About this Studio

Prompt

How can we make documentary which engages in new ways of representing and experiencing the environment?

Studio Description

The impact of humans on the environment has become one that we can no longer ignore. However, with so many documentary films being made about the climate crisis, how can we make works that not only perpetuate problems but also create connection and wonder, instil hope for our future and have impact.

In this studio you will explore different approaches to making documentary about the environment. In doing this, you will learn a range of documentary film strategies including interviews, sound design, editing and montage, storytelling and camera techniques through individual and group work. The studio involves an combination of watching films, analysis, critical reflections, reading, writing and practical experiments.

Through valuable feedback from industry experts, in this studio, you will focus on making works for a public screening at Federation Square in the week of World Environment Day.