craft bespoke birth films clients treasure without spending years at film school
FAST TRACK YOUR BIRTH FILMMAKING CAREER WITH UNPARALLELED TRAINING BY INDUSTRY LEADING BIRTH VIDEOGRAPHER DANIA LAUREN
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bring your stories to life!
AFTER COMPLETING THE SSBV COURSE AND STORYTELLING PROJECT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO...
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film intentionally
Research, conceptualize and write treatments for your birth stories so that you can film intentionally.
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film with confidence
Choose the right equipment and execute production strategies that enable you to confidently film in run and gun situations.
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harness audio visual & visual storytelling
Harness the full potential of audio-visual storytelling to create immersive birth films with all the feels!
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produce engaging films
Apply fundamental storytelling principles and techniques to produce dynamic and engaging birth films.
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Critique and problem solve
Review and critique your own work and receive feedback from others in order to problem solve and hone your storytelling skills.
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deliver polished films
Use audio mixing, colour grading and titles to produce polished birth films you'll be proud to deliver to your clients.
WANT TO ELEVATE YOUR STORYTELLING AND DELIVER BIRTH FILMS THAT MATCH THE QUALITY OF YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY?
The rise in popularity of video due to social media channels has made filmmaking an essential skill for business. Many birth photographers see the potential of audio-visual storytelling. They may have the tools and know how to pick up the basics, but gaining the same level mastery in filmmaking they are used to as photographers can take years—but it doesn't have too!
In our comprehensive online course ‘Soulful Storytelling for Birth Videographers’ (SSBV) we tackle the typical technical challenges filmmakers face in the birth space—but perhaps more importantly we do a deep dive into the art of soulful storytelling.
Drawing from over 30 years of combined experience in documentary filmmaking as well as years of experience training and mentoring up and coming filmmakers we introduce students to a production process that unlocks a world of creative possibilities and guide students step-by-step through our storytelling workflow. This project based learning provides students with the opportunity to develop their technical skills, explore their own creative expression and put into practice techniques, strategies and problem solving skills learnt throughout the course.
If you want to craft bespoke birth films you’ll be proud to deliver to your clients without spending years at film school—SSBV is the course for you! But don't just take our word for it, check out what students are saying about their SSBV experience!
create engaging films with confidence
DC BIRTH PHOTOGRAPHY
Thank you for such a great course. It was so thorough and the content you created was so in-depth, but also your availability to us throughout to talk over whatever questions came up. That level of availability, I don't think I've ever had with any other online course, and I've done a lot. So I feel like that was a big differentiator.
I knew that this was the year I wanted to take my films to the next level. My husband watched something of mine just recently, and he was like, "Wow, this is so different than it used to be like a year ago—you've really done it. You've accomplished your goal of moving to this new level." And I feel that way too. I feel like I know, as I'm filming, how I'm going to be putting this story together. Instead of just hoping that I get enough footage to make a cohesive story later—now I see it unfolding in my mind.
My organisation and editing process is much more streamlined now, which is great because I have four films in my queue. And I feel like I can get through them and I know what I'm doing. It's all really exciting. So thank you!
heidi daniels
[DANIA] LAUREN+ [ANDREW] DOUGLAS
Hi, we're Dania and Andrew and we're a husband and wife team with over 30 years of combined experience in the field of documentary filmmaking and storytelling. Our core business 'Lauren + Douglas' offers artisan brand and lifestyle storytelling however crafting bespoke documentary-style birth films is our speciality.
Dania is the woman behind the lens when it comes to all things birth and is a multi-award winning photographer and videographer, recognised as one of the most influential birth videographers in Australia and worldwide. When he’s not wrangling our 4 kiddos you’ll find Andrew spearheading the development of the SSBV course and Soulful Storytellers community.
We’re both passionate about provoking a reimagining of birth films and are excited about helping fellow creatives elevate their storytelling craft in the process!
meet the instructors
case study
EXPERIENCE DANIA'S SIGNATURE IMMERSIVE AUDIO-VISUAL EDITING AND EMOTIVE STORYTELLING IN 'THE BIRTH OF FINN'—AN ENGAGING AWARD WINNING FILM WITH ALL THE FEELS!
GOLD AWARD—BVOTY 2022
what do you get?
ALL THREE BUNDLES OF SSBV III (CORE, PLUS & ELEVATE) INCLUDE...
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video lessons
Recently updated and streamlined video lesson giving students the flexibility to work through 18+ hours of course content at their own pace!
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intergrated storytelling project
Put the skills, techniques and strategies you learn into practice as we guide you step-by-step through your own storytelling project designed to simulate some of the content and challenges you are likely to face in the birth space.
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downloadable & printable resources
What should we know about the services you provide? Better descriptions result in more sales.Save time as you progress through the storytelling project by using our tailor-made learning supports such as downloadable project workbooks, templates and printable resources.
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case studies
Get a glimpse behind the scenes into the making of award winning birth film 'The Birth of Finn'. Gain insight into the creative process and decision making that went into forming an engaging and immersive audio visual experience with all the feels!
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ongoing community
Our exclusive Facebook group and group chat is the place to keep up on course announcements, join course driven discussion and reimagine birth filmmaking with like minded creatives as we explore provoking articles, quotes, posts, case studies.
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film fest submission
Showcase your finished storytelling project with our community and celebrate the completion SSBV at our annual Film Fest celebration!
looking for more?
ALL THREE BUNDLES OF SSBV III (CORE, PLUS & ELEVATE) INCLUDE...
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monthly group mentorship
A great opportunity for students to ask questions and seek feedback from our instructors and also deepen connections with like-minded birth videographers within SSBV community.
Plus + Elevate members
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exclusive mentorship
Two hours of mentorship credit, redeemable for any of or L+D mentorship sessions. Book project critiques, a co-edit, colour grade with me session or exclusive filmmaking Q&A—the choice is yours!
Elevate members only
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resource library
Enjoy ongoing access to our expanding collection of resources and training created specifically for birth videographers!
Elevate members only
what students are saying?
REFLECTIONS FROM OUR SSBV23 STUDENTS
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Martha Kong
Martha Grace Birth Photography
“It’s been incredible. I felt like I was doing the same thing over and over again, telling the same story. And doing this course has helped me to think outside the box—tell stories in a unique way. You really did not leave any stone unturned. There was just so much information. If we had questions, you guys were happy to answer them. I loved that. We had that group chat and we could flick you a message and everybody was able to help out and I had a real sense of community. I loved every part of the course.”
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Heidi Daniels
DC Birth Photographer
“I knew that this was the year I wanted to take my films to the next level. My husband watched something of mine just recently, and he was like, wow, this is so different compared to your films a year ago—you’ve really done it! You’ve accomplished your goal of moving to this new level. And I feel that way too. I feel like I know as I’m filming how I’m going to be putting this story together. Instead of just sort of hoping that I get enough footage to make a cohesive story later, now I see it unfolding in my mind.”
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Ashley Diaz
Birth + Photo
“This has been an absolutely incredible transformation for me as far as technique goes. I’ve had three births since I started this course with you guys and have been able to feel such a difference in my technique. I really feel like my ability to convey the story that I’m seeing… that the families are experiencing has transformed and become much more of an art for me instead of a desire to be able to convey a story. Now I feel like I actually can. I've been able to take something that was just a desire and turn it into an actual ability.”
Highlight the items in your store. What makes them unique?
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Lessons (includes 18+ hours of training videos)
Case studies, assignments & downloadable resources
Integrated storytelling project workbook (based on our tried and tested storytelling workflow)
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SSBV CORE
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
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18+ hours of video lessons
$2000
Case studies, Assignments & Resources
$200
Integrated storytelling project workbook
$600
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Course & Facebook Community
$30
Film Fest submission
$25
Plan Two
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
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ssbv course memberships
SELECT FROM OUR COURSE MEMBERSHIP BUNDLES TO TAILOR AN SSBV EXPERIENCE TO SUIT YOUR LEARNING STYLE AND BUDGET
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ssbv core membership
A great opportunity for students to ask questions and seek feedback from our instructors and also deepen connections with like-minded birth videographers within SSBV community.
$2800
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ssbv plus membership
Two hours of mentorship credit, redeemable for any of or L+D mentorship sessions. Book project critiques, a co-edit, colour grade with me session or exclusive filmmaking Q&A—the choice is yours!
$3700
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ssbv elevate membership
Enjoy ongoing access to our expanding collection of resources and training created specifically for birth videographers!
$4700
