“Every film is a documentary, since it captures an experience that takes place in front of a camera.” François Truffaut.
Regardless of how they are marketed, there is not much practical differences between documentary and fiction films, since they both use the same set of tools to tell stories.
In this course you will learn all the basic film tools available for you to tell your story, and through simple exercises and examples, you will briefly explore how camera, sound, editing, colour and other elements are applied to tell stories in the documentary field.
Documentary: Basics
Documentary: Basics
Learning how to use a particular editing software is not included in this course. You are welcome to use your own (free, paid, amateur or professional) software and your own laptop or computer, and you can also use Premiere Pro at CREA facilities.
In terms of camera gear, you are welcome to use your own or work with CREA’s equipment.
This is a 10-week CREA course. The 10-week courses are divided into three blocks and so there are also three start times per season:
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Block 1/fall: start in the week of 30 September 2024.
Priority registration for students and young-alumni until 9 September 2024 – 12:00. -
Block 2/winter: start in the week of 20 January 2025.
Priority enrolment for students and young-alumni until 16 December 2024 – 12:00. -
Block 3/spring: start from the week of 7 April 2025 (note: 9 weeks!).
Programme will be published in December 2024, priority for students and young-alumni from 8 January 2025 – 12:00 to 17 March 2025 – 12:00.
Course sessions take place weekly on the same day and time. Lessons that do not take place due to holidays, course-free periods or due to illness of the lecturer will be caught up at the end. So please note that a course may be extended by several weeks.
You can find the course schedules under course info & conditions >>
| time | start date |
| Mon 17:00 - 19:30 | 07-04-2025 |
| duration | season |
| 9 weeks | block 3 - spring |
| cost ⓘ | course no |
| student:€141 young-alumnus UvA/HvA:€207 old-alumnus UvA/HvA:€242 employee UvA/HvA:€207 others:€284 | 324306 |
| teacher | language |
| Faydim Ramshe |  |
