Training module on documentary scriptwriting now online

Training module on documentary scriptwriting now online UNESCO, in partnership with the Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT) of India, has just released a training module entitled "How to write a documentary script", an easy-to-use self-training tool providing basic knowledge for potential content creators. The tool, prepared by Trisha Das, analyses the two stages of documentary scriptwriting, the pre-shoot or shooting script and the post-shoot script, providing basic knowldege and useful advice for those being initiated in documentary making. A well-written film script is an instrument through which one can create emotion and epiphany at will. That is one reason why it is possible the most critical aspect of the filmmaking procedure and, often, the most underrated aspect of the documentary process. Through this series of training modules, UNESCO and its partner, the Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT) of India, intend to support local communication processes by facilitating the democratization of content-making, providing easy-to-use self-training materials that can be inexpensively distributed to potential content creators. The online version of the monograph can be consulted at http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=24367&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html Other materials available in this series: The Video Training Basics 1: Camera Module, Sound module and Editing module; Formats available: DVD (Pal, Multizones); Total duration (of three modules): 79' The Video Training Basics 2: Documenting Reality; Format available: DVD (Pal, Multizones); Total duration: 30' The Video Training Basics can be screened on UNESCO's audiovisual e-platform http://creativecontent.unesco.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das Personal webpages: www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com , www.anupkumardas.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add online presence to your web pages, find out how here - http://messenger.yahoo.com/addpresence.php
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Puna Das