The Grammar of Documentary Editing
- Posted: March 26, 2010, 4:22 pm
- Category: Short Course (1 day)
About the course
This day will work by detailed analysis of film clips, and will examine the grammar of documentary editing across several genres, including arts documentary, constructed drama - documentaries and historical documentaries.
Location: DFG, 4th Floor, Shacklewell Studios, 28 Shacklewell Lane, London
More details
The course will demonstrate how the material is constructed by using rhythm, pace and sequencing to get the best out of your story.The day will cover:
- structure and creating a narrative thread
- films without interviews films without commentary
- fly on the wall
- creating a story through images and sound
- how to create a sequence, scene and rhythm
- how to condense and cut a sequence
- how to create a seemingly naturally continuous scene
- building layers of sound/ music/ voiceover
- using certain types of shot to create a rhythm
- how to use cut-aways and reaction shots
The tutor will use documentary material to illustrate topics addressed during the day and demonstrate editorial decisions made.LCD projection facilities will aid the learning process and guarantee clear and effective demonstrations.
The day will end with a question and answer session where participants will be able to put any unresolved queries to the tutor.
Course details:
Where?
DFG, 4th Floor, Shacklewell Studios, 28 Shacklewell Lane, London, E8 2EZ
When?
This course has already run.
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+44 (0)20 7249 6600 / e-mail training@dfgdocs.com for more details.
Who teaches this course?
Steve Stevenson - Steve Stevenson is an award winning editor whose work ranges widely across observational films, long-form documentaries and drama docs. His recent credits include Channel 4's Human Zoo (2009) and the BBC2 series Extreme Pilgrim (2008) which won a Sandford St Martin Trust Award and a Royal Television Society Award for Best Network Factual Series. Other credits include George Orwell, A Life in Pictures (2004), BBC2, which earned Steve a BAFTA nomination for editing, and won the Grierson Award for Best Documentary on the Arts, and the International Emmy for Best Arts Programme. Steve has produced and directed films for the BBC, Channel 4 and National Geographic, including two award-winning Equinoxes, and from time to time self-shoots environmental films for BBC World & UNESCO. Steve is a regular tutor on DFG's Grammar of Documentary Editing and at Brunel University where he teaches on the MA course in Documentary Practice.
What did people think of this course?
‘Steve was brilliant, informative and inspiring… I enjoyed the example films and his ability to explain the reasons behind decisions because they were his own films. Really insightful and helpful to have notes to take away. I loved it all!’ Grammar of Editing Participant, April 2010