, and the service dogs who save their lives.

Here’s the Hollywood Reporter review of the premiere.

And here’s the ENTIRE FIRST EPISODE from A&E.

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Steve Stockman In Tips and Tricks, If you’re new to video, Better Home Video, Your Questions Answered

Before You Pick Your Equipment, Pick a Story

I’m a chef working on tour with major artists in the rock ‘n’ roll industry in Europe. Every day we get off a tour bus after an average of 6 hours sleep, unload the truck, build a kitchen inside a stadium, cook breakfast, lunch, dinner and after-show food for 200-odd crew and artists alike, break down and clean kitchen, push it back on the truck and drag our tired, adrenalized and ragged selves back to a coffin-sized bunk and sleep while the tour rolls into the next venue.

I’m sure you can see the potential of a no-holds-barred rock’n’roll food

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