Documentary Storytelling System
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Daniel Raim Documentary Storytelling and Scriptwriting 101 Essentials is available through Courses On Budget. This page is built around the verified course contents, with the complete file index below so you can see what is actually included before buying.
Daniel Raim – Documentary Storytelling and Scriptwriting 101 Essentials
Daniel Raim Documentary Storytelling and Scriptwriting 101 Essentials is a structured documentary course that moves from story discovery and research to shooting scripts, story structure, formatting, post-production, testing an idea, and a full Harold and Lillian case study.
The uploaded package is especially resource-heavy: 83 files across 13 folders, including 24 videos, 48 PDFs, four audio Q&A replays, worksheets, sample scripts, screenplay templates, and supporting images/RTF files. The course is designed around turning scattered footage, interviews, themes, and ideas into a coherent documentary narrative.
Verified package at a glance
13Folders
83Files
3.76 GBTotal size
Formats: 24 MP4 · 4 MP3 · 48 PDF · 3 RTF · 4 JPG
What You Get and Why It Matters
- Clarify documentary genre, model, characters, themes, and the core questions behind the story.
- Build and format a documentary shooting script using samples, activities, and templates.
- Study acts, sequences, scenes, beats, conflict, and major plot points with film case studies.
- Move from transcripts and paper edits into assembly cuts, rough cuts, and picture lock.
- Use the Harold and Lillian material as a complete documentary case-study track.
Best for: Documentary filmmakers, editors, and writers who need a practical bridge between raw material and a structured film, with worksheets and script examples rather than theory alone.
How the Course Is Structured
| Goal | Where it appears |
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| Early story development | Explore & Brainstorm + Finding Your Story |
| Script creation | Writing Your Shooting Script + Formatting Your Script |
| Narrative architecture | Structuring Your Documentary |
| Post-production | Paper Edit → Assembly Cut → Rough Cut → Picture Lock |
| Applied case study | HAROLD AND LILLIAN bonus section |
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Daniel Raim Documentary Storytelling and Scriptwriting 101 Essentials – Complete Course Index
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0 Welcome!
📄 1 Your Mission For This Course.pdf (189.93 KB)
📄 2 About This Course.pdf (96.42 KB)
📄 3 About the Instructor.pdf (253.44 KB)
📂 4 Live Q&A Coaching Calls (Replays + Announcements)
📄 1 Friday – Feb 3, 2023.mp3 (30.95 MB)
📄 2 Friday – Oct 7, 2022.mp3 (67.89 MB)
📄 3 Saturday – June 25, 2022.mp3 (50.20 MB)
📄 4 Saturday – Feb. 12th, 2022.mp3 (28.05 MB)
1 LESSON 1 – Explore and Brainstorm (Storytelling Fundamentals)
📄 1 Welcome to Lesson 1 – Let's Get Started!.JPG (36.17 KB)
📄 2 Taking Your Audience on a Journey of Thoughts, Feelings, and Emotions.mp4 (14.93 MB)
📄 3 Core Questions To Ask Before Writing Your Script.pdf (73.06 KB)
📄 3 Questions.pdf (42.64 KB)
📄 3 Questions.rtf (52.17 KB)
📄 4 Fiction Versus Documentary Storytelling (The Importance of Genre Awareness).mp4 (17.13 MB)
📄 5 How Dramatic Movie-Making Techniques Applies to Documentary Storytelling.pdf (149.12 KB)
📄 6 Choose A Genre For Your Documentary.pdf (491.18 KB)
📄 7 Genre Conventions and Obligatory Scenes.pdf (489.53 KB)
📄 8 ASSIGNMENT – Analyze A Documentary Film You Love (Part 1 – VIDEO).mp4 (4.43 MB)
📄 8 ASSIGNMENT – Analyze A Documentary Film You Love (Part 1 – VIDEO).pdf (150.38 KB)
📄 8 Worksheet-Analyze-Favorite-Documentary-Part1.pdf (326.01 KB)
10 Wrap Up
📄 1 You Made It!.pdf (142.16 KB)
2 LESSON 2 – Finding Your Story
📄 1 Welcome to Lesson 2 – Let's dive in!.JPG (60.17 KB)
📄 2 How to Research for Your Documentary.mp4 (3.87 MB)
📄 3 Getting Started – Research and the Writing Process.pdf (273.38 KB)
📄 4 How to Select Your Documentary Model (Character-Driven vs. Topic-Driven).mp4 (32.12 MB)
📄 5 Choose Your Documentary Model.pdf (387.36 KB)
📄 5 Choose Your Documentary Model.rtf (52.17 KB)
📄 6 EXERCISE – Finding Your Characters.pdf (318.17 KB)
📄 7 Finding Your Themes.mp4 (57.16 MB)
📄 8 EXERCISE – Finding Your Themes.pdf (154.10 KB)
📄 9 ASSIGNMENT – Analyze A Documentary Film You Love (Part II).pdf (130.30 KB)
📄 9 Worksheet-Analyze-Favorite-Documentary-Part2.pdf (329.12 KB)
3 LESSON 3 – Writing Your Shooting Script
📄 1 Welcome to Lesson 3 – Your Shooting Script.JPG (59.23 KB)
📄 2 Writing the Shooting Script.mp4 (23.36 MB)
📄 3 What Is A Documentary Shooting Script.pdf (204.42 KB)
📄 4 Sample Documentary Shooting Script (PDF).pdf (58.90 KB)
📄 5 Sample Documentary Screenplay (PDF).pdf (70.50 KB)
📄 6 ACTIVITY – Write a Shooting Script.pdf (93.89 KB)
4 LESSON 4 – Structuring Your Documentary
📄 1 Welcome to Lesson 4!.pdf (84.29 KB)
📄 2 Doc Storytelling Case Study GRIZZLY MAN.mp4 (102.74 MB)
📄 3 Plot Points Case Study MAN ON WIRE.mp4 (88.91 MB)
📄 4 Managing Audience Expectations.pdf (167.37 KB)
📄 5 How Conflict Elicits Emotion in Your Documentary.pdf (819.19 KB)
📄 6 SAMSARA food sequence (720p with 24fps).mp4 (108.22 MB)
📄 6 Structuring Your Documentary (Acts, Sequences, Scenes, and Beats).pdf (199.84 KB)
📄 7 The 7 Major Plot Points.pdf (196.71 KB)
📄 8 ACTIVITY – Analyzing Story Structure (Worksheet Pack).pdf (88.49 KB)
📄 8 Analyzing-Sequences-Worksheet.pdf (323.79 KB)
📄 8 Analyzing_Story_Structure_Worksheet.pdf (326.76 KB)
📄 8 Plot-Points-Cheat-Sheet.pdf (704.92 KB)
📄 8 Your-Documentary-Scenes-Worksheet.pdf (331.99 KB)
📄 9 CHECK-LIST – Start Building Your Documentary's Narrative Spine.pdf (151.58 KB)
5 LESSON 5 – Formatting Your Script
📄 1 Welcome to Lesson 5 – Formatting Your Script!.pdf (110.19 KB)
📄 2 Documentary Scriptwriting Template – VIDEO TUTORIAL – Final Draft Version.mp4 (74.89 MB)
📄 3 Documentary Screenplay Template – VIDEO TUTORIAL (Microsoft Word Version).mp4 (65.04 MB)
📄 4 Real-World Documentary Script Samples & Formats.pdf (346.91 KB)
📄 5 Choose Your Documentary Model.rtf (52.17 KB)
📄 5 Full-Length Documentary Script – Something's Gonna Live.pdf (182.21 KB)
📄 6 Documentary Screenplay Template – Preview (PDF).pdf (70.62 KB)
📄 7 DOWNLOADS + TEMPLATES.pdf (87.85 KB)
6 LESSON 6 – Post-Production From Paper Edit To Assembly Cut
📄 1 Welcome to Lesson 6 – Post Production!.JPG (72.01 KB)
📄 10 Workflow – Assigning Colors & Macro Editing in Final Draft Scene View Mode.mp4 (25.80 MB)
📄 11 Using Topic Heading Strips and 3X5 Index Cards To Find Structure.pdf (610.05 KB)
📄 2 Introduction – From First Draft To Assembly Cut.mp4 (4.96 MB)
📄 3 Introduction – The Dance Between Paper and Timeline.pdf (156.85 KB)
📄 4 Zen and the Art of Writing and Editing Your First Draft.pdf (158.88 KB)
📄 5 How to Transcribe Your Footage.mp4 (23.80 MB)
📄 6 Step-By-Step – Transcribe Your Footage.pdf (329.25 KB)
📄 7 Case Study – The “Harold and Lillian” Script – From Transcript to Topic Heading Strips.mp4 (87.19 MB)
📄 8 Workflow – From Transcript to Assembly Cut.mp4 (62.10 MB)
📄 9 Workflow – How to Create Topic Heading Strips.mp4 (8.79 MB)
7 LESSON 7 – Post Production From Rough Cut To Picture Lock
📄 1 Welcome to Lesson 7 – You made it!.pdf (69.99 KB)
📄 2 From Rough Cut to Picture Lock.mp4 (15.64 MB)
📄 3 F for Fake (1973) – How to Structure a Video Essay (720p with 24fps).mp4 (60.99 MB)
📄 3 Storytelling Tip from the Creators of South Park.pdf (73.73 KB)
📄 4 What To Do If Your Story STILL Isn't Working.pdf (173.23 KB)
8 LESSON 8 – Testing Your Idea
📄 1 The Internal Greenlight Process.pdf (64.07 KB)
📄 2 Why Make a Short Film or Fundraising Trailer First.pdf (154.31 KB)
📄 3 Testing The Waters – Why Make A Short Film First.mp4 (52.77 MB)
📄 4 Watch – Somethings Gonna Live Documentary – The Short Version.mp4 (16.15 MB)
📄 6 Create a Short Film or Fundraising Demo.pdf (72.11 KB)
9 BONUS Documentary Case Study – HAROLD AND LILLIAN
📄 1 Harold and Lillian Documentary (Storytelling Challenges).pdf (525.91 KB)
📄 2 Harold and Lillian_ A Hollywood Love Story.mp4 (2.58 GB)
📄 3 HAROLD AND LILLIAN A HOLLYWOOD LOVE STORY.mp4 (69.67 MB)
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