Anyone interested in diving into the world of documentaries will have a chance to learn about the film style at the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge’s new summer art class series, The Art of Documentary Filmmaking.
As Best of 225 This Week reports, the art classes will be taught by local documentarians, Jillian Hall and Darcy McKinnon.
Hall, a film producer and youth media educator, created Yakona, an award-winning indie documentary that takes viewers on a journey down Texas’ San Marcos River. McKinnon, who serves as the executive director of New Orleans Video Access Center, has a long and storied career in the film industry. Most recently, McKinnon started working on a film highlighting New Orleans’ struggle to remove Confederate monuments.
In the series of classes, Hall and McKinnon will teach participants how to create their own projects with a focus on four of the main components of filmmaking: pre-production, production, post-production and editing.
If you’re interested in trying your hand at documentary filmmaking, register for the classes here. The four-session package costs $100.
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