Creating Episodic, Serial Documentary
Creating Episodic, Serial Documentary
Ted Passon is the virtuoso of the episodic documentary. With his filmmaking partners
Yoni Brook and Nicole Salazar, they created the mega-award winning eight-part PBS
series Philly DA. He currently is at work on a new series, Patrice, which will stream this fall on Netflix.
What are strategies for conceiving, creating, and producing a documentary series?
What is the planning work that must be done to develop multiple story lines? What
are some of the specific personnel needs of series? Join Ted Passon as he recounts
his personal journey of developing a form that has brought new audiences to the
documentary.
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