Making a documentary is much more than simply filming what surrounds us. It can be a way of understanding the world, a tool to make it a better place, and an art form where you can find and express your own voice.
Part 2: Pre-production and Scouting (8 weeks)
14 January – 4 March 2023
Online: The online weekly group sessions will be 4 hours in duration (including breaks). The weekly one-on-one sessions are 60 minutes each. Timings will be determined based on the availability of accepted applicants.
Part 3: Filming, Editing, and Post-Production (6 weeks)
May - June 2023
Full commitment may be required during production and post-production, depending on the project. Participants must commit to attending the lab 6 days per week, at least from 5-8 PM.
By the end of the course, students will have created three to five documentary short films, which will be screened for the class. As a group, we will prepare distribution strategies. Then, based on their personal experience, each student proposes a new idea for another documentary. The lab ends by imagining new films and defining the individual style of each student.
14 January – 4 March 2023
Online: The online weekly group sessions will be 4 hours in duration (including breaks). The weekly one-on-one sessions are 60 minutes each. Timings will be determined based on the availability of accepted applicants.
- Developing relationships with documentary subjects
- Scouting locations and requesting filming permits
- Writing documentary treatment
- Developing a visual and narrative style
- Analyse and view documentary films as references
- Creating a production schedule
- Assembling a crew and team
Part 3: Filming, Editing, and Post-Production (6 weeks)
May - June 2023
Full commitment may be required during production and post-production, depending on the project. Participants must commit to attending the lab 6 days per week, at least from 5-8 PM.
- Shooting and analysis of the rushes with the assistance of an editor
- Editing and Post-production
By the end of the course, students will have created three to five documentary short films, which will be screened for the class. As a group, we will prepare distribution strategies. Then, based on their personal experience, each student proposes a new idea for another documentary. The lab ends by imagining new films and defining the individual style of each student.
