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01 ...05 August

Documentary Workshop

Shall we
make a Film?

Felipe M. Guerra
in collaboration with Fora de Campo Filmes

Escola Secundária de Melgaço

Objective

The main objective of the Documentary Workshop is to awaken interest in cinematographic language, audiovisual production and documentary narrative. Participants will learn about the production stages of low-budget independent documentaries and will be able to experience audiovisual production as a means of expressing their views and opinions on issues related to their personal experience or to the history and culture of Melgaço.

Recipients

Youngsters aged between 14 and 16 years-old

Development

The content of the classes will be theoretical, technical and practical.

• Theoretical

History of documentary film, analysis of audiovisual language, technical and narrative characteristics of the documentary.

• Technical

Training on the different roles of an independent film team – direction, production, script, photography, sound, editing, among others.

• Practical

Production of a documentary.

Schedule

August 01 to 05, from 09h30 to 13h00 and 14h30 to 18h00

From 9h30 to 12h30 and 14h00 to 18h00

Registration

Entry is free, subject to previous registration.

Registration
felipe m. guerra

Tutor

Felipe M. Guerra

Felipe M. Guerra is a Brazilian-born journalist and filmmaker. He began his career making independent films on video in the 1990s. Since then, he has ventured into various genres (horror, comedy, documentary) and had his works screened at festivals such as Fantasporto, in Portugal, and Sitges, in Spain. More recently, he has devoted himself to the production of documentaries about cult filmmakers such as US producer Roger Corman and Italian filmmakers Luigi Cozzi and Ruggero Deodato. The latter, called “Deodato Holocaust” (2019), was commercially released in Europe and the United States. Between 2014 and 2019 he was manager and programmer of the Cine Santander Cultural cinema, one of the most important in the south of Brazil. In Portugal since 2019, Felipe is currently part of the team of trainers for the CINEpoetry and The Lumière In the Classroom projects, developed by AO NORTE, Association for Audiovisual Production and Animation.