Documentaries
Documentaries, which tell non-fiction stories, are typically very labor-intensive, often requiring years of commitment. Documentary filmmakers characteristically choose a topic about which they are passionate and/or believe that there is a compelling need for a new perspective.
We at Tonal Vision have long been fans of documentary filmmakers, love supporting their efforts, and have occasionally created our own. Some of the services we offer are:
- Consulting, crafting the story, and assisting with preproduction
- Filming interviews, b-roll and important events
- Post-production including:
- Editing
- Color correction and color grading
- Title, lower thirds, motion graphics and effects, and narration
- Audio mixing, sound design, narration and music
- Set-up, captioning and compression for broadcast and social media distribution
Examples
“A Sacred Piece of Home: Washington DC” WETA documentary by Amita Sarin, Cultural Literacy Associates. Jacquie Greff/Tonal Vision did the postproduction and helped with filming.
“Forest Her: The Next Wave of Conservation”
PBS documentary by Cheryle Franceschi, Por Eco Productions. Jacquie Greff/Tonal Vision did the postproduction and helped with filming.
Told through the memories and drawings of little Genio and narrated by family friend, Bernard Bragg, “Memories of the Warsaw Ghetto” is a docudrama film about a boyhood resident of that Ghetto. Tonal Vision was responsible for production and post-production.
“Mr. Besley’s Forest” – PBS documentary by Cheryle Franceschi, Por Eco Productions. Jacquie Greff/Tonal Vision did the postproduction and helped with filming.
“History at Risk” was Tonal Vision’s web series documentary detailing the more unconventional parts of American history, which ran from 2013 to 2018. This was the first episode.
“Fell’s Point Out of Time” was Jacquie’s first documentary project as she earned her MA in Producing Film & Video from American University in 2004.