Documentary
A program of Magic Lanthon School.
About this program
Documentary filmmaking starts from real people and real events. This program covers how to find a subject, get to know it and shape what you record into a film.
You learn to research a story, earn the trust of the people in it, interview them and film events as they happen. In the editing room you give the material its structure, and you think through what a filmmaker owes the people on screen.
What the program covers
Finding a subject
Choosing a story and getting to know it.
Research and trust
Learning the facts and earning the trust of the people in the story.
Interviews
Asking questions and listening to the answers on camera.
Filming as it happens
Following events you cannot stage or repeat.
Structure in the edit
Giving recorded material a shape.
Responsibility
What a filmmaker owes the people on screen.
Films from this program
How to apply
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