The text deals with the educational potential of documentary film, not as a kind of cinematography but as a didactic tool. It neglects the educational principles of communication and content by film, but focuses on didactic approaches to film making, thus reflecting film education for film amateurs and professionals alike.
At the various stages of film creation, it characterizes the creative problems that the film adept/filmmaker is facing and whose solution may contribute to the author's personal development, up to autotherapy.