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DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION WORKSHOP

Cinema Arts Centre
Huntington, NY

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DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION WORKSHOP

DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
Presented by 3-Time Emmy Award-Winning Filmmaker RON RUDITUS

Saturdays at 11am - 1pm
February 28, March 7, March 14

The Cinema Arts Centre presents this three-week course that will teach you the basics of producing documentaries for television, and gives you invaluable tips to make your filmbroadcast-quality. You will get professional guidance and instruction from international film and video festival winner and three-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Ron Rudaitis. He has produced and directed numerous award-winning documentaries and his films have aired on over 250 television stations, including The Puerto Ricans: Our American Story, The Italian Americans PBS series, Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro, A Bridge Between Silence and Sound, and Farming the Future: Farm Life on Long Island, which recently received an Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Documentary.

February 28, WEEK 1: GETTING STARTED
Featuring video presentations and in-depth discussion, week one will provide an overview of what a television producer does, and the many different skills and personnel that come together to make a successful production.

March 7, WEEK 2: STAGES OF PRODUCTION
Featuring in-depth discussion of all stages of documentary production, including: research & development, focus groups, consultants, script development, interview techniques, music and archival footage selection, location shooting, narration, transcription, editing, and more.

March 14, WEEK 3: FUNDING & DISTRIBUTION
Week three presents an in-depth look at the various ways of getting your film to the marketplace, from television to film festivals to the internet. You will also get an insiders look at perhaps the greatest showcase for the independent documentary filmmaker today: Public Television, as well as in-depth discussion on the grant-writing process, and a look at possible funding sources.