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Get Ahead in Documentary

DFG is the UK's leading provider of documentary-specific training for established and aspiring filmmakers. We provide a wide range of consultancy services, long and short courses, corporate and bespoke training, covering every aspect of documentary filmmaking. All our tutors are practicing industry professionals.

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The Filmmaker's Development Toolkit: The Idea, The Proposal, The Pitch and The Taster Tape
  • Runs 22.03.2013 – 22.03.2013
  • Category Short Course (1 day)
  • From £58.33

Filmmakers often have great ideas, but lack the necessary skills and resources to know what to do with them. This one-day course helps you identify what makes a good idea, and gives you the main tools to get a project off the ground, namely:

  • A well-written proposal
  • A great, confident and compelling pitch
  • A much needed taster tape
  • Tips for working with production companies
  • An overview of various funding opportunities

Using examples of commissioned proposals and taster tapes, and with an overview of funding and commissioning objectives, it’s an essential one-day intensive for moving ahead with your own project.

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Getting Started in Documentary - Saturday School
  • Runs 01.06.2013 – 01.06.2013
  • Category Micro Course
  • From £35

Whether you're a lowly person in the world of television or making films for love (or money) outside of broadcast, it can be a bit of an uphill struggle making the leap into becoming a fully-fledged documentary filmmaker working in the business. DFG will give you the insider tips to give your career a kick start, from navigating the television career ladder to the opportunities outside broadcast, and how to make the most of your short film.

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