Masterclass: How to get the fly on the wall to capture the real story with Simon Ford

By popular demand, award-winning documentary maker Simon Ford returns to our schedule to share his top tips for making observational documentaries.

There will be time allowed for Q&A at the end of the session. This masterclass is part of our week-long focus on all things factual and documentary television. You might want to try these others too:

The seven rules for war reports (and other filmmaking) with Olly Lambert

How to get access for documentaries with Willard Foxton

Getting the best out of your contributors with Sue Bourne

Factual storytelling with Hazel Marshall

Return to work: Professional development workshops with Sam Jukes-Adams

Speaker

The multi award-winning Simon Ford has made some of the most talked-about and impactful documentaries of the past decade.

Simon worked at the BBC for twenty years where he won many awards, including BAFTAs for The Secret Policeman and The Tower: A Tale of Two Cities. His documentaries always say something about the world we live in now. They make audiences sit up and listen - and politicians too. Whether it's Ambulance, Coppers, 24 Hours in Police Custody or Drugsland, they all have compelling storytelling at their heart.

This event is supported by the ScreenSkills Television Skills Fund which invests in training for the freelance television workforce thanks to contributions from the BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5. 
 
It is part of a ScreenSkills programme managed by the Indie Training Fund to support freelancers to upskill and stay connected, helping keep the industry resilient in these difficult times. 
 
This session will take place online via Zoom. Click ‘get ticket’ to reserve your place: you must login or register before you are able to get a ticket for this event. A booking confirmation with a joining link to the session will be sent to you via email. 

If you are no longer able to use your ticket, we ask you to please contact support@screenskills.com  so that we can release your place. Our sessions are often oversubscribed, so we’d like to give other freelancers the opportunity to fill available spots. Thank you for your consideration.