Social Issue Documentary Filmmaking Workshop

In this practical, hands-on workshop we will be focusing on social issue documentaries and how we can produce and develop our own documentary projects.

APPLY HERE: http://sattya.org/2013/02/socialissuedoc/

Dates: February 20 – March 6
Cost: 2,500
Scholarships: 3 available scholarships for Rs. 1000 each

About:
During this workshop we will watch some social issue documentaries. Then participants will explore various topics and develop their own projects beginning with a project pitch, outline, and research. Participants will then go out in the field and shoot some initial research footage for their project – interviews, locations, events, etc. We will also be discussing grant writing and opportunities for funding social issue documentaries. The main goal of the workshop is to develop the foundation for a social issue documentary project that the participants will be able to then produce and continue until past the duration of the workshop.

Who is this workshop for?
This workshop is for people who have a basic technical knowledge of how to operate a camera, basic shooting skills and basic editing knowledge. This workshop is also for anyone interested in social documentary film making. We will not be covering technical knowledge in the workshop but you can schedule time with me during the week if you need advice or help.


Goals of This Workshop:
____Learn the principles and components of social issue documentaries
____How to conduct research on an social issue or topic for a documentary film
____Write a one page project film project proposal
____The ethics and practices of conducting a solid interview- ____Participants will shoot at least one interview- can be for research or can be for use in the film
____Participants will shoot other footage- Event, Locations, other research interviews
____Learn to create basic budgets for documentary films
____Learn about applying for Grants/Funding- partnerships with NGOs, grants,etc.



Workshop Schedule:
Dates: February 20 – March 6

Feb 20- Wednesday 2-5pm- 3 hours
Feb 21- Thursday 2-5pm- 3 hours
Feb 23- Sat 11am-4pm- 5 hours
Feb 24- Sun 11-4pm- 5 hours

SHOOTING WEEK
Feb 26 – March 1st Personal Work Time to shoot footage, interviews, etc. Scheduled time with Kristyna throughout the week to talk about progress and projects
March 2 Saturday 11-4pm – 5 hours – SHOOTING DAY as a group – work as a team on projects
March 3 Sunday 11-4pm- 5 hours – Finding Funding Sources and Partners – basic grant writing, where to look and partnerships with NGOs
March 6 Wednesday- 2-5pm – 3 hours WRAP UP SESSION- presenting our projects and initial footage


About the Teacher:

Kristyna Balaban is a Czech-Canadian documentary filmmaker videographer, and activist from Toronto, Canada. She holds a BA in Social Anthropology from the University of Toronto and a Masters of Fine Arts in Documentary Media from Ryerson University. Finding new ways of telling and uncovering stories that are often overlooked or underrepresented is one of her life goals. Her most recent documentary Romano Drom: A Story of Youth about Roma Youth in the Czech Republic was screened at festivals and was part of the East Silver Market at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival. In Toronto she worked on the National Film Board of Canada’s Emmy- winning HIGHRISE project. Kristyna currently works as a freelancer in Prague, Czech Republic, working on both documentaries and fiction films.


Links:
Romano Drom: A Story of Youth Trailer - https://vimeo.com/38278267
NFB Highrise Project: http://highrise.nfb.ca/

APPLY HERE: http://sattya.org/2013/02/socialissuedoc/