SDGI Blog: Exploring Reality V
The final session of Exploring Reality IV was focused on the structure of experimental /non-traditional documentary making including visual storytelling, creative techniques, working with characters, dialogue, character development, use of music, visual effects and how to communicate your vision. The first session was led by Ken Wardrop, whose films have been screened at many prestigious festivals…
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SDGI Members Invitation to Exploring Reality Director Masterclasses
The Screen Directors Guild of Ireland’s documentary training programme Exploring Reality concludes for 2023 with two days of director masterclasses on the 28th and 29th of June at the Digital Hub, Thomas Street. Dublin 8 The Guild would like to invite SDGI members to the last 4 modules of the programme, which take place this…
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SDGI Blog: Exploring Reality III
Exploring Reality is a Documentary skills series launched by the Screen Directors Guild of Ireland in 2023. The participants have thus far engaged with modules regarding the development of storytelling, camera and shooting strategies, sound recording processes, and a 2 day module on making a documentary series. In the latest sessions, the Screen Directors Guild…
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SDGI BLOG: EXPLORING REALITY II
Maria Corradini continues her Blog which gives us an insight into our Exploring Reality Documentary skills series. Exploring Reality is a comprehensive documentary training series being put on by the Screen Directors Guild of Ireland. Our talented and passionate class of directors covered the art of storytelling in Session 1 from accomplished documentarians Simon Lereng…
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SDGI Blog: Exploring Reality I
Maria Corradini gives us an angle on our Exploring Reality Documentary skills series. Exploring Reality is a documentary filmmaking programme being put on by The Documentary Film Alliance at the Screen Directors Guild of Ireland. The training series began with Structure of Documentary Story, a two-day learning event exploring how to develop story arcs,…
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New Documentary Training Programme, EXPLORING REALITY, offers bespoke training for documentary directors in Ireland
We are delighted to announce EXPLORING REALITY , a new training initiative for directors that will take place between 28th March – 20th June, 2023 in Dublin. Designed to provide directors with the tools and knowledge they need to thrive in today’s evolving ecosystem of filmmaking, the series will feature a range of in-depth workshops…
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