Documentary Filmmaking – Concept to Creation for Documentary

Documentary Filmmaking from scratch - no previous Documentary, Filmmaking or Documentary Editing experience necessary

Created by: James Buffin
Filmmaker

What Will I Learn?

• Step by Step instruction in documentary filmmaking
• You'll learn how to shoot for the edit
• Stay organized with your documentary project using the included worksheets
• Case study in story structure and documentary editing
• Documentary Filmmaking is barrier-free. Any tools including iPhone Filmmaking can be used!
• You'll learn Documentary principles you can use for any Video Production
• Process-centered approach, great for documentary journalism too

Requirements

• Any video camera is great for documentary including DSLR video or mirrorless video cameras. iPhone Filmmaking is encouraged with this course!
• The desire to further your passion for documentary filmmaking
• No previous filmmaking experience necessary
• Barrier free access to the world of Video Production, using the tools already available to you
• No previous experience in documentary editing needed

Target audience

• You are passionate about documentary filmmaking
• You want to learn to filmmaking to make documentary editing easier
• You have a great idea for a documentary but don't know where to start
• You've made some documentaries and want to improve with pro guidance
• You have some experience in filmmaking but haven't made a documentary yet
• You have seen amazing documentary filmmaking on tv but never thought you could do it yourself
• You never imagined iPhone filmmaking would be ok for documentary
• You thought Video Production for documentary was beyond reach because you don't have the tools or experience
• You want to learn how bring documentary filmmaking into the classroom