Documentary Production

Research, shoot and cut a long-form factual piece end to end.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 The forms and traditions
2. 1.2 Finding a subject worth years
3. 1.3 Access as the first constraint
4. 1.4 Point of view and authorship
1. 2.1 Research and pre-interviews
2. 2.2 Treatment and pitch
3. 2.3 Funding, commissioners and co-production
4. 2.4 Budget and schedule realities
1. 3.1 Informed consent across a long shoot
2. 3.2 The power difference between filmmaker and subject
3. 3.3 A contributor who changes their mind
4. 3.4 Duty of care to vulnerable contributors
1. 4.1 Observational and directed approaches
2. 4.2 Interview craft on camera
3. 4.3 Working as a tiny crew, or alone
4. 4.4 Filming in difficult environments
1. 5.1 Finding the story inside the rushes
2. 5.2 Paper edit and assembly
3. 5.3 Structure, arc and chapters
4. 5.4 Killing the sequences you love
1. 6.1 Narration, or none
2. 6.2 Archive, and clearing it
3. 6.3 Music and score
4. 6.4 Graphics and reconstruction
1. 7.1 Where editing starts shaping truth
2. 7.2 Reconstruction, labelling and honesty
3. 7.3 Fairness inside a point-of-view film
4. 7.4 Showing the film to the people in it
1. 8.1 Technical delivery and compliance
2. 8.2 Festivals, broadcast and streaming
3. 8.3 Impact campaigns and outreach
4. 8.4 Legal review and insurance

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Depth beyond your coursework Pitched above taught content, for research, leadership and the work that follows the degree.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Master's Degree for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.