Documentary Filmmaking Workshop with Award-Winning SJ Van Breda

The Dublin Smartphone Film Festival is organizing a Documentary Filmmaking workshop this July in Dublin. This workshop will be hosted by the multi-award-winning documentary filmmaker SJ Van Breda.

SJ Van Breda was born and raised in Durban, South Africa. A celebrated filmmaker, SJ most recently won the mini documentary prize at the Moment Invitational Film Fest 2021, the documentary prize at SMart: The London International Smartphone Film Fest 2021, and the documentary category of Filmic Fest 2019. SJ has been selected as a finalist at SF3 2021, and her short doc "Jane Digby" is an official selection at the Oxford International Film Festival 2021.

SJ is in Dublin for a limited time only, so this is a rare chance to learn from a master documentary filmmaker. Gain insight into how she structures her shoots, the equipment she uses, her phone of choice, and her partnership with Xiaomi. Plus, get a peek inside a current documentary she is working on and learn how she shapes her stories in real-time. This is a rare treat and a must-attend for any filmmakers out there.

Duration: 5-6 hours

The workshop will begin at 10:30 am.

Equipment needed for the workshop:

Your Phone

What will you learn:

Learn the essential skills needed to write, shoot, edit, and create a documentry using your smartphone.

How to organise your documentry shoot

Best practices for filming

How to get the most out your equipment

How to use your gimbal to create drama in your film.

Examine camera placement and framing to reinforce the story.

Capturing audio onset and in various locations

Getting a look inside a work in progress to better understand how documentries are crafted

Host or Publisher Dublin Smartphone Film Festival