Documentary Films & Visual Reporting Workshop
An intensive, hands-on training programme in documentary filmmaking and visual reporting, from the first idea to a public screening.
Quick facts
| Trainer | Majed Mukarram, independent filmmaker and media trainer |
|---|---|
| Total duration and effort | Intensive training: 14 sessions × 4 hours = 56 hours, over 2 to 3 weeks |
| Target group and requirements | Ages 18 and above. Participants need a video camera (any type, including a mobile phone) and a laptop or computer |
| Hall requirements | A high-resolution display screen and a clear sound system |
| Dates | To be announced |
| Fee | To be announced |
| Places available | To be announced |
About the workshop and vision
Take your point of view to the world around you, and to what is inside you. Come and learn how we capture and see what happens through the lens. We explore different stories and think about how to present them as an impactful documentary film or visual report. You will learn how to choose the right narrative and arrange events, use different types of cameras and lenses, and work professionally with sound equipment and lighting to achieve a complete piece of work.
Schedule and session content
| Session | Training topic | Skills and content |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Documentary Film | Understanding the idea of the documentary film and its different types, and how to generate and create ideas with added value. |
| 02 | Developing Ideas | Reviewing the different schools of documentary film, discussing trainees' ideas and developing them to build a strong dramatic structure. |
| 03 | Image and Cinematography | Fundamentals of cinematic photography: composition, foundation rules, and the aesthetics of the shot. |
| 04 | Practical Applications | Hands-on shooting exercises and applying the right positions to capture shots that serve the film. |
| 05 | Interviews and Framing | Managing on-camera interviews: choosing the right position, lighting angle and framing for people. |
| 06 | Event and Composition | Following the main event in the film, narrative composition, and building continuous visual tracking. |
| 07 | Lighting and Movement | The relationship of objects to lighting, alternative lighting techniques and solutions, and camera movement techniques for an expressive image. |
| 08 | Sound Engineering | Professional sound recording techniques, methods of improving sound, and the equipment needed to ensure clear audio. |
| 09 | Review and Development | Finishing some practical shooting applications, screening and discussing the footage to understand and avoid technical problems. |
| 10 | Editing Basics | Fundamental rules of the editing and cutting process, and getting to know the software and how to arrange the film material. |
| 11 | Professional Editing | Advanced professional skills and editing solutions to preserve the film's rhythm and the strength of the narrative content. |
| 12 | Mixing and Export | Assembling the film and sound track, improving sound, mixing, and choosing the right display formats for each publishing platform. |
| 13 | Graduation Projects | Defining graduation project ideas, dividing into work groups (3 trainees per film), and distributing tasks within the team. |
| 14 | Directing and Screening | Explaining the final state of the film, how to export the final version, and preparing to screen and communicate with the audience. |
Graduation project and final screening
The workshop concludes with a special open event for presenting the graduation projects to the public and interested people. Every three trainees take part together in directing and producing a short documentary film or a complete visual report as a graduation project that reflects all the skills gained during the workshop.
Register your interest.
Complete the form below with the workshop selected. Our team will contact you with the details of the next intake.
- Phone
- +962779080504
- Website
- alhadeel-ess.org
- Where we work
- Jordan, with a focus on remote and underserved areas nationwide