Day: Sunday
Time: 10:00-17:00
Duration: 1 day
Price: £14 (Concessions £10)
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Video Production Taster

Course Overview
This 'hands-on' Video Production Taster day will take you through all the stages of a video production. The course covers camera and sound training (using Canon XM2 cameras and external boom mics) and introduces basic editing using Apple's iMovie. You will make a micro-short film with the rest of the class - this is an excellent opportunity to meet other up-and-coming filmmakers.

This course has been subsidised by The Film and Video Workshop to encourage and support filmmakers.

Course Outcomes
Upon completing this course, you will:
• Understand the different phases involved in a video production (Pre-production, Production & Post Production)
• Know how to operate a camera and microphone and how to use a tripod
• Understand shot composition and the terminology used
• Have an understanding of interviewing techniques
• Have an understanding of the documentary genre
• Gained basic experience in filming a sequence or an interview

Lesson Structure
Pre-Production (proposal • treatment • script • shooting script • storyboard • budget • scheduling• crew • equipment list • the Recce) • Production (the shooting schedule) • Post-Production (offline and online editing • sound design, music and the audio dub • colour grading • VO • graphics, credits and subtitles) • Camera language • Shot composition • Exercise: filming shots • Interviewing techniques • Planning a sequence • Exercise: filming a sequence

Entry Requirements
No previous experience is necessary. Students should be fluent in English.

Tutor
Rani Khana has a BA Hons degree in Film & Video from the University of the Arts and has been making documentaries for the last thirteen years.