Log in
Choose your language

Documentary Filmmaker Training

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

What will I learn?

This course offers a quick and practical guide to turn your ideas into professional short documentaries. You will learn to pick compelling stories, conduct thorough research, and prepare detailed shoot plans including shot lists, access methods, and consent procedures. Gain expertise in designing effective interviews, using visual storytelling with compact cameras, capturing clear sound at locations, and performing ethical editing to produce captivating documentaries suitable for film festivals and online audiences.

Elevify advantages

Develop skills

  • Master interviews to elicit emotional stories swiftly and assuredly on camera.
  • Develop story structures with precise loglines, narrative arcs, and unique perspectives for short docs.
  • Achieve cinematic visuals using basic equipment for budget-friendly shoots.
  • Capture high-quality dialogue and ambient sound in diverse real-world locations.
  • Edit ethically to create compelling 5-10 minute films that respect subjects' dignity.

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

What our students say

I was just promoted to Intelligence Advisor of the Prison System, and the course from Elevify was crucial for me to be chosen.
EmersonPolice Investigator
The course was essential to meet the expectations of my boss and the company I work for.
SilviaNurse
Very great course. Lots of rich information.
WiltonCivil Firefighter

FAQs

Who is Elevify? How does it work?

Do the courses have certificates?

Are the courses free?

What is the course workload?

What are the courses like?

How do the courses work?

What is the duration of the courses?

What is the cost or price of the courses?

What is an EAD or online course and how does it work?

PDF Course