What is Documentary Filmmaking?

The subjects, subgenres, styles, format, techniques and unique voices of documentary filmmaking

About this Event

At a glance

• Week 1 of the Documentary Filmmaking Foundation Certificate
• Learn the fundamentals of documentary filmmaking
• Learn how to make the skills transferrable between passion projects and paid corporate work
• Part of the

What you will Learn:

What is Documentary filmmaking?

The term Documentary filmmaking covers a wide variety of subjects, subgenres, styles, format, techniques and unique voices. In this class we will look at:

• The main styles and sub genres
• The building blocks of documentary filmmaking
• How to create a vision for your documentary
• How does style communicate your story

This course can also be taken as part of the

Who should attend

This course is for anyone interested in making documentary style films. Whether you are a complete novice who is interested in getting started or whether you are an experienced videographer who wants to take the next step.

About your instructor

Tom Webb started making short films in his early teens and his love of filmmaking continued in his career. After starting his filmmaking life re-editing American TV shows for broadcast on the Discovery Channel in the UK and filming Martial Arts and Professional Wrestling he then went on to be Head of Creative at Upbeat, a digital agency that covers video production and web development. Whilst there Tom filmed and edited everything from press junkets to film premieres, medical videos to corporate events, A-list movie stars to random people in the street. Alongside this Tom has also co hosted the Have You Seen..? Podcast, made award winning short films, short form documentaries and a feature length documentary about the male perspective of fertility treatment called The Easy Bit which premiered at Raindance in 2019. It was reviewed in

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Event Venue

Raindance Film Training Centre, 10a Craven Street, London, United Kingdom