Documentary FilmMaking - Ken Burns Teaches Documentary Filmmaking | Official Trailer | MasterClass

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. Learn more about Ken Burns Teaches Documentary Filmmaking: https://mstr.cl/2SeBFb9 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 More from MasterClass: • Werner Herzog Teaches Filmmaking: https://www.masterclass.com/wh • Ron Howard Teaches Directing: https://www.masterclass.com/rh • Spike Lee Teaches Independent Filmmaking: https://www.masterclass.com/sl About MasterClass: MasterClass is the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world's best. With an annual membership, subscribers get unlimited access to instructors and classes across a wide range of subjects. Each class features about 20 video lessons, at an average of 10 minutes per lesson. You can learn on your own terms — in bite-sized pieces or binge it all at once. Cinematic visuals and close-up, hands-on demonstrations make you feel one-on-one with the instructors, while the downloadable workbooks help reinforce your learning. With MasterClass, you can stream thousands of lessons anywhere, anytime, on mobile, desktop and TV. • Subscribe: https://mstr.cl/30SH1wj • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masterclassofficial • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masterclass • Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/masterclass #MasterClass #KenBurns #filmmaking