When:
28 April 2010
10am - 6pm
Where:
DFG, London
Early Bird Discount: Book before 9 April and save £30!
This day will work by detailed analysis of film clips, and will examine the grammar of documentary editing across several genres, including arts documentary, constructed drama - documentaries, historical documentaries, although principally focusing on the language of cinema verite filmmaking.
The course will demonstrate how the material is constructed by using rhythm, pace and sequencing to get the best out of your story.
The day will cover:
- structure and creating a narrative thread
- films without interviews
- films without commentary
- fly on the wall
- creating a story through images and sound
- how to create a sequence, scene and rhythm
- how to condense and cut a sequence
- how to create a seemingly naturally continuous scene
- building layers of sound/ music/ voiceover
- using certain types of shot to create a rhythm
- how to use cut-aways and reaction shots
The tutor will use documentary material to illustrate topics addressed during the day and demonstrate editorial decisions made.
LCD projection facilities will aid the learning process and guarantee clear and effective demonstrations.
The day will end with a question and answer session where participants will be able to put any unresolved queries to the tutor.
Course Tutor:
Steve Stevenson
Steve Stevenson is an award winning editor whose work ranges widely across observational films, long-form documentaries and drama docs. His most recent credits include Channel 4's Human Zoo (2009), the BBC series Extreme Pilgrim (2008) which won a Sandford St Martin Trust Award and a Royal Television Society Award for Best Network Factual Series, and BBC2's Timewatch: In Shackleton's Footsteps (2009).
Other credits include Mary Seacole - Lost Angel of The Crimea (Channel 4, 2005) Suez: A Very British Crisis (BBC2, 2006) and George Orwell – A Life in Pictures (BBC2, 2004) which earned Steve a BAFTA nomination for editing, and won the Grierson Award for Best Documentary on the Arts, and the International Emmy for Best Arts Programme.
“If only half of today’s arts documentaries showed as much originality and inventiveness in their approach …” The Independent
Steve has also produced and directed films for the BBC, Channel 4 and National Geographic, including two award-winning Equinoxes, and has self-shot environmental films for BBC World & UNESCO. He also collaborated with David Byrne on the ground-breaking Talking Heads film Once In A Lifetime for the opening season of Channel 4.
A graduate of the National Film and Television School, Steve is a regular tutor at DFG and at Brunel University where he teaches on the MA course in Documentary Practice.
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Early Bird Discount: Book before 9 April and save £30!
How much:
Freelance DFG members £150 + VAT = £176.25
Freelance non-members £175 + VAT = £205.63
Corporate rate: £350 + VAT = £402.50
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To book your place, call us on +44 (0)20 7249 6600 or email training@dfgdocs.com