5-DAY WORKSHOP
BEFORE YOU GO: INTRODUCTION TO DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
This workshop is aimed at anyone who needs to use a digital camera for whatever reason. Each workshop provides a generic understanding of digital filmmaking in different fields of interest and how to film in certain parts of the world. There will be a particular concentration on hands-on teaching of film production techniques by our expert tutors, who have made films professionally in many areas of the world.
OADF's 5-day intensive workshop will give you an OADF Certificate of proficiency in documentary filmmaking. By the end of the course you will have learned the basic skills to make a short documentary:
- for research purposes,
- as an AV addenda for a thesis or publication,
- for screening at a film festival,
- for personal use
- for work purposes
- for internet distribution,
- for educational use,
You will complete four hands-on camera exercises, write and redraft a film proposal, shoot in teams on location in Oxford and help us edit your collaborative efforts into a short 1-5 minute video, which you can take home on DVD. You will be aware of the ethical, financial, legal, and stylistic issues involved in representing other people. By viewing a variety of different socially relevant films, you will be aware of different genres and understand the style and approach relevant to your research work.
