Intro to Documentary Production

What story have you always wanted to tell?

This hands-on class teaches new filmmakers to plan, shoot, and edit short documentaries. It covers visual storytelling through interviews, B-roll, and archival footage and photos. You'll create a short character profile of a person. Get hands-on and make your own short doc. Learn by doing!

To prepare for this class:

• Choose a person for your documentary. It can be a relative, or a local community member. That person should be available for interviews and tied to an interesting location or activity.

• Have a short pitch ready about why this would be an interesting story.

Additional information: Docs will supply cameras and equipment/software for postproduction (Adobe Premier Pro). Plan to spend 4-6 extra hours on shooting B-roll outside of class. Extra editing time also can be reserved during Docs In Progress business hours.

TEACHING ARTIST: Michael Anthony

Michael Anthony has 20 years of experience creating content -- documentaries, web series, films,and live streams. His films have been shown at film festivals [Martha's Vineyard, Chicago, and Atlanta]. Michael's documentary "Walls that Bleed" received nominations for prestigious awards, including HBO. His short film "Choices" won Best Short Narrative Film at the Spaghetti Junction Film Festival, and He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Professional Theater (Directing) from North Carolina A&T State University and a Master of Fine Arts in Experimental and Documentary Arts from Duke University.

 

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When

September 19, 2026 at 10:00am - October 17, 2026

Where

Docs In Progress
8560 Second Ave
Suite 113
(Entrance on Apple Ave)
Silver Spring, MD 20910
United States
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