20-Week Part-Time Documentary Filmmaking

Students will 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 explore the impact of creative decisions in image and sound on factual storytelling. Working with industry standard equipment, students will learn the basics of camera, lighting and sound to enable the successful production of short factual film.  

Students will learn how to tell stories through the use of visual mediums. Students will look at composition, framing, blocking and camera positions and how to engage an audience. Working with images, students will learn how to create a memorable and engaging story.  

Health & Safety, budgeting and designing a shooting schedule, students will learn the importance of planning and preparation. Sessions will include copyright issues and ethics. By going through these processes both during exercises and for the final production students will develop and understand the importance of professional practice.  

Through training in Adobe Premiere Pro, you will develop your technical and creative editing skills.

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: 20 learning weeks, Part-Time, delivered over 22 weeks, Wednesdays 7-10pm & Alternate Saturdays.
• Location: MetFilm School Campus at Ealing Studios.

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