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Filming Skills for Video Journalists | March 2020 | Application Form |
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Filming Skills for Video Journalists
Date: 25th - 27th March 2020
Location: BBC Scotland, 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1DA
Description
Learn the skills you need to film your own news stories
Course Content
Supported by Progressive Broadcast Hire, Glasgow, this intensive course is aimed at journalists of all levels of experience who need or want to film their stories.
An intensive, practical 3-day training course, location-based, covering all aspects of filming short news pieces, sots, interviews, and vox pops, you will spend the first 2 days learning the basics of filming with a broadcast handycam kit and producing short news VT’s.
Day 3 is spent filming a project with a realistic timescale to turn round material that is required for transmission.
The course covers:
- Camera set up and operation
- Shot composition
- Framing and shot styles
- Interview setups
- Sound for video journalists
Tutor
The course is led by Mark Hampshire, a freelance lighting cameraman with over 25 years’ experience. Having been a senior cameraman at Reuters, Mark moved into current affairs and spent many years on the major BBC and ITV current affairs programmes. Mark has worked on dozens of prime time documentaries and also worked on ITV as a live cameraman for daytime. He has worked all over the world from war zones to Hollywood and has in recent years trained dozens of self-shooting producers for both ITV and BBC.
Fees:
Freelance Rate: £565
Corporate Rate: £1080
Once you have been accepted on the course we will invoice you, by email, for the full amount of the fees. We must receive your payment 5 working days before the course at the latest. Your place on the course is not confirmed until we have received full payment from you, or you have received written confirmation that you have been awarded a bursary.
Application and deadlines
This course is currently open for applications.
If you are intending to apply for a bursary the deadline is Monday 9th March 2020 at 9 am.
Bursaries
Thanks to funding from the Scottish Government, discretionary bursaries may be available to those who are eligible. Bursary information is available from www.nfts.co.uk/scotland and on each course information page. Please contact scotland@nfts.co.uk if you have a bursary query.
Data Protection
The National Film and Television School respects your personal information and undertakes to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998.
Our full Data Protection Policy can be found here.
Date: 25th - 27th March 2020
Location: BBC Scotland, 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1DA
Description
Learn the skills you need to film your own news stories
Course Content
Supported by Progressive Broadcast Hire, Glasgow, this intensive course is aimed at journalists of all levels of experience who need or want to film their stories.
An intensive, practical 3-day training course, location-based, covering all aspects of filming short news pieces, sots, interviews, and vox pops, you will spend the first 2 days learning the basics of filming with a broadcast handycam kit and producing short news VT’s.
Day 3 is spent filming a project with a realistic timescale to turn round material that is required for transmission.
The course covers:
- Camera set up and operation
- Shot composition
- Framing and shot styles
- Interview setups
- Sound for video journalists
Tutor
The course is led by Mark Hampshire, a freelance lighting cameraman with over 25 years’ experience. Having been a senior cameraman at Reuters, Mark moved into current affairs and spent many years on the major BBC and ITV current affairs programmes. Mark has worked on dozens of prime time documentaries and also worked on ITV as a live cameraman for daytime. He has worked all over the world from war zones to Hollywood and has in recent years trained dozens of self-shooting producers for both ITV and BBC.
Fees:
Freelance Rate: £565
Corporate Rate: £1080
Once you have been accepted on the course we will invoice you, by email, for the full amount of the fees. We must receive your payment 5 working days before the course at the latest. Your place on the course is not confirmed until we have received full payment from you, or you have received written confirmation that you have been awarded a bursary.
Application and deadlines
This course is currently open for applications.
If you are intending to apply for a bursary the deadline is Monday 9th March 2020 at 9 am.
Bursaries
Thanks to funding from the Scottish Government, discretionary bursaries may be available to those who are eligible. Bursary information is available from www.nfts.co.uk/scotland and on each course information page. Please contact scotland@nfts.co.uk if you have a bursary query.
Data Protection
The National Film and Television School respects your personal information and undertakes to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998.
Our full Data Protection Policy can be found here.