When:
Sat 10 April 2010
10am - 6pm

Where:
DFG, London

You will learn how to access, analyse and use information in a confident manner: how to make the best use of the internet for film research, how to access archive footage and stills and how to find contributors and locations. You will discover the different approaches to research needed for different documentary genres from historical, investigative and cultural to international documentaries. The legal framework that can inform production will be examined as well as how to get results when you are researching under the constraints of time and tight budgets.

As well as developing your research skills, you will gain an understanding of the roles of the different people you will work with from independent producers to media lawyers and archivists, how to find contributors and gain access to institutions or businesses whilst researching for documentaries.

Whether you are keen to develop and improve your research skills for your own documentary, or wanting to enter the industry, this course will get you researching creatively and effectively.

Research Exercise:

You are encouraged to bring in a documentary idea (just write a few sentences in advance) to work on during the day. You'll look at how to work up these ideas and how to research them to maximum effect.
 
Previous Course Tutors:

Clare Cameron
Clare Cameron is a freelance documentary and development AP specialising in access docs for Channel 4 and the BBC. Previously having worked for North One Television and the award-winning October Films Clare, gains access to difficult and high profile stories for various documentary strands. Some of her most recent credits include:
Mystery of the Schoolgirl Pregnancy Pact
My Boyfriend, the Suffolk Strangler
Shannon Matthews: The Family's Story
Clare has also worked as a researcher on a range of factual programming from talk shows and factual entertainment to observational docs, Cutting Edges and the C4 series The Family. She started her career with a degree in broadcast journalism at Nottingham Trent University before entering the TV industry. Clare has taught at DFG and on the Channel 4 Researcher Training Scheme. 

How much:
Freelance DFG members £150 + VAT = £176.25
Freelance non members £175 + VAT = £205.63
Corporate rate: £350 + VAT = £411.25

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To book your place, call us on +44 (0)20 7249 6600 or email training[at]dfgdocs[dot]com