DOCUMENTARY
BLOGGING
BLOGGING
We will teach the TUMO students, how to make bright documentaries with remarkable stories inside
Memorable moments
This course is for those who are dreaming to turn video files into films
YouTube Uploads
They will learn how to make their own YouTube channel
Theory and practice
Lots of useful theories for their practice
Course schedule
DAY 1
DAY 1
Docs in brief
What is a documentary?
How do we film? Typical cameras and necessary accessories:
- Photocamera
- Action camera with stab
- BlackMagic
- Cell phone
- Recorder
- Tripod
- Camera Light
How do we film? Typical cameras and necessary accessories:
- Photocamera
- Action camera with stab
- BlackMagic
- Cell phone
- Recorder
- Tripod
- Camera Light
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Working with a public eye
We go outside and try to catch beautiful shots
Evening
Evening
Film show
"The Bittersweet shadow of Stampersgate" by Patrick Bus
Day 2
Day 2
Shots' review
We are looking together all the shots and figure out the typical mistakes
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Constructing a shot
We learn typical compositions for a right filming
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Filming outside
We learn how to use compositions outside in the atmosphere of the city
Evening
Evening
Film show
"A man with a camera" by Dziga Vertov
DAY 3
DAY 3
Editing workshop - Basics
How do we edit?
o Adobe Premiere
o Final Cut Pro
o Adobe Premiere
o Final Cut Pro
Evening
Evening
Projection of city sketches
In the evening we will make a projection of city sketches,
made by students.
Here is an example - a city sketch, that I filmed in 2012.
made by students.
Here is an example - a city sketch, that I filmed in 2012.
Freshness
A city sketch by Vladimir Boykov
DAY 4
DAY 4
Workshop: how to create a YouTube channel
We learn, how to make a fancy screenshot in Adobe Photoshop, write a description and will upload the first video, made by students
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Preparing an interview
We prepare for the interview, work with the light in a studio and set cameras.
Evening
Evening
Film show
"Exit Through The Gift Shop" by Banksy
DAY 5
DAY 5
Multi-camera shootings
We make a multi-camera shooting of a hero with an interview
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Filming a hero on his duties
DAY 6
DAY 6
Editing interview
In the evening we will watch an interview, we made with our hero.
Here is an example - an interview I filmed in 2020
Here is an example - an interview I filmed in 2020
Biokaminika
by Vladimir Boykov
DAY 7
DAY 7
HOMEWORK: A photo-session "My day"
Students make the photo-session about their Sunday, using all the composition techniques we learned in the first week
DAY 8
DAY 8
Watching photos
We watch all the photos and learn on our mistakes
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Editing workshop
We make photo-films of the pictures, made by students
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Projection of the photo-films
We will watch photo-films, made by students
Here is an example, made by my brother, who I believe, will become my assistant on the course.
Here is an example, made by my brother, who I believe, will become my assistant on the course.
A trip to Dagestan
by Alexey Boykov
Evening
Evening
Film show
"The Salt of the Earth" by Wim Wenders
DAY 9
DAY 9
Film portrait
How to make film portraits
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Pitching ideas
We learn, how to pitch ideas
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Shootings
Students in teams go to film their heroes
DAY 10
DAY 10
FILM LANGUAGE
We learn how to describe your idea in shots
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Shootings
Teams go to film their hero
Evening
Evening
Film show
"Sugarman" by Malik Bendjelloul
DAY 11
DAY 11
Shooting of the films
Teams film their heroes
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Editing workshop
Teams edit their films
DAY 12
DAY 12
Editing Workshop
Teams edit their films
Evening
Evening
Projection of film portraits
We watch the films made by students
Here is an example of a film portrait I filmed in 2013
PhotoClass
by Vladimir Boykov
DAY 13
DAY 13
Reportage
We learn how to film a reportage
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Shootings outside
We go for a city event and take interviews and make a reportage
.Day 14
.Day 14
HOMEWORK: Make your own reportage of a city event
Made by teams or individuals
Day 15
Day 15
Editing reportages
Students edit their reportages
Evening
Evening
Film show
Projection of students' reportages
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FINISH
Here is an example of a reportage we filmed in Saint-Petersburg in 2013 with a group of students
PhotoClass
by Vladimir Boykov
By the end of the workshop the students will have
5 videos in their portfolio, uploaded on YouTube.
That is really a good-start for blogger-career.
Also they will watch several documentaries that will build their taste for filmmaking.
5 videos in their portfolio, uploaded on YouTube.
That is really a good-start for blogger-career.
Also they will watch several documentaries that will build their taste for filmmaking.
Teacher's team
My name is Vladimir Boykov. I am a professional documentary filmmaker with 8 years of experience. My assistant is my younger brother – Alexey Boykov, who is studying Movie directing at
Moscow State University of Arts.
Moscow State University of Arts.
