Documentary Bootcamp is a seven-week, immersive in-person learning experience covering the fundamentals of documentary filmmaking from pre- to post-production.
Need some one-on-one project guidance? Are you struggling with story structure? Want to get suggestions for how to improve you camera, sound or...
Through a dynamic combination of in-class presentations, technique-building exercises, and informative discussions, Story Development and...
This course covers the aesthetic and technical skills needed to construct scenes visually and aurally – applicable to all filmmaking genres.
Michael Sheridan is one of the best teachers one could hope to have. He has a genuine commitment to facilitating students’ ability to realize their vision, which is backed by a deep understanding of technology and technique. I had the pleasure of hiring Michael to teach over twenty years, and student reviews were always excellent.
Community Supported FIlm is very excited to share with you, Shots and Scenes, the first sample module from our online documentary training – Look Listen Local. Shots and Scenes is an educational tour-de-force about the power of visual storytelling.
Michael Sheridan, in addition to his work as Director of CSFilm, teaches filmmaking independently and at MassArt. Students in recent filmmaking...
CSFilm’s Look Listen Local (LLL) learning program in lived-reality documentary filmmaking is currently in production! LLL will be an...
Join us for one or more of these upcoming digital video courses:
Documentary Story Development, 7 Mondays, 03/18-05/06, 6:30-9:30pm
Video Editing, 7 Tuesdays, 3/20-05/01, 6:30-9:30pm
CSFilm encourages you to think critically about who decides on and creates your news and information. Here are a few of suggestions for local reporting on issues of international concern:
“The eye sees but the ear imagines.” This course will explore everything that filmmaker Robert Bresson meant with that famous statement. We will learn what it takes to record moving images and sounds that tell engaging stories and stimulate the imagination.
Learn the principles and techniques of video editing – the backbone of filmmaking. Whatever your interest or desired role in filmmaking,...