DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS GROUP ... NEW COURSES 2009

Hello Everyone,

Here is some information about TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES from January 2009:

Upcoming courses include:

Production Management Week - save £50!
Research for Factual - save £30!
FCP Editing Week (includes Grammar of Editing Day) - save £50!
Advanced Camera and Lighting Techniques - save £30!

Further information on these courses is provided below.
In the new year DFG will also be offering courses in Sound, HDV Camera Techniques, and Advanced Camera and Lighting Techniques, plus our Intensive Producers Week with top EP, Richard Sattin. Please visit www.dfgdocs.com/training for more information.

INTENSIVE PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT WEEK (9th - 13th FEB) - SAVE £50
Do you want to upgrade your skills as a Production Manager in factual television? Or are you a producer looking to manage the production of your own documentary? DFG’s Production Management Week is an intensive course that will equip you to successfully deal with the many, diverse challenges you will face in this role.

Led by top PM, Linda Stradling and supported by visiting guest speakers, you will undertake in-depth practical training in planning, scheduling and budgeting for factual programming and documentaries and the various complex issues they raise.

Other topics covered in this week include:
Co-Production and co-funding;
Re–versioning; Insurance;
Compliance;
Health and safety, Risk assessment;
Finance and cost control;
Setting up shoots – in the UK and overseas;
Dealing with equipment and crew;
Editing process for broadcast;
CGI;
New media;
Copyright/ clearance of music and archive; and Troubleshooting.

Past speakers have included a representative from PACT who discussed agreements, contracts and rates for freelancers/employees; a health and safety expert; experts in new media and archive; an insurer; a BECTU spokesperson; a DoP and an editor.
Save £50 if you book by 19 December!
For more info visit:
www.dfgdocs.com/Training/Short_Courses/Production_Management_Week.aspx

RESEARCH FOR FACTUAL (14th JAN) - BOOK NOW, SAVE £30!
High quality research is everything when it comes to making factual TV.
In this intensive workshop, led by Clare Cameron, you will discover the different approaches to research needed for different documentary genres from historical, investigative and cultural to international documentaries. Through practical exercises, you will also learn how to access, analyse and use information in a confident manner; how to make the best use of the Internet for film research; how to access archive footage and stills; and how to find contributors and locations.

As well as developing your research skills, you will gain an understanding of the roles of the different people you will work with from independent producers to media lawyers and archivists. The legal framework that can inform production will be examined as well as how to get results when you are researching under the constraints of time and tight budgets.
Whether you are keen to develop and improve your research skills for your own documentary, or wanting to enter the industry, this course will get you researching creatively and effectively.
Book by 19 December and save £30!
For more information visit http://www.dfgdocs.com/Training/Short_Courses/Research_for_Factual.aspx

FCP EDITING WEEK (19th - 23rd JAN) - SAVE £50
DFG is delighted to announce the return of FCP Editing Week, with the fantastic Anton Califano and Steve Stevenson as tutors. Book before 23rd December and you will save £50!
This intensive practical workshop teaches you how to use industry relevant equipment and Final Cut Pro software, as well as the fundamentals of documentary editing in important areas such as preparing a project for the edit and the Grammar of Editing.

Each participant will have their own Mac workstation to ensure maximum hands on practice. You'll be guided through essential elements of Final Cut Pro including: non-linear systems; hardware; interface; deck control; capturing and digitizing; working on timeline; working with audio basic effects; and printing to tape.

Additionally, you will learn about:
1) The Grammar of Documentary Editing (bookable also as a single day);
2) Preparing to edit your film, pre-selecting rushes, paper-edits, etc;
3) Writing commentary, finding music, effects, animation, stock footage and archive material;
Participants will end the week having edited a finished sequence to broadcast standards. (You are welcome to bring along your own material if desired or footage can be provided by DFG).

For more information visit:
http://www.dfgdocs.com/Training/Short_Courses/Final_Cut_Pro_Editing_Week_.aspx

ADVANCED CAMERA AND LIGHTING TECHNIQUES (5-6 FEB) - SAVE £30!
Master the art of shooting and lighting your documentaries professionally.
This highly practical course is for those who already know how to use a DV camera. It will be taught by top DOP and camerawoman, Belinda Parsons, on the industry standard Sony Z-1. Using shooting exercises, you will learn how to create a customised ‘look’ for your film using the settings on the menu, when and how to use filters, wide angle lens and matte boxes, principles of composition and much more.

You will also learn the basic principles of lighting, particularly for interviews, and you will get a chance to put this into practice with lighting exercises.
Book by 9 January and save £30!

http://www.dfgdocs.com/Training/Short_Courses/Advanced_Camera_and_Lighting_Techniques.aspx

TO BOOK OR FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ALL OF DFG’S COURSES INCLUDING PRODUCERS WEEK:
t. 020 7249 6600
e. training@dfgdocs.com
www.dfgdocs.com/training

ABOUT DFG:
The Documentary Filmmakers Group (DFG) is the UK's leading provider of industry focused training in documentary filmmaking and the national organisation working to promote talent and innovation in the industry. DFG and its partner, Goldsmiths, University of London, are members of the elite Skillset Media Academy Network.

Best regards,

Elle

GABRIEL MEDIA International www.gabrielmediainternational.com