5 Tips: True Crime Series – Develop Deep Dives

5 Tips: True Crime Series – Develop Deep Dives

Author: Joke and Biagio | Reality TV Producers, Award Winning Filmmakers, Documentarians May 31, 2017 Duration: 21:54

“Deep Dive” True Crime Series – you’ve seen them. The Jinx. Making a Murderer. Our own upcoming CNN/HLN series, Unmasking a Killer, is also a deep dive. How do these series work? How can you develop true crime series like these? And why do these types of series come with far more responsibility than others? ... Read more

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