Directing Documentaries for Broadcast and Theatrical Release, Certificate | Part time online | UCL | United Kingdom
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Directing Documentaries for Broadcast and Theatrical Release

UCL
4 days
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150 GBP/full
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About

University College London (UCL)'s Directing Documentaries for Broadcast and Theatrical Release online evening course is for assistant producers looking to make the move into directing, or new filmmakers looking to gain the knowhow and knowledge needed for making documentary films for broadcast and online.

Overview

Key facts

You'll learn practical tools such as how to present yourself and your ideas, how to think like a director, shooting for the edit and the importance of story.

It's led by Katie Buchanan, an RTS Broadcast and Grierson winning Executive Producer with over 25 years' experience.University College London (UCL)'s Directing Documentaries for Broadcast and Theatrical Release course is run by the Open City Docs School, based in UCL's Department of Anthropology.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

  • How to market yourself as a director. Making your cv work for you. Bring your own cv to workshop.
  • Coming up with ideas and researching them. Tips on casting and negotiating access.
  • How to pitch. Pitching your idea to the group.
  • Homework – shoot some footage showing a central character for your idea.
  • What is your story? The importance of narrative in documentaries and how to build it.
    • Treatments and tasters. The inside track on how successful commissions were built.

    Key information

    Duration

    • Part-time
      • 4 days

    Start dates & application deadlines

    You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

    Language

    English

    Delivered

    Online

    Academic requirements

    We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

    English requirements

    We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

    Tuition Fee

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    • International

      150 GBP/full
      Tuition Fee
      Based on the tuition of 150 GBP for the full programme during 4 days.
    • National

      150 GBP/full
      Tuition Fee
      Based on the tuition of 150 GBP for the full programme during 4 days.

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