Prerequisites

• Students of media faculties.
• University degree and priority to fields of media.
• Experience in journalism or documentary production.

Course Description

Every media that embodies reality needs to be "sweetened," that is, an extra step does not belong to this reality. This diploma will cover the different forms of production of reality in relation to creativity. A field report, a long report (documentary program), a human story (feature) or a documentary film are all types of television production that come from the real world which represents its raw material. However, what makes these forms different models? It is the "sweetening" added, that is, the processing or controversial relationship between reality and creativity. As sometimes creativity connected to the threads of reality flies high as in the "realistic fiction" documentary, and sometimes creativity parallels reality as in a feature story and to some extent in the long report (documentary program), and sometimes reality transcends creativity but does not cancel it as in the field report.

Course Objective

By the end of this diploma, participants will:
• Distinguish between the different forms of fieldwork.
• Write treatments in the pre-production phase.
• Practice the different production methods for each form of fieldwork.
• Apply editing techniques in the post-production phase.

Course Outline

• Reality and creativity in fieldwork:
- Differences between field report, documentary program, feature and documentary film.
- Concept of visual composition and creativity in field production.
- Visual language vs. spoken language.
- Writing to picture, journalistic writing, and creative writing.
- Elements of various treatments: reports, features, documentary.

• Pre-production phase:
- Media message and research.
- Write different treatments.
- Coordination, logistic needs and teamwork.
- Interviews in realistic and creative forms.

• Production phase:
- Photography plan improvisation.
- Different filming styles.
- Dealing with reality: realism and creativity.
- Important tips in the daily schedule of photography.

• Post-production phase:
- Story building steps in realistic and creative forms.
- Right vs. wrong images.
- Sound: natural, commentary, music, special sound effects.
- Editing picture.

Course Benefits

• A graduation certificate by Aljazeera Media Institute.