Visual Storytelling in Documentary Filmmaking:

Take your documentary filmmaking to the next level by strengthening your visual storytelling skills. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to create a narrative without words, to write in images and shift from simply covering action to truly seeing.

Designed for documentary filmmakers who want to move beyond talking heads, this session will help you develop a richer, more cinematic visual language. We’ll explore the concept of a scene in a documentary context and break down how compelling scenes are built, through action, detail, and visual continuity.

Teaching Artist: Adele Schmidt

Adele Schmidt is a co-founder and Artistic Director at Docs In Progress, an award winning documentary filmmaker known for her music documentary series on progressive rock, which includes the Krautrock trilogy. With over 20 years of experience in production and direction, Adele Schmidt also has a vast teaching background. She is a Professorial Lecturer at American University, where she teaches Film and Video Production and Developing Non-Fiction Productions. In recognition of her contributions to arts education, she was recently included in the Maryland State Arts Council Teaching Artist Roster.

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