¿Cómo puedes crear un video poderoso y emotivo con un presupuesto limitado en un contexto humanitario?

Assuming one had performed all the research, creative development, and set clear and convincing communication objectives, goals and success outcomes; the budgeting plan has to be realistic. Aside from the sometimes elusive grant writing "magic" one needs, or impressing key donors, developing a Cause-Relation with your creative and pre-to-post production teams can help encourage top-end talent/technical resources to create/work high-end - at scale or lower/donated sometimes. Cause-Relation is key... on many fronts.

Filming is an outcome of the brainstorming about the purpose. In different words, defining purpose is the very first stage of the video creation. Followed by that comes a target group. Once we have a clear idea of what message should be delivered to which audience, filming gets accurate

It is never enough to tell a story "about" a topic or theme (eg: poverty in inner city slums). Those are essays. Good stories always have a central character. The narrative will follow that character's journey over the course of the film. For instance, It could be a teenager born in a slum but using education as a path out. Or a family of four, struggling to make ends meet, while the mother goes through community school. Always look for strong characters who will make your "theme/topic" come alive for your audience.

A good story needs to be easy to watch, so good camera work is necessary. The sound has to be clear, so good sound work is necessary. There have to be key fundamentals and talents available to the filmmaker BEFORE the story can be realized. So use what you have, but if you're not up to the task to realize your dream story, get someone that can help you. The most powerful human story on the planet won't get watched if the interviews are garbled, or the dialogue is loaded with background noise. The most poignant scene will not connect with viewers if the editing drags or the camera work is shaky. Use what you have but learn the rules. Practice. Tell simple stories at first to make sure you have the fundamentals covered. From there...

One of my clients calls this a 'sanity check' and I like that. Getting feedback from someone not involved in the production of a video with on-screen text and captions is always good. What makes sense to the production team might not make sense to first-time viewers. Especially when the content is educational, and they aren't familiar with the concepts presented.