Ma documentary filmmaking course leeds beckett university. Eightweek documentary filmmaking is an intensive and practical course that equips you with fundamental filmmaking skills and focuses on the challenges of the documentary genre, such as working with people and filming reality. He produced children underground academy award nominee for best documentary, page one. Threemonth experimental filmmaking met film school berlin. Summer 2020 film, video and interactive art workshops. It is held annually between january and june and has been named one of the top ten documentary film programs in the nation. Study and analyze various styles of documentary filmmaking, from robert flaherty nanook of the north to michael moore. Explore the fundamentals of documentary film making in practical explorations. All oncampus programs are taught by industry professionals, approved under ontarios private career colleges act, and focus on realworld industry experience. The cinema studies institute at the university of toronto offers one of canadas longest standing and most innovative programs in film studies.
Jory lyons is a producer, cinematographer, and filmmaker working on corporate, commercial and documentary films in the toronto. Be guided by awardwinning documentary filmmaker, dop and director vincent lamberti, to examine storytelling conventions, conduct interviews, understand the process of concept development and get an overview of legal and. This course will help you find an audience for the idea or subject you are passionate about, and it will support you in. In 2006, she began teaching at humber college in toronto where she. Firstly, it will aim to provide students with skills and different approaches to reading documentary films that deal with social issues.
Documentary filmmaking institute seneca, toronto, canada. Your challenge throughout this film course will be to research, shoot and edit your very own short documentary under the guidance of an expert documentary filmmaker. A groundbreaking learning tool used by everyone from beginners to academy award winners, the course teaches highend camera work through over 9 hours of 3d animated instruction in. And there, i said it the big dirty word of documentary filmmaking.
The cinema studies program focuses on methods of research and scholarly discourse particular to film study and develops students abilities to understand film within a variety of contexts. Learn new skills, pursue your interests or advance your career with our short online courses. Introduction to documentary filmmaking course instructor. In those years, it has seen over 200 aspiring filmmakers come through its doors. The documentary filmmaking workshop is designed to introduce the. Toronto academy of acting for film and televisions fourmonth filmmaking and television production diploma program is designed as a revolutionary handson quick guide to the roots of film and television production, with a mission to help students easily find the area in which they will improve their creativity and artistic skills the best. Our three month experimental filmmaking course is most suitable for students with a qualification in creative arts or previous experience in film or media. The program is based in ryerson universitys school of image arts. Ive taught at most of the major film schools in london. With our documentary filmmaking course, trace the history of the documentary film from its origins to the present day. Documentary filmmaking course film school city academy. The program is uniquely multidisciplinary, as it brings together students working in film, photography and new media to explore documentary forms.
You will learn to shoot, direct, block, light scenes and capture audio, as well as assemble, cut and manipulate footage. Documentary foundation certificate toronto cancel reply. Taught by an industryprofessional experienced documentary filmmaker, the programme provides essential training in the use of professional cameras and industrystandard editing software. This certificate course in documentary filmmaking will give you the skills required to.
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You will learn from awardwinning filmmakers and industry experts how to shoot, edit, direct and produce meaningful, compelling content. After five years of success, we are growing dfi now includes both the 14week summer institute and a fullyear postgrad program. While some can be taken as a onetime course, many are part of a course of study that spans weeks or years. The cinema studies institute csi at innis college treats film as a powerful artform with its own history, conventions and techniques. You will experience every phase of preproduction, production and postproduction while learning from industryactive filmmakers with projects such as beauty and the beast, black panther, the shape of water and star trek beyond to their credit. Upon completion of this course the students will possess an understanding of cinematic history, the various genres and the various aspects of cinematic. Documentary foundation filmmaking course at raindance toronto.
Explore how to recreate events and capture the best images for your documentary. Dfi is an intensive filmmaking course celebrating its 10 year anniversary this year. Eventbrite raindance toronto presents documentary filmmaking foundation certificate wednesday, 10 july 2019 wednesday, 7 august 2019 at centre for social innovation regent park, toronto, on. Toronto film school offers accelerated diploma programs designed to prepare you for a career in acting, film production, graphic design and interactive media, and writing for film and tv. They all come from different backgrounds, but all got their start at the documentary filmmaking institute dfi at seneca college in toronto. The documentary center is an interdisciplinary program at the school of media and public affairs in the columbian college of arts and sciences. Summer 2020 workshops liaison of independent filmmakers. Inside the new york times hbo films, and the punk singer magnolia films and was postproduction supervisor on inside job academy award for best documentary 2011. Workshops liaison of independent filmmakers of toronto. This panel discussion on documentary filmmaking featured different perspectives from select cana. I also run my own documentary consultancy business. Documentary filmmaking course george brown college. The documentary filmmaking institute dfi, seneca college.
Please include information about your previous experience in section 3 of your enrolment form. The 2019 institute began january 15 and goes through june 30. Documentary filmmaking is an intensive eightweek programme in the skills needed to become a confident selfshooter and selfeditor. All the students will gain their experience in every stage of film directing, craft basic from the story to the.
As you continue to work through these difficult and unpredictable times, we will be hosting our workshops differently, pivoting to an online delivery zoom for our theory based workshops, with the same roster of experienced industry instructors. Jumpstart your career as a documentary filmmaker by making your own short film during this 5week foundation course at raindance toronto. The institute for documentary filmmaking is an advanced, sixmonth, ninecredit program that leads to a graduate certificate in documentary filmmaking. After five years of success, we are growing dfi now includes both the 14week summer.
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