MasterClass Ken Burns Teaches Documentary Filmmaking

Ken Burns is arguably America’s most celebrated filmmaker of historical documentaries with nearly 40 years of masterful storytelling under his belt. Learn how the 15-time Emmy Award winner captures “the drama of truth” from first treatment to final edit.

Since the Academy Award-nominated Brooklyn Bridge in 1981, Burns has gone on to direct and produce some of the most acclaimed documentaries ever made, including The Civil War; Baseball; Jazz; The Statue of Liberty; The War; The National Parks: America’s Best Idea; The Roosevelts: An Intimate History; Jackie Robinson; Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War; and The Vietnam War, which has been seen by more than 39 million people.

In his online documentary filmmaking class, Ken teaches you about:

• Choosing your story

• Treatments, pitching, and funding

• Structuring a documentary narrative

• Sourcing archival materials

• Shaping nonfiction characters

• Visual storytelling: cinematic techniques

• Conducting an interview

• Nonfiction cinematography

• Editing The Vietnam War introduction

• Sound design

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Format file 26x MP4 720p

duration 4 hours 56 minutes

Release May 2020