A Film By: Amy Benson & Chris Thompson
In the Mississippi Delta, church pews are increasingly filled with women. Female preachers, however, are a rarity. At Sunshine Missionary Baptist Church, Assistant Pastor Dr. Dorothy Shaw is breaking new ground from behind the pulpit while keeping the traditions of the church alive.
This 2-week HDV workshop runs twice a year and is designed for photojournalists who are looking to make the move to video-journalism and the web, new documentary filmmakers who want to launch their careers in web and television documentaries and for those with experience in some aspects of filmmaking that are looking to expand their skill, understanding and mastery of the whole process. Producers, cinematographers, editors and writers with narrative experience who are considering working in non-fiction filmmaking are also encouraged to enroll.
Students learn all aspects of the process including the importance of the still image, HDV camera, compact lighting methods, field sound, field editing and how to weave the story.