A key reason I chose to do the Recording Place summer studio course that takes place between January 3 and the 16th of February 2017, was to improve my knowledge and knowhow of how to make a documentary.
In 2016, I completed a 30 minute documentary called ‘Longhorns’, it is a story about a South Sudanese basketball club based in the Western suburbs of Melbourne. I’m proud of the way the documentary turned out, how it was received and the way the story was told.
In completing ‘Longhorns’, I have a hunger to tell more stories and stories that mean something to me. I know there are many ways I can improve the way I can make my next documentary and the opportunity to learn from documentary filmmaker, Rohan Sprong, is something I couldn’t pass up.
Things I can improve on:
- Improving interview methods
- Efficient and organised post-production and editing techniques
- Knowing and understanding what shots are are needed
- Best methods to film footage
- Dealing with interview subjects