GET YOUR DOCUMENTARY COMMISSIONED TRAINING COURSE

About the course

This is a tightly packed, very effective one day course.

1 day course

Ideal course length is one day.

Course Summary

COURSE SUMMARY
Got a documentary idea but not sure how to: move it forwards, get some interest, get it funded, commissioned and broadcast?
This course applies to online documentaries, broadcast TV documentaries and one-off theatrical release documentaries. During the day we break down the development process, working through what’s needed to create a compelling pitch, then a fully rounded proposal, a treatment, shooting schedule, budget and sizzle teaser.

WHO’S IT FOR
This one day course is for anyone, from complete beginners to experienced producers, who have a documentary idea but don’t know how to move it forwards, develop it and get it made.

OUTCOMES
Delegates will know exactly what they need to do in the research, planning and pre-production of a documentary before they are ready to pitch. They will know what a successful pitch, proposal and treatment should look like. They will know if they have a decent documentary idea.

Day 1 Syllabus

What is a story?
What is a documentary?
Where’s the access?
The title
The pitch
Planning the proposal
Breaking down the critical information for each section • What is the theme?
Supporting sizzle teasers
Treatment and execution styles
Presenters, narration
Re-versioning, added value and interactive options
The opening sequence and how to start
Narrative reveal, arc, structure
Script
Empathy, pace and audience engagement
The HEC test
Identifying who, how and when to submit.

Clients