14 July - 9 August 2008
DFG's one month intensive Diploma in documentary filmmaking will give you the technical and practical skills you need to enter the industry and become a broadcast documentary filmmaker. By the end of the course you will be a confident self-shooter. You will have directed and edited two short films and be able to write, research and pitch your ideas - plus much more!
Member earlybird deadline this Friday 30 May - save yourself £200!
Run in partnership with Goldsmiths, University of London. DFG and Goldsmiths are members of the elite Skillset Media Academy Network.
Only 12 places available for this course. Early booking recommended.
"I'd been working in production for several years, but DFG's Diploma gave me the skills and the inspiration to start making my own films. I've now had one documentary broadcast on Channel 4 and am working on several others! I can't recommend the course - or the tutors - highly enough. Their standards will be my benchmark in years to come."
Valeria Coizza, 2007 Diploma Graduate and Director of the recently broadcast Women Only, part of the Britain ReCut Series (Channel 4).
The aims of the course:
This highly intensive Diploma is designed for people who may not be able to afford to take a year off to study at Film School, and who want to gain the technical and practical skills you need to start working as a broadcast documentary filmmaker - fast.
This will be achieved through seminars, hands-on training, and through the production of a short documentary by every participant.
The course basics:
• 4 weeks, five days a week with some occasional weekend work
• Hours:10AM - 6PM basic with screenings and occasional individual work on some evenings and weekends
• Tutored by award-winning broadcast filmmakers
The course will cover:
• Camera skills, using industry-standard HDV equipment. Students will gain competence in the use of camera and sound recording equipment
• Editing – Familiarisation and basic competence in non-linear editing,using Final Cut Pro.
• Story structure in documentary and the grammar of editing
• Production management, clearing copyright, budgeting, scheduling, legal issues etc. The aim is to give students an awareness of basic production management skills involved in larger scale productions.
• Researching, writing a proposal and pitching with practical exercises
• Each student will undertake several shooting exercises and direct and edit their own short documentary film.
• Sources of funding in the UK and Europe
• Making films for online television and multi-platform delivery
• Screenings of seminal and innovative documentaries will be set in their historical context and used as a springboard for discussion about theory and ethics
• The course is mapped to Skillset standards and is run in partnership with Goldsmiths University of London. Participants will receive a DFG certificate on completing the course.
Schedule
WEEK 1:
Overview of documentary film past and present
Screenings of innovative documentaries (evenings)
Hands-on - HDV camera operation and sound recording
Hands-on - Editing on Final Cut Pro
Finding a good film idea
Short exercise: shooting and editing
Research techniques and researching own film
WEEK 2:
Story structure
Interviewing techniques
Proposal writing
Health & Safety
Advanced Camera / Lighting techniques
Advanced Sound Recording
Pitching
Short exercise: shoot 1 – 2 min film
WEEK 3
Production management – budgets, scheduling, copyright issues etc.
Fundraising
Grammar of editing
2 days shooting of own five minute film
WEEK 4
Editing and completion of own film
Business Skills in the factual world
Distribution / Marketing
How to Get Ahead in Documentary- networking, career planning.
Screening of completed films and party
Dates 14 July - 9 August 2008
Five days a week
Fees:
Member earlybird rate for freelancers: £2600 + VAT - Make a £500 deposit to book your place by Friday 30 May and learn more for less!
Freelance rate: £2800 + VAT
Corporate rate: £5000 + VAT
(VAT is 17.5 %)
Please download terms and conditions below and read carefully before applying for the workshop.
To apply for the workshop please download an application form below or email training[at]dfgdocs[dot]com
Download:
Diploma Terms and Conditions
Download:
Diploma Application Form
To apply we need to receive an electronic version of your completed form emailed to training[at]dfgdocs[dot]com
as well as a hard copy signed and posted to:
Laura McIntosh
DFG
Fourth Floor, Shacklewell Studios
28 Shacklewell Lane
London
E8 2EZ