Documentary Film Making Workshop
- Date:
- Wednesday, 1st September 2010 @ 10:30 am - 17:00 pm
- Venue:
- Wales Millennium Centre
- Age Restrictions:
- 18+
- Cost:
- Free
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has launched its Digital Revolutions film competition run in conjunction with Sheffield Doc/Fest, the biggest documentary film festival in the UK, and Crossover, an international digital media and content programme. For the competition, members of the public as well as film professionals can enter short films about how information or technology has changed their lives. The winners of the amateur category will receive a cash prize of up to £10,000.
To give Welsh entrants the best chance of winning the top prize, a free one day film making workshop has been planned for 1st September at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff.
Only fifty places are available at the workshop on a first come first served basis. To register interest click here.
Outline of the workshop day
Crossover Team: Mark Atkin, Frank Boyd, Sean Coleman
The purpose of the introductory mini-labs is:
- to provide potential competitors with information about the competition, its scope and how to enter;
- to stimulate debate about the impact of digital technology on society, politics, the economy, education, culture, etc;
- to inspire participants to generate ideas for subjects and topics to cover;
- to give practical tips and advice on making, digitising and posting their films.
Agenda
10:30 Coffee and Registration
11:00 Introduction to the competition
11:30 Mapping the Digital Landscape - Breakout Groups
12:00 Plenary Feedback
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Devising a short film
14:30 Brainstorming Session
15:15 Feedback
16:00 Practical and Production Questions
16:30 Final Q&A
17:00 Wrap
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