Film-making Training
Saturday
and Sunday
19th & 20th March 2011
Location:
London
Insight News TV offers a two day intensive training course on the art
and science of factual filmmaking.
This is a raw 'on the edge' learning experience where we deal with
practical skills you will need to make well-crafted films.
BAFTA award winning filmmaker Ron
McCullagh will lead you through all the
tools and techniques essential to making broadcast quality films.
Participants will learn how to make a film with the most basic
equipment: simply a digital camera, a microphone and a light. By the
end of the course you will be able to do this alone.
This course is suitable for beginners and intermediates. Classes will
have no more than 15 students.
This course will:
Provide you with the necessary skills to single-handedly shoot your own
films.
Increase your confidence in the technical aspects of cameras, lighting,
and sound.
Give you a raw insight into guerrilla style camera work from award
winning professionals with many years of experience of filming in
adverse conditions.
Make you aware of the basic requirements necessary to make broadcast
quality films.
Outline:
Day 1
The deconstruction of a film: Insights into why shots were used, how
sequences were filmed and what is required to make a twelve minute News
feature to professional standard.
A detailed lecture on the Sony HVR-Z1E HDV camera, from using the menus
and the importance of timecodes, to the understanding of how to use the
camera's functions to your creative advantage.
Lectures on Sound, including types of microphone, their proper use, and
monitoring levels.
Lectures on Lighting and how to use lights and gels to the best visual
effects.
Day 2
Practical shooting - teams of three will put into practice the lessons
from Day 1, followed by a detailed criticism of their work.
"The Interview" Theory and Practice - Participants will be given advice
on all aspects of interviewing, from the correct method of questioning
to the rules of angles, lighting, and close-ups.
Final deconstruction - using their knowledge participants will
deconstruct and criticize a 12 minute News feature.
Outcome:
Participants will be armed with the knowledge and confidence required
to single-handedly shoot a twelve minute News feature. Participants
will have gained an insight into the some of the realities of
international journalism.
Testimonials:
Joćo Medeiros: "It was a very
intensive learning experience. Ron is a remarkable instructor, a person
capable of teaching with equal prowess, the technical, the aesthetic
and the human aspects of making documentaries…There is nothing more
rewarding than to be taught by heroes like Ron and Sorious."
Shelly Hopkins: "The teaching was
excellent, professional and direct
and instilled my faith in ethical documentary filmmaking."
Antonia Hines: " … I thoroughly
enjoyed
the course and was inspired by
everyone I met over the weekend – Ron, Sorious and the class."
Individual
Rate: £330 incl VAT
Student Rate:
£280 incl VAT
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