Documentary filmmakers are required to be part photographer, crew foreman, designer, accountant, secretary and most of all great storytellers.

Here’s an opportunity to learn about documentary filmmaking while actually working on one. During this workshop we’ll work with the Troy’s Farmer’s Market, capturing footage of market patrons as they stroll and shop, venders as they prep and sell. We’ll explore possible storylines and ultimately we’ll travel to area farms and patrons homes to capture life style interviews and active b-roll footage.

I’ll begin this project as a teacher but as we move forward I’ll be more participant and mentor. We’ll work with professional three-chip cameras professional sound gear and lighting techniques.

Who should take this workshop?

This workshop is designed for those who have little or no hands on experience with digital video or creating reality programming. If you have a story to tell and fascinated with real life, people, places and things this is your workshop.

Documentary Workshop Schedule

Pre -Production

• Course Material Download - 8/4– 8/10
• Production Organizational Packet
• Documentary Shooting Guide
• Documentary Audio Guide

• On Site Orientation - Friday 8/18 – 6:00 – 9:00 PM
• Equipment Operation Training
• Professional 3chip Sony Cameras
• Pro wireless & wired microphones
• Shot List Assignment

Production

• On Location Shooting –Saturday – 8/19 - 7:00AM – 1:00PM
• Shooting techniques for time passage
• On location interviews ENG & EFP
• Story telling composition
• Develop story lines
• Select story line farmers

Participants should bring lunch or plan on purchasing lunch at market

• Review & log footage 8/19 2:00 – 7:30
• Final Cut Pro Log & Capture Training
• Log & Organize Footage
• Review select footage with group

• Capture Story Line Footage 8/21 – 9/8
• Produce & coordinate 3 – 6 shooting locations
• Capture lifestyle interviews
• EFP production style
• Capture lifestyle b-roll
• Online storyline communication

Actual dates and times will be determined by availability. We’ll schedule both day and evening shoots as an attempt to accommodate all concerned. Crews will be between three and six people per.

• On Location Shooting –Saturday 9/9 -7:00AM – 1:00PM
• On location interviews ENG & EFP
• Continue story line shooting

• Review & log footage 9/9 2:00 – 7:30
• Final Cut Pro Log & Capture
• Log & Organize Footage
• Review select footage with group

Post - Production

We will be using this footage as source material for our fall Final Cut Pro Editing Workshop. Those interested will act as directors and will be invited to bring storyline notes, shot selection favorites and creative treatment ideas for a rough cut-edit. Based on participants interest and final product we’ll have a Madison Theater showing and possibly a local broadcast.

Documentary Workshop

$695 * Nine Person Limit

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