Università Roma Tre

Identify the subject of the story and the
subtext. Choice of the point of view adopted to
tell the story and practical exercises starting from
the loglines presented by the students.

How to proceed in writing a screenplay-
treatment for documentary cinema and exercises
with viewing excerpts from a selection of
documentary films.
The different methodologies to adopt to make a
documentary film compared to subjects and
history: the most analytical approach of study
and in-depth knowledge of the character before
the start of the shooting, and the most direct
approach to discovering the character and the
story together with the camera. Exercises
starting from the stories identified by the
participants.

On the basis of the adopted point of view and
of the language used, choice of technical


shooting equipment, sound and crew necessary
for the realization of the documentary film.

Shooting techniques: formats, lenses, and
accessories. Practical exercises are foreseen
starting from the loglines sent by the students.

Shooting: hand camera, tripod and
steadycam. How, why and when to use them.
Practical exercises are planned.

Scenes: how to set up the shooting and why.
Cuts and shots.

Cinematographic sequences, how to
approach them and which grammar to use.
Expressive choices and aesthetic choices.

Sound, between shooting, editing and audio
mix.
Starting from the subjects proposed by the
students, collective workshop on the authors'
narrative, stylistic and technical project and
analysis of the shots taken.



Assembly: what it is and how to deal with it.
From the choice and the lineup of materials, to
the actual rewriting and research of dramaturgy
through images.

Post-production, music, titles and effects. The
invisible importance of careful finalization.