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| How to develop your idea for a documentary | How to develop your idea for a documentary |
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| This course has now passed – but we update our programme all the time. For information on our full range of classes, sign up to the Guardian Masterclasses newsletter, follow us on Twitter, or keep an eye on our calendar. | |
| This online workshop is part of our new, exciting range of digital masterclasses that we are offering. In this live online workshop, you will have the opportunity to engage in real time with our brilliant course tutors, as well as other participants – with additional pre and post-course support from our learning team. To celebrate the launch, we are offering a very limited supply of introductory early bird tickets for each event, discounted up to 45% – once they’re gone, they’re gone! | This online workshop is part of our new, exciting range of digital masterclasses that we are offering. In this live online workshop, you will have the opportunity to engage in real time with our brilliant course tutors, as well as other participants – with additional pre and post-course support from our learning team. To celebrate the launch, we are offering a very limited supply of introductory early bird tickets for each event, discounted up to 45% – once they’re gone, they’re gone! |
| If you’ve been waiting for a sign to turn your ideas into a great documentary, this is it. | If you’ve been waiting for a sign to turn your ideas into a great documentary, this is it. |
| There’s no time like lockdown to get your vision out of your head and onto the screen, and in this informative digital workshop with Guardian head of video Charlie Philips, the process of developing, pitching and distributing factual films will be demystified. | There’s no time like lockdown to get your vision out of your head and onto the screen, and in this informative digital workshop with Guardian head of video Charlie Philips, the process of developing, pitching and distributing factual films will be demystified. |
| Suitable for filmmakers at any stage of their careers, the class includes up-to-date market information and lots of practical advice on pitching ideas to editors. | Suitable for filmmakers at any stage of their careers, the class includes up-to-date market information and lots of practical advice on pitching ideas to editors. |
| Charlie will also discuss what the Guardian is currently doing with documentaries, and how you can get involved. | Charlie will also discuss what the Guardian is currently doing with documentaries, and how you can get involved. |
| You will be sent a link to the webinar 1hr before the start time of 6.30pm (BST). | You will be sent a link to the webinar 1hr before the start time of 6.30pm (BST). |
| Content | Content |
| How to grow your idea for a documentary | How to grow your idea for a documentary |
| Pitching your idea to commissioning editors | Pitching your idea to commissioning editors |
| Different funding options, including traditional broadcast routes and more experimental DIY options | Different funding options, including traditional broadcast routes and more experimental DIY options |
| Advice on distribution, marketing and networking | Advice on distribution, marketing and networking |
| Shortform versus longform | Shortform versus longform |
| The future of documentary-making: how to seize the opportunities digital technology has to offer | The future of documentary-making: how to seize the opportunities digital technology has to offer |
| Q&A | Q&A |
| Class preparation | Class preparation |
| You’re encouraged to arrive with ideas for documentaries you might like to make, as well as a sense of the style and content of films you enjoy watching. However, this preparation is not essential to attend the class or benefit from it. | You’re encouraged to arrive with ideas for documentaries you might like to make, as well as a sense of the style and content of films you enjoy watching. However, this preparation is not essential to attend the class or benefit from it. |
| You will be sent a link to the webinar 1hr before the start time of 6.30pm (BST). | You will be sent a link to the webinar 1hr before the start time of 6.30pm (BST). |
| Tutor profile | Tutor profile |
| Charlie Phillips is head of video at the Guardian. He was deputy director at Sheffield Doc/Fest for seven years. Prior to that, he was editor of FourDocs for Channel 4. Find him on Twitter here. | Charlie Phillips is head of video at the Guardian. He was deputy director at Sheffield Doc/Fest for seven years. Prior to that, he was editor of FourDocs for Channel 4. Find him on Twitter here. |
| You will be sent a link to the webinar 1hr before the start time of 6.30pm (BST). | You will be sent a link to the webinar 1hr before the start time of 6.30pm (BST). |
| Watch our interview with Charlie | Watch our interview with Charlie |
| Details | Details |
| This course has now passed – but we update our programme all the time. For information on our full range of classes, sign up to the Guardian Masterclasses newsletter, follow us on Twitter, or keep an eye on our calendar. | |
| Date: Tuesday 16 June 2020Times: 6.30pm-9pm (BST)Price: Early bird discounted ticket of £25 (plus £1.74 booking fee); standard ticket at £45 (plus 2.65 booking fee)Event capacity: 60 | Date: Tuesday 16 June 2020Times: 6.30pm-9pm (BST)Price: Early bird discounted ticket of £25 (plus £1.74 booking fee); standard ticket at £45 (plus 2.65 booking fee)Event capacity: 60 |
| This masterclass is available globally. If you are joining us from outside the United Kingdom, please use this time zone converter to check your local live streaming time. | This masterclass is available globally. If you are joining us from outside the United Kingdom, please use this time zone converter to check your local live streaming time. |
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