LIFT WORKSHOP: PRODUCING DOCUMENTARY FILMS
From development to delivery, expert advice for producers and filmmakers
Schedule:
Monday, June 28th, 6pm - 10pm
Wednesday, June 30th, 6pm - 10pm
Cost:
LIFT/ DOC Toronto Members $75
Non-members $95
Enrollment is limited to 14
Documentary and factual programming are undergoing drastic changes, not only in modes of financing and models of distribution, but also technical and creative challenges that affect every producer whether they are established or a first timer. You have a great idea for a documentary, perhaps even a series for television. You know how to make it and you are ready to go-but how? This workshop will take participants through the various stages of making a documentary, from development to post-production, delivery and launching your project. Participants will discuss the proposal, the documentary script, the budget, finding and hiring your crew and creative team, the pitfalls of the editing room and the importance of the producer/director relationship. The workshop will look at how to finance factual programming, be it big or low budget, in today's multi-platform environment. But once you have the money in place, how do you forge ahead and are you really finished when you've delivered your film?
Instructor:
Alison Duke is an award-winning filmmaker with over 10 years of producing films for broadcast television, community based organizations, corporations and small businesses. She worked as a segment producer/director for several internationally syndicated documentary television series and has written, produced and directed films shown in film festivals to 2.0. Her first feature documentary Raisin' Kane: A Rapumentary garnered several documentary awards. Today, Alison brings a variety of different skills to each production including producing, directing, camera operation and editing. Her work has screened on Much Music, CBC Newsworld, OMNI, Life Network, Oxygen, The Sundance Channel, Superchannel, BET and TVOne. Some of her clients include: Toronto Public Health, Aecon Construction Ltd, Toronto City Hall, Women's Health In Woman's Hands, BlackCAP, Across Boundaries and the Women's Intercultural Network. Alison is currently producing and directing a feature documentary tracing the legacy of international trans activist Victor Mukasa and queer African activism. www.alisonduke.com
