INto INdustry 1 Year Documentary Filmmaking Programme
Introduction
Each year, 10 – 15 individuals are given the opportunity to co-direct a 1 hour documentary with OTOXO Productions destined for television broadcast. For the first eight months of the programme participants are provided with an intensive training course covering all elements of documentary studies and production, whilst simultaneously writing, shooting and editing OTOXO’s latest production. Participants are then given four months training focused on becoming film industry professionals, whilst at the same time receiving OTOXO’s support and guidance in producing their own short documentary to launch their careers as documentary directors.
The Productions
Every year, 10 – 15 selected participants co-direct a 1 hour documentary with OTOXO Productions. Each film is a fully commissioned OTOXO Production, with our stamp on it, to be braodcast on TV and submitted to festivals worldwide. For these reasons alone we demand the highest quality of work from our participants and provide them with the highest quality of training to ensure it.
The production phase of the programme lasts eight months and participants experience every phase of the process. Under our guidance they are responsible for researching, writing, shooting, editing, producing and promoting the film. The tutorials that the participants receive during the course correspond directly to the phase of production that they are about to undertake. Participants are trained in a certain skill then immediately put that new skill into practice on the film’s production.
Participants receive 12 hours of weekly tutorials, and follow these with a minimum of 8 hours of production tasks every week. For those looking to make even more of the experience there are always extra tasks available. We know that many participants have jobs and other commitments and can’t always work more than the set hours, so we don’t make the extra tasks compulsory, but we always want to make extra opportunities available to those who can.
The subject matter of these documentaries varies from one production to the next but as you will see from our work, we focus on social issues, uncovering the inspiring personal stories that highlight broader themes.
Our 50/50 partnership
Our partnership with our participants continues beyond the creation of the film. Should that film which we create together (or any revised cut of the film, based on the same characters and concept) generate any money, for example from a sale to a platform, channel, distributor, or our own V.O.D platform, then the profits from that sale will be split 50/50 between OTOXO Productions and all programme participants.