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Documentary production.

NaF+ develops and produces documentaries and provides film services for factual productions. We bring contributors, locations, crews and editorial planning together around the story and the production role you need us to take.

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Real stories. A considered point of view.

We build the production around the people and places at the heart of your film, with time for observation, careful interviews and the realities of filming on location.

The support your story needs.

Built around your brief.
Shaped for your audience.

Tell us what you have in mind

Documentary development

We work with your creative team on the story, contributors and production approach, translating the idea into a practical scope.

  • Story development
  • Research planning
  • Production treatments

Interviews & observation

We organise interviews and supporting filming with the crew, access and schedule suited to the subject.

  • Contributor interviews
  • Observational footage
  • Location sequences

Factual film services

We support existing documentary teams with local crews, access coordination and practical production logistics.

  • Local production support
  • Crew coordination
  • Location logistics

Editorial & finishing

We manage the commissioned edit and finishing or coordinate footage handover to your own editorial team.

  • Documentary editing
  • Finishing coordination
  • Organised media handover

From your first thought
to the final frame.

A clear creative direction.
A production plan to get there.

  1. 01

    Establish the story

    We work through the subject, intended audience, access and editorial responsibilities with the commissioning team.

  2. 02

    Plan for real circumstances

    We coordinate contributors, locations and crews around the material the film needs and the access available.

  3. 03

    Shape and deliver the film

    We organise the agreed editorial process, source-material checks and finishing, or hand over to your production team.

A good film starts
with a good conversation.

Our team turns your idea, audience and deadline into a clear production approach. We’ll develop the scope and coordinate the work, from the first conversation to delivery.

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Planning your project

Documentary production with a defined role

Our documentary work brings creative development and practical production together. We support films and series at the stage they need us: developing a production approach, organising filming or providing local film services for an established team. We agree editorial ownership and responsibilities at the start. That gives your producers and director a clear working relationship while leaving room for the story to develop during research and filming.

Access, contributors and the filming plan

We coordinate the interviews and observational coverage around contributor availability and location access. Our team works through permissions, scheduling and the practical needs of filming in real environments. Where the story requires specialist knowledge, translation or additional production expertise, we identify those collaborators in the scope. We plan supporting images and sound alongside interviews so the finished material can sustain a film rather than simply illustrate a conversation.

Editorial support and final deliverables

For commissioned post-production, we review the footage, develop the editorial structure and coordinate review stages with your team. We track supplied archive, music and other third-party material so the relevant rights information is available for approval. The proposal sets out development, shoot and post responsibilities, including what remains with the commissioner. Explore interview production, film crew hire and post-production for related services.

Your questions, answered.

Can you provide local support for an existing documentary?

Yes. We scope local crew, location coordination and production logistics around your director and production team. The project agreement identifies the responsibilities we take on.

Can you work with archive material?

We incorporate supplied archive where its quality and permissions support the brief. Research, licensing and any restoration work are defined separately in the production scope.

Do you produce short documentaries as well as series?

We work on documentary films and factual productions of different lengths. We develop the approach around the subject, available access, audience and commissioned deliverables.

Selected production work.

Explore selected NaF+ productions and film-services assignments, with the collaborators and our roles credited below.

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