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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Bob Croslin sent me a link on APAD’s discussion board
to this cool 360 video panoramic that MSNBC produced after Katrina:
http://risingfromruin.msnbc.com/tour.html?roadzoom13btn3
Their video is seamless because it isn’t stitched together.
An article they published on how they made this can be read here:
http://risingfromruin.msnbc.com/2005/11/you_write_the_c.html
Apparently the equipment they used had a cost of over $15,000.
I wonder if the cost has decreased since then.
The ‘poor man’ process I used is not nearly as proper but can be accomplished with less than $2000 of equipment and software (at student discounted prices).
Another somewhat related link of interest is “Wild Sanctuary” which allows you to listen to various kinds of ambient noise on Google Maps or Google Earth.
Also it will be interesting to see if Microsoft begins incorporating stitched panoramic video into their cool newPhotosynth system.
Photosynth’s architect Blaise Aguera y Arcas presented a demo on this technology at TED which can be viewed at:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/129
Thanks!
-patrick