Documentary Video Production

Overview

Would you like to experience the full process involved in making a documentary for film or television? This 6 week course shows you from beginning to end.

Following an illustrated presentation on the range of documentary forms, you will work through how to create a documentary, starting with treatment, pre-production & planning. In production, explore camera fundamentals, composition, framing, lighting, location sound & production roles as a class. Finally you will individually edit the class work using the industry standard Premiere Pro on Mac (or Final Cut Pro on request) in postproduction.

Course content

Documentary forms
Idea development
Pre-production
Production methods
Hands-on training in equipment, technology and techniques
Tripod use
Lens, aperture, filters
Composition and framing
Coverage, continuity, shot selection
Introduction to lighting and field lighting
Location sound techniques
Postproduction
Non-linear editing
Adobe Premiere
Relationship between sound and picture
Finishing sound and picture

Ideal for

This course is ideal for beginners, for people who wish to upgrade their documentary video production skills and for media professionals wishing to expand into the film and television field. You will work in teams on a class project and experience working in a variety of crewing positions. You will then individually edit your documentary and export your final movie to take away with you.

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Outcome

You will gain hands-on introductory training and experience in the equipment and techniques of documentary production. Techniques learned in this course apply to a range of outcomes from feature-length theatrical films to short social media videos. The course is intended to provide you with an insight into what is involved in documentary production.

Pre-requisites

None

Materials supplied

All relevant course materials are included.

Materials to bring

Pen/pencil and notebook.

Award

Participants will be awarded an RMIT Certificate of Completion.

Additional notes

Completion of this course will not guarantee entry into an RMIT Program.

Facilitator

Nick Moore
Nick Moore is an experienced filmmaker whose work has screened locally and internationally, and has received awards at film festivals. He is also an editor with twenty years of experience and was a programmer for the Melbourne International Film Festival. Nick is currently making films, editing freelance and teaching for a number of Melbourne universities.

Testimonial

Enjoyed the delivery, the facilities, well resourced, content, experience. Nick is knowledgable and was able to answer all of my queries. Marcela

Nick was informative and supportive. A fountain of knowledge. Hannah

I enjoyed the lecturer's sense of humour and RMIT multimedia facilities. Tim

Learnt loads, had fun, nice people.Thanks Nick! Maria

I enjoyed the hands on experience of camera, lights & software. Mark

Nick was really helpful and answered all my questions. Thank you!! Louisa

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Available course dates

Tuesday 28 April 2020

Code S345114
Start date 28.04.20
End date 02.06.20
Hours 18
Campus City
Fee $800.00

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Session	Start	End	Hours
Tue 28.04.20	06:30pm	09:30pm	3.00
Tue 05.05.20	06:30pm	09:30pm	3.00
Tue 12.05.20	06:30pm	09:30pm	3.00
Tue 19.05.20	06:30pm	09:30pm	3.00
Tue 26.05.20	06:30pm	09:30pm	3.00
Tue 02.06.20	06:30pm	09:30pm	3.00

Monday 13 July 2020

Code S345114
Start date 13.07.20
End date 15.07.20
Hours 18
Campus City
Fee $800.00

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Session	Start	End	Hours
Mon 13.07.20	10:00am	05:00pm	6.00
Tue 14.07.20	10:00am	05:00pm	6.00
Wed 15.07.20	10:00am	05:00pm	6.00

Tuesday 28 July 2020

Code S345114
Start date 28.07.20
End date 01.09.20
Hours 18
Campus City
Fee $800.00

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Session	Start	End	Hours
Tue 28.07.20	06:30pm	09:30pm	3.00
Tue 04.08.20	06:30pm	09:30pm	3.00
Tue 11.08.20	06:30pm	09:30pm	3.00
Tue 18.08.20	06:30pm	09:30pm	3.00
Tue 25.08.20	06:30pm	09:30pm	3.00
Tue 01.09.20	06:30pm	09:30pm	3.00

Tuesday 06 October 2020

Code S345114
Start date 06.10.20
End date 17.11.20
Hours 18
Campus City
Fee $800.00

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Session	Start	End	Hours
Tue 06.10.20	06:30pm	09:30pm	3.00
Tue 13.10.20	06:30pm	09:30pm	3.00
Tue 20.10.20	06:30pm	09:30pm	3.00
Tue 27.10.20	06:30pm	09:30pm	3.00
Tue 10.11.20	06:30pm	09:30pm	3.00
Tue 17.11.20	06:30pm	09:30pm	3.00