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Documentary Development Workshop
| Discipline/s | Writing & directing |
| Level: | Intermediate/Advanced |
| Course code: | DDW110 |
| Date/s & times: | Register your interest |
| Contact hours: | 21 |
| Places: | 10 |
| Fee: | $415 OC members / $498 non members (Membership: $55 / $44 concession - join Open Channel here) |
| Prerequisites: | Completion of Documentary Scriptwriting or equivalent. Participants must have a project in development or production. |
The Documentary Development Workshop is a new course, devised in response to popular demand for project mentorship and peer support.
This course is for documentary filmmakers with a project in development or production. With the guidance of esteemed tutor Steve Thomas and input of fellow filmmakers, develop your documentary over an extended period of consultation and collaboration.
The Workshop will help filmmakers:
- Improve storytelling and structure
- Refine pitches, treatments and scripts
- Experiment with production strategies and styles
- Critically assess projects
- Collaboratively realise projects
- Identify sources of funding and support
Who should do this course?
Documentary writers or directors looking for mentorship, support and project development.
How do I Enrol?
Simply print an Enrolment Form and return to us with payment to secure a place in the Short Course. See the Enrolment Form for details on how to pay.
Short Courses Application Form (pdf)
TUTOR
Steve Thomas
As a writer, director and producer Steve's films include: Black Man's Houses (1992) and Harold (1994) – two award-winning documentaries examining black-white history, The Hillmen – A Soccer Fable (1996) – the misadventures of a junior soccer team and AFI Award winner for Best TV Documentary, Least Said, Soonest Mended (2000) - an adoption story about Steve's own family which won a UNAA Media Peace Award, Welcome to Woomera (2004) - explores Australia's famous 'Rocket Town', more recently infamous for its refugee detention centre, and his most recent film Hope (2007) – the story of SIEV X survivor Amal Basry. From 1998 to 2009 Steve taught in the documentary program at VCA.
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