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SDGI Blog: Exploring Reality IV

June 16, 2023

In our 4th session of or training series, director Yemi Barmiro gave us a captivating module, sharing invaluable insights on the making of his 4 part documentary series Fight The Power: How Hip Hop Changed The World which premiered on BBC and PBS in the United States in early 2023 to critical acclaim.  Yemi delved into the meticulous process that went into crafting each episode, the various aspects of his series production. He emphasised that having a personal deep interest in the subject is important and how that gave the foundation for the compelling narrative that unfolded in the series. Together with director Martina Durac, they discussed his storytelling techniques and how he built a strong narrative arch for each episode. He discussed how he constructed each episode through visual storytelling decks and also his cinematography techniques and interview style used across the series.

After the sessions with Barmiro, we were joined by one of the producers on the project, Helen Bart.  Helen is a producer with UK company Garden TV. Bart has produced major documentaries series for the BBC was a senior producer on Blanck Power: A British Story Of Resistance and Subnormal, A British Scandal.  Helen spoke of how the project initially came about,  the challenges around production of a major television series and discussed her prevous body of work as well as discussing the process for working with and pitching ideas to some of the major streamers.

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