PD BootCamp with Jo Woolf and Sarah Kerley-Burton

• Friday 26 March 13:00-14:45
• Monday 29th March 13:00-14:45
• Thursday 1st April 13:00-14:45

Please only apply if you can attend all three sessions.

This three-module course covers all the essentials for building your confidence as a PD in factual TV.  The course consists of 3 x 1.45 minute sessions

What it covers

PD Boot Camp Session 1: with Sarah Kerley-Burton and Jo Woolf

What makes a good producer-director (PD)?  What are all the different roles a PD might be expected to undertake?  And how do you make sure you're the best possible PD you can be?

This module will cover all the different hats you need to wear as a PD (shooting and with crew) and will also go through shoot planning and how to write a comprehensive shooting script - the essential preparation document for any PD.

PD Boot Camp Session 2: with Sarah Kerley-Burton

Shooting and Coverage Essentials

This module will use a variety of clips to illustrate the dos and don'ts of shooting.  Common scenarios that PDs will often have to cover within factual TV programmes will be discussed, with clear examples of how to cover them well.

Series PD Sarah will explain what shots are needed in the edit, and how best to get these shots - both as a self-shooter and if directing a camera-person.

PD Boot Camp Session 3: with Jo Woolf

Interview techniques and How to Adapt your PD style to suit different genres.

This module will unpack the fine art of interviewing and will explore different interviewing techniques.  We will also look at how different types of factual TV shows require different types of producing and directing, and how to moderate your skillset according to the production needs and genre.

Speakers

Jo Woolf is a Series Producer, Senior Edit Producer and TV Coach and Trainer with many years experience also working as a producer/director on a wide variety of factual and factual entertainment series.  Past credits include:  Child of Our Time, First Dates and 24 Hours in A and E, as well as many quirky one-offs, gritty ob docs and specialist factual series.

Sarah Kerley-Burton is a series director and edit producer with 20 years' experience making factual programmes.  Having spent most of her career wielding a camera her directing credits include:  World's Strictest Parents, Mary's Bottom Line and Young Mums' Mansion.  As an EP Sarah's made films such as Beyond the Beach, the Hell and the Hope, Celebrity Hunted, Lodgers for Codgers, and the Savoy.

Both Sarah and Jo have first hand experience producing, directing and shooting, and also have worked with thousands of hours of other PDs' rushes in the edit, so know exactly what works and what doesn't.

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, ITV, 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 ‘apply for ticket’ and follow the instructions to apply for your place: you must login or register before you are able to complete your application.

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.