Detailed information
| Type: | Courses |
|---|---|
| Method: | In a classroom |
| Prepares for: | Prepares students for the professional documentary film and TV industry with an overview of skills. |
| Geared towards: | Those with a passion for documentary film and TV. Minimum age of 18 years. |
Do you need further information?
Contact the person in charge , free and at no obligation, for information on how to enroll, enrollment limit/availability and more.
Course program
This documentary filmmaking course provides you with all the information you need to get your first documentary made. It focuses on the difficulties that first-time documentary filmmakers are up against and provides strategies that enable you to get to the finish line.
You can apply for the course with a project already in development, but this is not a prerequisite. The week is used for project consultations and group work designed to move your project forward. You cover documentary development, pitching, paperwork, budgets, production, directing and post-production. Case studies are used to explain different production strategies and the course culminates in pitching techniques for project presentations.
We offer practical advice on thinking through a documentary film career, with an emphasis on a multi-disciplinary approach and new strategies for making, presenting and distributing in new formats.
Gain an intensive overview of the documentary industry, including festivals, broadcasters and funding bodies.
Development discussions involve: researching “the story”, producing and conceptualising, scriptwriting, defining your audience and finding your key team.
You are given example documents, including treatments, release forms, schedules and permissions.
We help you think through the budget – crew size, camera format, sound set-up, length of shoot and postproduction – and how to balance practical and artistic considerations.
Look at how to film an interview discreetly, ethically and safely.
Consider the post-production needs of your documentary, from viewing and logging footage to producing a finished film ready for distribution.
The opportunity to pitch your project and receive feedback.
Exhibition, distribution and broadcast strategies are discussed with a range of case studies from traditional TV documentaries to new media platforms.
Expand your contacts and collaborate with students from all courses as well as via Club Panico@LFA.
For further information email us or call LFA to book your place with a credit/debit card.
NB. Discounted course fee for ClubPanico@LFA members: £525
You can apply for the course with a project already in development, but this is not a prerequisite. The week is used for project consultations and group work designed to move your project forward. You cover documentary development, pitching, paperwork, budgets, production, directing and post-production. Case studies are used to explain different production strategies and the course culminates in pitching techniques for project presentations.
We offer practical advice on thinking through a documentary film career, with an emphasis on a multi-disciplinary approach and new strategies for making, presenting and distributing in new formats.
Gain an intensive overview of the documentary industry, including festivals, broadcasters and funding bodies.
Development discussions involve: researching “the story”, producing and conceptualising, scriptwriting, defining your audience and finding your key team.
You are given example documents, including treatments, release forms, schedules and permissions.
We help you think through the budget – crew size, camera format, sound set-up, length of shoot and postproduction – and how to balance practical and artistic considerations.
Look at how to film an interview discreetly, ethically and safely.
Consider the post-production needs of your documentary, from viewing and logging footage to producing a finished film ready for distribution.
The opportunity to pitch your project and receive feedback.
Exhibition, distribution and broadcast strategies are discussed with a range of case studies from traditional TV documentaries to new media platforms.
Expand your contacts and collaborate with students from all courses as well as via Club Panico@LFA.
For further information email us or call LFA to book your place with a credit/debit card.
NB. Discounted course fee for ClubPanico@LFA members: £525
Do you need clarification regarding the course program?
Contact the person in charge , free and at no obligation, for information on how to enroll, enrollment limit/availability and more.
Course location
London Film Academy
London Film Academy, a not-for-profit trust, offers up-to-date practical training to film & TV standard across all the key areas of filmmaking, both fiction and documentary.
At LFA you benefit from:
* shooting your films on S16mm film & current digital formats with location sound recording
* working with award-winning filmmakers such as: cinematographers Gavin Finney (‘Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone’) & Phil Meheux (‘Casino Royale’) & BAFTA-winning writer/director Richard Kwietniowski (‘Love and Death on the Long Island’)
* casting professional actors
* network of professional contacts and exclusive job placements
* collaborative, friendly and inclusive learning environment in which your talent and creativity is nurtured.
We are always happy to answer your questions - feel free to get in touch.
At LFA you benefit from:
* shooting your films on S16mm film & current digital formats with location sound recording
* working with award-winning filmmakers such as: cinematographers Gavin Finney (‘Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone’) & Phil Meheux (‘Casino Royale’) & BAFTA-winning writer/director Richard Kwietniowski (‘Love and Death on the Long Island’)
* casting professional actors
* network of professional contacts and exclusive job placements
* collaborative, friendly and inclusive learning environment in which your talent and creativity is nurtured.
We are always happy to answer your questions - feel free to get in touch.
