Learn what goes into making a documentary film in this hands-on workshop. Participants will be given public domain film and video clips to edit together and will explore the creation of meaning using image, voice, and audio. In addition to choosing footage, they will also be able to select music and record their own narration. Documentary filmmaker Justin Schell will lead the participants through the process of creating their own short documentary films. At the end of the workshop, participants will have a completed 30 second film.
Justin Schell is a filmmaker, writer, and Learning Design Specialist for the University of Michigan Libraries, where he heads the Shapiro Design Lab. His first documentary, Travel in Spirals, tells the powerful story of Hmong hip-hop artist Tou SaiKo Lee's journey back to Thailand, 30 years after he was born in a refugee camp there. His other video work has been shown in the Walker Art Center, Twin Cities Public Television, and online at the Huffington Post and the Progressive and screened in the Twin Cities Film Fest, Twin Cities Underground Film Festival, and the Qhia Dab Neeg Hmong Film Festival. He regularly teaches courses on documentary production, interviewing, and editing.
UM North Quad is located at the corner of S. State St. and E. Washington St. – enter from S. State St. to find Space 2435.