OVERVIEW​ //

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• Classes meet once per week for eight (8) weeks (Hawaii-time)

• Classes will be taught live, online (Zoom)

• Minimum course enrollment: four (4) students per class

• Maximum course enrollment: twelve (12) students per class

• Tuition: $450 per person per course

• Scholarship applications close five (5) days prior to the class start dates

• Scholarship awards announced two (2) days prior to the class start dates

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DATES​ & DETAILS //

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DEVELOPING YOUR DOCUMENTARY STORY 

 

Next Course Dates:

• Tuesdays, Jan 11 – Mar 1, 2022  |  5:00 PM – 7:30 PM HST

• Apply for a scholarship by Jan 4 at 8 PM HST to be considered for a scholarship or tuition reduction.

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DESCRIPTION

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Non-fiction filmmaking looks to real-life events and personal experiences for inspiration. This live, online course combines conceptual and practical filmmaking skills to help you understand the process of creating a documentary film from start to finish through a producing lens.

 

Weekly viewing assignments will help you understand different documentary approaches and drive class discussions to help you identify ethical issues to avoid in documentary filmmaking today.  

 

This workshop is ideal for:

• Storytellers with an idea for a short or feature-length documentary looking for guidance and the support of a community

• Documentary filmmakers with a short film they’d like to expand on into a series or feature

• For filmmakers of all levels

 

By the end of the course, you will:

• Understand the styles and methods used to create a documentary film

• Practice interview techniques to help drive your story

• Translate your visual goals with film style sheets or storyboards

• Create a project timeline and basic production budget

• Learn how to develop a treatment and fundraising strategy unique to your film

• Identify ethical issues in documentary filmmaking 

• Communicate your story by practicing a 2-minute pitch

• Learn to prepare your project for post-production using footage logs and paper edits

• Develop your outreach and engagement strategies for impact campaigns

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