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Documentary making masterclass
A fully comprehensive,training course that takes you from the very basics of what to shoot through to the compexities of …
A fully comprehensive,training course that takes you from the very basics of what to shoot through to the compexities of professional, broadcast, documentary production. Based on the same course delivered to professional broadcasters around the world, organisations such as the BBC, MediaCorp and others, this course is in great demand all around the world.
The course covers; planning, proposal writing, commissioning, contracts, shooting, post-production, broadcast and publication.
WHO IS IT FOR?
Specifically aimed at anyone wanting to work as alone as a self-shoot producer, producing, shooting and editing documentaries for online or mainstream network broadcast, although the content covers everything you need to know if you’re intending to shoot and produce documentaries with a crew.
WHAT DO I NEED?
The course is specifically aimed at self-shoot producers using the Canon C-series cameras, C100, C300 and C500, but the general content and application would apply to any camera.
COURSE OUTCOME
To give enrollees the skills to produce, shoot and edit, potentially award winning, documentaries.
Course Curriculum
| SESSION 1 - Lone Filmmaking | |||
| Doco – Course Intro | 00:00:00 | ||
| SESSION 2 - Which is the right camera? | |||
| Doco 2 – Pt 1 – Does it Matter? | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 2 – Pt 2 – Sensor size | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 2 – Pt 3 – Lenses | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 2 – Pt 4 – Ergonomics | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 2 – Pt 5 – Perception | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 2 – Pt 6 – Sound | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 2 – Pt 7 – Sound continued | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 2 – Pt 8 – Media Cards | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 2 – Pt 9 – Other kit, the client & quality | 00:00:00 | ||
| SESSION 3 - What's in your bag? | |||
| Doco 3 – Pt 1 – What’s in your bag introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 3 – Pt 2 – How to lay out the inside of your bag | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 3 – Pt 3 – Batteries | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 3 – Pt 4 – Lenses | 00:00:00 | ||
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| Doco 3 – Pt 6 – Stands etc | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 3 – Pt 7 – Tripods | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 3 – Pt 8 – Video Storage | 00:00:00 | ||
| SESSION 4 - Directing | |||
| Doco 4 – Action and sequences | 00:00:00 | ||
| SESSION 5 - Semi-automatic | |||
| Doco 5 – Semi-automatic | 00:00:00 | ||
| SESSION 6 - What to shoot | |||
| Doco 6 – Pt 1 – Recognising the strengths of the camera | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 6 – Pt 2 – The strengths of lone working | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 6 – Pt 3 – Another treatment approach | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 6 – Pt 4 – How do we achieve the different achievements? | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 6 – Pt 5 – Different approaches continued | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 6 – Pt 6 – Self shooting strengths | 00:00:00 | ||
| SESSION 7 - The five shots | |||
| Doco 7 – Pt 1 – Sequences and montage | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 7 – Pt 2 – How to approach the shoot | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 7 – Pt 3 – The 5 shot sequence | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 7 – Pt 4 – Machine gunning | 00:00:00 | ||
| SESSION 8 - Sound | |||
| Doco 8 – Pt 1 – Gun mics & radio mics | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 8 – Pt 2 – Radio Mic operation | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 8 – Pt 3 – Actuality | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 8 – Pt 4 – Lapels and digital recorders | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 8 – Pt 5 – Sound syncing | 00:00:00 | ||
| SESSION 9 - Focus and Composition | |||
| Doco 9 – Pt 1 – The importance of good focus | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 9 – Pt 2 – Focal length | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 9 – Pt 3 – Depth of Field | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 9 – Pt 4 – Expanded focus | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 9 – Pt 5 – Peaking | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 9 – Pt 6 – Using the Viewfinder | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 9 – Pt 7 – Rule of Thirds | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 9 – Pt 8 – Interview looking room | 00:00:00 | ||
| SESSION 10 - Manual settings | |||
| Doco 10 – Pt 1 – Manual settings | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 10 – Pt 2 – What lenses? | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 10 – Pt 3 – N.D. Filters | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 10 – Pt 4 – Exposure | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 10 – Pt 5 – N.D. in conjunction with exposure | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 10 – Pt 6 – Shutter | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 10 – Pt 7 – White balance | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 10 – Pt 8 – Gain | 00:00:00 | ||
| SESSION 11 - Crossing the line | |||
| Doco 11 – Crossing the line | 00:00:00 | ||
| SESSION 12 - Interviewing the techniques | |||
| Doco 12 – Pt 1 – Formal and informal | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 12 – Pt 2 – Formal interviews, eyeline & positioning | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 12 – Pt 3 – When to do interviews & cutaways | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 12 – Pt 4 – Background and movement | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 12 – Pt 5 – Informal interviews | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 12 – Pt 6 – Considering treatment styles & question techniques | 00:00:00 | ||
| SESSION 13 - Treatment | |||
| Doco 13 – Pt 1 – To pre-plan or not to pre-plan | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 13 – Pt 2 – Considerations before deciding on treatment | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 13 – Pt 3 – Types of treatment | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 13 – Pt 4 – Empathy & the secrets of good storytelling | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 13 – Pt 5 – Further treatment styles, hybrid, run-n-gun, self-authored | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 13 – Pt 6 – Multiple treatments & shooting safety | 00:00:00 | ||
| SESSION 15 - Documentaries | |||
| Doco 15 – Pt 1 – Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 15 – Pt 2 – What is a documentary | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 15 – Pt 3 – The Central Character | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 15 – Pt 4 – The Journey | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 15 – Pt 5 – Actuality | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 15 – Pt 6 – What it takes | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 15 – Pt 7 – What is the story | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 15 – Pt 8 – The Proposal | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 15 – Pt 9 – The Importance of Nailing the Treatment | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 15 – Pt 10 – Proposals and teasers | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 15 – Pt 11 – Structure | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 15 – Pt 12 – Permissions, contracts & logistics | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 15 – Pt 13 – Backing up | 00:00:00 | ||
| Doco 15 – Pt 14 – Stay focussed | 00:00:00 | ||
| Session 16 - What next? | |||
| Doco 16 – Summary | 00:00:00 | ||
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