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Documentary Training

Documentary Training
from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country

What will I learn?

This practical course teaches how to identify current real-world stories, develop a strong central question, and create engaging short documentaries. You will cover ethical journalism, choosing characters, visual techniques, sound design, music choices, legal basics, and pitching skills to produce an 8-12 minute film suitable for festivals and online.

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Develop skills

  • Design documentary stories by crafting precise questions, unique angles, and dramatic tension.
  • Focus on characters by selecting, gaining access to, and safeguarding real people.
  • Structure short films with 8-12 minute narratives featuring clear progression and powerful conclusions.
  • Master efficient production planning for visuals, audio, and timelines in small crew shoots.
  • Practice ethical documentary work through fact-checking, consent handling, and minimising risks to subjects.

Suggested summary

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.
Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

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