We do our best to make the whole learning and skills acquiring experience as interesting and interactive as possible. There are only some introductory lectures to set the mood of the summer school and provide some inspiration for your films.rn​rnAfterwards there are a few practical hands-on workshops to equip you with the necessary skills in the field. You will learn to prepare a scenario, a storyboard and also to handle your camera and edit your material into a film at the end.rn​rnAs soon your scenario is ready, you get your team together, get your camera and go out to your neighborhood and start filming. It is up to you and your creative team, what your short documentary will be about, the only two things that we will ask from you are - (1.) it should be about a specific neighborhood of Riga, and (2.) it should cover some aspect of Riga identity. rnrnWe will help you as much as we can but in fact, from this point on, you are on your own. You talk to your sources, you do your research, you decide the angles of your frames, you are responsible for your sound recording etc.rnNo unnecessary and lengthy lecturing takes place during the summer school - we do everything in our power to get you to start your production as soon as possible!

Period
03-08-2014 - 17-08-2014 (2 weeks)

Target group
Student 18<. Journalism, public relations, communication, advertising, film, media studies and related discipline students are expecially welcome, but students from other disciplines can also apply.

Course aim
Riga Summer School is all about learning new skills, meeting new friends and fun. Above all, it is about developing your creative talents in the area of documentary. We do not let anyone graduate without producing a short video about some aspect of Riga identity, so everyone goes home with one new short for their portfolio as well, and some, who are lucky, even get some recognition from experts and some awards as well.



Credits
3.0 ECTS credits

Course fee
EUR 500[Convert to USD]Be able to pay the participation fee of EUR 500, which will cover all participation costs, including camera and editing equipment and accommodation in a student residence in Riga, plus one weekend Baltic trip (either to Tallinn or Vilnius)and some meals. You will have to pay the fee only after receiving confirmation from us that you have been accepted (starting June 2014).

Course leader
Kaspars Ruklis

Scholarships
If you can not afford it but are interested and motivated, you can also apply for a scholarship. We offer quite a good number of them to students from selected countries. Keep in mind that you can also apply for scholarships from other sources internation

University of Latvia
Address: Lomonosova iela 1A , Riga
Postal code: LV 1019
City: Riga
Country: Latvia
Website: http://www.rigasummerschool.eu/
E-mail: RigaSchool@gmail.com
Phone: +371 29405048