In this workshop, you will be introduced to the art of creating cutting-edge Micro Docs for social media distribution. These 1-5 minute mini-documentaries have become some of the most powerful and popular media available, reaching more people and having a bigger impact than most Hollywood movies. And they can frequently be shot using the camera in your smartphone. Filmmaker and NYFA Documentary Filmmaking Chair, Andrea Swift, and Academy Award nominated cinematographer and NYFA Documentary Cinematography professor, Claudia Raschke, will introduce the key concepts and demonstrate smartphone cinematography techniques for two types of shoots commonly used in micro docs.
In this workshop, you will be introduced to the art of creating cutting-edge Micro Docs for social media distribution. These 1-5 minute mini-documentaries have become some of the most powerful and popular media available, reaching more people and having a bigger impact than most Hollywood movies. And they can frequently be shot using the camera in your smartphone. Filmmaker and NYFA Documentary Filmmaking Chair, Andrea Swift, and Academy Award nominated cinematographer and NYFA Documentary Cinematography professor, Claudia Raschke, will introduce the key concepts and demonstrate smartphone cinematography techniques for two types of shoots commonly used in micro docs.