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In our film we will be using b roll of David performing with children in the background, we have to be careful to get permission to use this as there are children in the clips.

Documentary filmmakers, Quinn said, need to have a sense of the ethical questions or concerns that will affect their work. It’s on a different scale than journalism, simply because doc filmmakers spend so much time with subjects, sometimes years, that they become deeply involved in the intimate aspects of their lives. “We as documentary filmmakers,Continue reading “Ethics”

The BBC five shot rule: shot in this order (it’s important always to shoot in this order because they’ll cut together seamlessly) 1. Extreme close up on the hands 2. Extreme closeup on the face 3. Medium shot: hands and face in same shot 4. Wide shot or over the shoulder view of the actionContinue reading “BBC Five Shot Rule”

Tell a story you care about Start with a subject that excites you. If you’re lukewarm about the subject matter, chances are, the final movie will be too. Make a documentary you’re passionate about and makes sense to you. There will be plenty of people who don’t “get” your idea. But if you get it,Continue reading “Shooting a Documentary”

Video Camera You can choose any, depending on the type of documentary you wish to film, where you’ll be screening your film, and your budget. You can use an iPhone, digital point-and-shoot, and an action camera for rugged documentaries, while professional cinema cameras and 4K camcorders are better for theaters and broadcasting. Lens The most ideal lens for documentaryContinue reading “Film Gear”

Pure cinema Hitchcock was an incredible visual storyteller, preferring to use images rather than dialogue to convey emotions and create moods in his work. It’s clear that Hitchcock had a great appreciation for the work of early Soviet filmmakers, including Sergei Eisenstein, Lev Kuleshov, Dziga Vertov, and Vsevolod Pudovkin, because of the way he constructedContinue reading “Alfred Hitchcock”

There are typically 6 styles of documentary film making. Poetic Documentaries First seen in the 1920s, Poetic Documentaries are very much what they sound like. They focus on experiences, images and showing the audience the world through a different set of eyes. Abstract and loose with narrative, the poetic sub-genre can be very unconventional andContinue reading “6 Modes of Documentary”

David Taylor’s story is something people would be interested in as it represents the issues Bettws have of crime and anti social behaviour. Above are some statistics of what type of crimes are committed in the area. Violence and anti social behaviour are the most prominent, which is the issues David Taylor struggled with. CriminalContinue reading “Research into crime and alcohol in Bettws”

For this module, I am doing a group project with Lowri Harris and Meg Feeney. We decided to do a documentary film, as it is something we wanted to improve our skills on. I have done documentary film in previous modules individually, but found it quite difficult to do it alone as there are manyContinue reading “Project Proposal”

AimsTo ensure students are aware of the latest developments within photojournalism.To equip students with the knowledge and skills to be able to apply cutting edgeadvancement with the industry to their own practice.To understand how the industry currently functions within the framework of newtechnologies, theories and methods.SynopsisThe module will address the current and potential future technicalContinue reading “Module Aims”