SCHEDULE
WEEK 1 | AUG 10TH - 16TH
9am - 12pm WAT
10am - 13pm CAT
11am - 2pm EAT
INTRO & WELCOME TO THE WILD WOMEN MEDIA LAB
Let’s connect! Find out about NEWF, our partners and most importantly the Wild Women Media Lab. How do you fit in and what are you hoping to achieve?
Creating Professional Profile Kits
Understanding & Creating a Personal Statement
1.30pm - 2.30pm WAT
2.30pm - 3.30pm CAT
3.30pm - 4.30pm EAT
DISCUSSION: THE CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE IN AFRICA
3pm - 4pm WAT
4pm - 5pm CAT
5pm - 6pm EAT
unpacking national geographic grants
Session Mentor:
Chloé Cipolletta, Director - Africa, National Geographic Society
8.30am - 12pm WAT
9.30am - 1pm CAT
10.30am - 2pm EAT
Understanding the Documentary & Filmmaking Landscape
Discussion: Changing Perspectives – “Educating Communities”.
The role of Diversity & Representation in Storytelling
1.30pm - 2.30pm WAT
2.30pm - 3.30pm CAT
3.30pm - 4.30pm EAT
Tools of Storytelling
3pm - 4pm WAT
4pm - 5pm CAT
5pm - 6pm EAT
SCIENCE COMMUNICATION: WHAT IS AN EXCITING SCIENCE STORY?
WATCH in the video gallery:
WCS at 125
Hunt for the Tiger Slayers
WCS Manifesto: We Stand for Wildlife
Session Mentor: Natalie Cash, Executive Producer, Wildlife Conservation Society
8.30am - 12pm WAT
9.30am - 1pm CAT
10.30am - 2pm EAT
COMMUNICATION TOOLS
Social Media
Target Audiences: Using NEWF Films as a case study
WATCH in the video gallery:
Phefumla
Saving Dragons
The River Gives
2pm - 3pm WAT
3pm - 4pm CAT
4pm - 5pm EAT
THE SCIENCE OF STORYTELLING
Unpacking your ideas and concepts
How to write a logline
Session Mentor: Maryanne Culpepper, Lecturer, George Washington University Documentary Center
4pm - 5pm WAT
5pm - 6pm CAT
6pm - 7pm EAT
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
WATCH in the video gallery:
An Elephant’s Tale: The Matriarch
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park Celebrates 25 Years
Party for the Planet
Session Mentor: Natalie Cash, Executive Producer, Wildlife Conservation Society
2pm - 3.30pm WAT
3pm - 4.30pm CAT
4pm - 5.30pm EAT
THE SCIENCE OF STORYTELLING
One on One sessions
Developing a strong a logline for one of your ideas
Session Mentor: Maryanne Culpepper, Lecturer, George Washington University Documentary Center
5pm - 7pm WAT
6pm - 8pm CAT
7pm - 9pm EAT
10am - 2pm WAT
11am - 3pm CAT
12pm - 4pm EAT
CAMERA TRAINING
Learning your Canon 250D
Session Mentor: Gunjan Menon, wildlife camerawoman
4pm - 6pm WAT
5pm - 7pm CAT
6pm - 8pm EAT
EDITING TRAINING
Learning Adobe Rush
8am - 3pm WAT
9am - 4pm CAT
10am - 5pm EAT
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY SCIENCETELLING BOOTCAMP: PHOTOGRAPHY
PRE-COURSE SURVEY, SIGN UP, COURSE INTRO AND WATCH BEGINNING WITH THE BASICS (30 mins)
MEET MALAIKA GO OVER CONCEPTS & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY TASK 1 (60 mins)
TAKE TWO PHOTOS EACH AND UPLOAD (30 mins)
WATCH ADDING VISUAL VARIETY (30 mins)
MALAIKA REVIEW OF PORTRAITS + ADDING VISUAL VARIETY EXPLANATION AND TASK 2 (60 - 90 mins)
TAKE PHOTOS (30 - 60 mins)
SELECT 5 IMAGES AND WRITE A PHOTO STORY (60 - 120 mins)
** WHEN SUBMITTING NAVIGATE TO YOUR NAME IN THE FOLDER AND SUBMIT ACCORDINGLY
Session mentor: Malaika Vaz, Filmmaker and Photographer, National Geographic Explorer
8am - 3pm WAT
9am - 4pm CAT
10am - 5pm EAT
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY SCIENCETELLING BOOTCAMP: PHOTOGRAPHY
FEEDBACK ON YESTERDAYS PHOTO STORY SUBMISSION (60 mins)
WATCH EXPOSURE AND LIGHTING (20 mins)
EXPOSURE AND LIGHTING EXPLANATIONS AND TASKS (60mins)
TAKE PHOTOS ACCORDING TO TASKS AND UPLOAD TO DRIVE (30 mins)
FEEDBACK ON TASKS (60 mins)
WATCH TOOLS OF THE TRADE, POST PROCESSING AND CASE STUDIES (30 mins)
EXPLANATION OF TOOLS OF THE TRADE POST PROCESSING AND CASE STUDIES AND FINAL ASSIGNMENTS GIVEN (60 mins)
FINAL ASSIGNMENTS & SUBMISSION
REVIEW AND FEEDBACK
Session mentor: Malaika Vaz, Filmmaker and Photographer, National Geographic Explorer
WEEK 2 | AUG 17TH - 22ND
ALL DAY
FINALISING YOUR CONCEPTS
Finalise your 3 story ideas for presentation to AFS
3pm - 3.30pm WAT
4pm - 4.30pm CAT
5pm - 5.30pm EAT
INTRODUCTION: AMERICAN FILM SHOWCASE & US CONSULATE
4pm - 8pm WAT
5pm - 9pm CAT
6pm - 10pm EAT
AFS: INTRODUCTION TO PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
Session mentors: Patrick Shen & Ramona Diaz
BASICS OF STORY (1 hour)
INTRO TO DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING (30-60 minutes)
PITCH CONCEPTS + FEEDBACK (2 hours)
HOMEWORK FOR TOMORROW
ALL DAY
PRE-PRODUCTION & PRODUCTION
Complete homework tasks
Covid-19 Safety Protocol
4pm - 8pm WAT
5pm - 9pm CAT
6pm - 10pm EAT
AFS: PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
Session mentors: Patrick Shen & Ramona Diaz
BASICS OF CINEMATOGRAPHY (60 mins)
CAPTURING SOUND (30 minutes)
INTERVIEWING SUBJECTS (30 minutes)
QUESTIONS + PREP FOR FULL DAY OF PRODUCTION
HOMEWORK FOR TOMORROW
ALL DAY
PRODUCTION DAY
Shoot your films
Complete homework tasks
4pm - 8pm WAT
5pm - 9pm CAT
6pm - 10pm EAT
AFS: UNDERSTANDING POST PRODUCTION
Session mentors: Patrick Shen & Ramona Diaz
EDITING WORKFLOWS (1-2 hours)
QUESTIONS + PREP FOR EDITING
HOMEWORK FOR TOMORROW
ALL DAY
EDITING DAY
Edit your films
Complete homework tasks
4pm - 8pm WAT
5pm - 9pm CAT
6pm - 10pm EAT
AFS: ROUGH CUTS & VIEWING
Session mentors: Patrick Shen & Ramona Diaz
MEET ONE ON ONE + WATCH ROUGH CUTS & ASSEMBLY EDITS
NEXT STEPS & EXPORT FORMATS
HOMEWORK FOR TOMORROW
ALL DAY
FINAL POST PRODUCTION
Complete post production
Prepare films for final viewing
Rehearse final viewing programme
4pm - 8pm WAT
5pm - 9pm CAT
6pm - 10pm EAT
FILM SHOWCASE
TALK ABOUT FUNDING & DISTRIBUTION
FINAL FILM SHOWCASE (INTROS, SCREENING AND Q&A FOR EACH FILM)
TIME TBC
WRAP & NEXT STEPS
Feedback & Experiences
Next steps
Wrap