Pre-production has always been an important step in filmmaking. With interactive documentaries, it is essential to carefully consider what you’re looking to create. You want to ensure you capture everything you need to when shooting. For example, if you want to create an interactive map with our software, you want to ensure you have the corresponding footage for each location that can be explored.
To ensure that you are prepared, check out the following templates before you go out and shoot. Yes, this can change during the filming process, but being aware of the structure of your interactive documentary will make you most successful. Having more than 3 different story scene possibilities will be a key factor in developing a high-quality experience.
Development
Templates
DocuQuest offers three Choose Your Own Adventure templates and a manual setting to make it easier for producers to create an interactive storyline. Each video or scene can be placed into the video drop area. After the sequence is complete and of your desired choosing then additional editing features may be added.
Pyramid
Parallel
Narrative
360 Video
Create Template
Editing Software
DocuQuest Editing Software will operate online and be purchased through a yearly or monthly subscription. Once projects are completed, the exported versions may be uploaded and submitted to the "View Adventures" page where the projects will be able to be viewed on that site and also embedded in other platforms like websites.
In addition to using our Choose Your Own Adventure templates, DocuQuest also offers the option to add various interactive and audio/visual features to your documentary.
Scene Selector
Camera Angles
Subtitles & ASL
Interactive Text
Maps & Locations
Polls & Surveys
Audio & Visual Effects
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Music or Sound Effect Selector (change ambient noises, music tracks and sound effects in real-time)
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Video or Audio Transitions (dissolve, cut, wipe, iris, motion, shape, fade)
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Zoom In and Out (available controls on screen)
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Video effects (colour filters, blurs, black and white, DVE)
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Audio effects (volume, chorus, delay, echo, limiter, distortion)
This feature allows the viewer to choose the scene they want to view next. A scene selector is for the Choose Your Own Adventure Templates only.
This feature allows the viewer to choose camera angles or live shots in a video sequence that can make the story much more personal.
Accessibility features such as Subtitles, Language Translation and American Sign Language will ensure that our videos are diverse and inclusive for people all around the world.
Interactive text can be displayed, moved and changed at the viewers' discretion.
The interactive maps and locations feature can help the viewer understand a scene location or provides more context to the story.
Video polls and surveys will allow viewers to think about the question, answer it, and view the results of other participants who voted previously.