Shooting Documentary Short Films

Today’s media landscape is largely made up of regular folks who know how to spot a good story and use basic gear to document the world around them. Find out how you can join their ranks and make compelling, marketable shorts in Shooting Documentary Short Films with Griffin Hammond. 
Griffin made a name for himself with the ode to an iconic hot sauce, Sriracha. In this class, he’ll teach you how to identify, shoot, and share documentary-style video. 
You’ll learn how to:

• Recognize and tell a good story
• Capture high-caliber footage with low-budget gear 
• Incorporate all the essentials for online and TV news
• Produce corporate work clients love
• Find your audience and monetize your work

Griffin will share tips on lighting, framing, and interviewing subjects so you walk away with lots of usable footage. You’ll watch as Griffin shares clips from a one-day shoot and you’ll learn exactly what it takes to turnaround a complete documentary-style short on a deadline.

You’ll also learn a handful of helpful editing techniques and get insights on the ethical and legal responsibilities of documentary filmmaking.

If you want to learn how to tell meaningful stories that look great and sell, while working on a shoestring budget, don’t miss Shooting Documentary Short Films with Griffin Hammond. 

• Recognizing Good Stories
• The Science of Good Storytelling
• What's in My Camera Bag?
• Essential Elements of TV News
• How to Frame an Interview
• Setting Up Complex Framing
• Setting Up The Camera & Recording Audio
• Interview Questions That Yield Usable Answers
• What Makes Good B-Roll & How to Capture It
• Organizing Your B-Roll
• Editing: J & L Cuts
• Ethics of Documentary Editing
• Distribution Platforms, Funding, & Building an Audience
• Debunking Legal Myths
• Final Film & Conversation w/ Editor Steven Cervantes
• How to Find Work in the Industry