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VICE and Pana­son­ic Lumix’s new film school cham­pi­ons the art of fac­tu­al cinema

27 Apr 2018

Words by Little White Lies

Crowd of people on a large ferry, with a woman in the foreground being interviewed by a man holding a camera.
Crowd of people on a large ferry, with a woman in the foreground being interviewed by a man holding a camera.
The vir­tu­al film school sup­ports the next gen­er­a­tion of documentarians.

In this seem­ing­ly nev­erend­ing age of ​‘fake news’ and data manip­u­la­tion, the pow­er of fac­tu­al film­mak­ing has nev­er been more appar­ent – or for that mat­ter, impor­tant. Doc­u­men­taries have the pow­er to edu­cate, inform, and empow­er, but pro­duc­ing them can be a dif­fi­cult (and cost­ly) busi­ness. Luck­i­ly for all the aspir­ing Wern­er Her­zogs and Bar­bara Kop­ples out there, VICE UK have part­nered with Pana­son­ic Lumix to launch a new ini­tia­tive aimed at help­ing new film­mak­ing voic­es find their feet in the industry.

VICE Film School is a stand-alone dig­i­tal plat­form and resource hub, pro­vid­ing advice, behind-the-scenes insight, and how-to tips for every stage of the film­mak­ing process, geared towards guid­ing fledg­ing film­mak­ers. Whether it’s shoot­ing in the mid­dle of a chaot­ic street riot or deliv­er­ing a com­posed piece-to-cam­era while iso­lat­ed on a snowy moun­tain­side, unique first-hand insight and orig­i­nal con­tent will pro­vide all the infor­ma­tion you need to get out there and get shooting.

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Three people in a studio setting, with lighting equipment and cameras visible. The two seated individuals appear to be having a conversation while the standing person observes.

In addi­tion, Pana­son­ic Lumix’s ​‘Kit Room’ will teach the tech­ni­cal side of doc­u­men­tary shoot­ing using a Lumix GH5 cam­era and a port­fo­lio of lens­es – per­fect for those who don’t come from a tra­di­tion­al film­mak­ing background.

To cel­e­brate the launch, VICE and Pana­son­ic Lumix are invit­ing the UK pub­lic to apply for their Film School tal­ent pro­gramme, ​‘Won­derVi­sions Work­shop’. A pan­el of judges will award one bud­ding film­mak­ing the oppor­tu­ni­ty to cre­ate their first film, with the sup­port and men­tor­ship of estab­lished film­mak­ers, pro­duc­ers and edi­tors, and a pro­duc­tion bud­get of up to £15,000. Four oth­er com­mend­ed entrances will also receive a full Lumix G cam­era pack­age and an invi­ta­tion to a one-day work­shop at VICE cov­er­ing how to use the equip­ment and how to turn their film­mak­ing ideas into a reality.

Find out more about VICE Film School, and how you can sub­mit your appli­ca­tion for their Film School tal­ent pro­gramme.

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