Since for my nature documentary / conservation film the protagonist will be the focus point of the film I choose to take a look at how hook the audience in classic documentaries where the character and their story is basically the only possibility to keep the audience interested.
The first major point here is an intro that hooks the audience. He uses mystery to make people wanna know more. He uses some of the strongest statements and strongest visuals in the beginning. He furthermore says that for documentaries is to staying true to your subject matter without trying to make the film or story something that is isn’t. For the middle part he advises to focus on the history and the current conflict of the subject. He also emphasizes to show and not tell and to trust the audience. There has to be one main message, a red line running trough the film. For the ending he recommends to show a revelation of either the protagonist or the a revelation for the audience.
Personally I think there are many takeaways from this video and the way the maker of this video does tell his stories is very similar to the way I wanna tell mine. There is a lot to learn, also in his other videos which all show important aspects of how to hook your audience
