Eight-Week Documentary Filmmaking

Students examine what is meant by the term ‘factual programming’ and how to generate and develop factual content such as single documentary, constructed documentary, fixed rig and formats. Students will be analysing and interpreting factual stories to understand how these ideas resonate with an audience.

Students explore when and how to use elements of image and sound ‘control’ in a variety of factual circumstances including spoken scenarios such as interviews, voice-overs and vox pops.

Students learn how to tell stories through the use of visual mediums. Looking at composition, blocking and camera positions and how to engage and audience.

Students will learn the importance of planning and preparation; Health & Safety, budgeting and designing a shooting schedule.

Through training in Adobe Premiere Pro, students will develop their technical and creative editing skills, which will give them the necessary understanding to take their own project through the editing process.

Students will collaborate across their cohort to prep, shoot, and edit their final short factual films.

Minimum Age: 18 at the start of the course.

This course is open enrolment and there are no entry requirements.

In order to get the most out of the course, you should be able to both speak and write in English to a reasonable standard.

Please be aware that we have a limited number of places available for each course intake and operate on a first-come, first-served basis.

• Duration: Eight Weeks Full-Time (Monday – Friday, 10am – 5pm).
• Location: MetFilm School Campus at Ealing Studios or BUFA Studios.

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