Documentary Filmmaking Masterclass — Learn

how to Plan, Write and Shoot your Documentary

Film
About This Class

Documentary Filmmaking Masterclass — Learn how to Plan, Write and Shoot your Documentary Film

This course will give students who are making or are planning to make documentary films a solid
framework for producing factual films, providing filmmakers with the skills to keep control of the
process of filmmaking thereby ensuring that the film's storyline is realized.

I have designed the lessons in such a way that they are more informative than prescriptive. Filmmaking
for me is a very personal activity and I tend to read, watch and experience as much as I can on the
subject and then bringing it all together I choose the best way for me to approach a specific film. And I
strongly suggest you do too – see what works for you and run with that and what does not work for you
– let it go!

Lessons in this course:

01 - Introduction to Documentary Filmmaking

02 - What is a Good Story

03 - Focus

04 - Narrative Structure

05 - The Shooting Script

06 - Shooting Your Film

07 - The Edit Script

08 - Writing Voice Over

09 - Summing Up
I hope you enjoy and learn from this course. I have added some projects to do after completing the
course and I will be very happy to discuss these with you once you have completed them.

Class Projects

Have you ever dreamed of making your own short film? Then this opportunity might be for
you! UCT TV and Kisambo Media are offering an exciting after-hours filmmaking course. The
course starts on 20 May and will run for 4 weeks.
See the poster for details. Contact Hein Ungerer at kisambomedia@gmail.com for more
information.