WORKSHOPS:
Two-Week Documentary Workshop - Mississippi Delta
Start Date: February 14th, 2010
This 2-week HDV workshop is designed for photojournalists who are looking to make the move to videojournalism and the web, new documentary filmmakers who want to launch their careers in web and television documentaries and for those with experience in some aspects of film making that are looking to expand their skill, understanding and mastery of the whole process. Producers, cinematographers, editors and writers with narrative experience who are considering working in non-fiction film making are also encouraged to enroll.
Students will learn all aspects of the process including the importance of the still image, HDV camera, compact lighting methods, field sound, field editing and how to weave the story. To view an extended version of the course description, visit our website at barefootworkshops.org
This is one of many workshops that Barefoot will be running in 2009. In addition to the Mississippi Delta, check out our website to learn more about our workshops in Africa and how you can participate.
Homepage: barefootworkshops.org
Contact: chandler@barefootworkshops.org
Tuition: $2,350.00 (includes tuition, housing and food)
Instructors: Chandler Griffin, Julie Winokur, Teddy Symes and Yoni Brook
Past Equipment Sponsors: Apple, Canon, Tekserve, B&H, Bogen, Gitzo, Kata, Tiffen, Sennheiser, Glyph, G-Tech, Litepanels, Anton Bauer, Lowel, D&M Professional
Barefoot Workshops is a New York City-based not-for-profit 501(c)3, founded by Chandler Griffin in 2004, that offers short, intensive workshops around the world in narrative and documentary filmmaking. We assist organizations and individuals to use media, music and the arts, to accelerate progress and program goals in areas such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, conflict resolution, resettlement, youth empowerment, civil rights, and democracy building. We have worked with partners as diverse as UNESCO, Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, The U.S. State Department and The Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), to pioneer new formats and “media templates” that reinforce citizen-led, community-owned solutions to these challenges.
The main goal of Barefoot Workshops is to equip students with the knowledge and confidence to use sophisticated equipment while having a foundation that allows a person to create beautiful images regardless of the tools. At Barefoot, growing and learning as a filmmaker means growing and learning as an individual
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There’s no question that even the best camera stabilization system, isn’t enough for nice steady shots. You need something. I never liked tripods. No matter what size, they’re just too big, bulky and obtrusive for me.
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i don’t hate the tripod, but don’t use it or bring it with me very often. Even the monopod i generally only use for interviews, everything else is handheld.
From what I’ve seen most of the newspaper vi’s I work with in Oslo, Norway work like this. TV vi’s tend to use the tripod more often.
Its the internet my friend! If you’ve read several reviews by video journalists, you should’ve linked us.
Thanks for the vid though, significantly more stable than handheld