A Crash-Course in Documentary Filmmaking for Journalists

A Crash-Course in Documentary Filmmaking for Journalists is part of the 2024 Backyard Docs Film Festival, an annual celebration of nonfiction cinema exploring Rust Belt and Appalachian identity through regionally connected films and filmmakers. Listed as a mixer, this workshop takes place December 6, 2024, at 12:00 PM at 223 Fourth Avenue, Downtown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222, United States, with video journalists P. Nick Curran and Alexis Johnson guiding professional and aspiring journalists through short news documentaries from start to finish. Hands-on exercises and case studies cover independent filmmaker tools, ethics, field production, cinematography, and safety and security protocols; sponsors are the Pittsburgh Downtown Media Hub, presented by Point Park University's Center for Media Innovation, and The Video Consortium, with complimentary food and drinks available first come, first served.

Hosted with: Psychedelic Writers Guild