Documentary Storytelling
FILM 384
Spring 2021
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This course explores the range of approaches, methods and techniques a diverse set of documentary filmmakers use to tell their stories. After an introduction to elements of creative nonfiction storytelling, we will spend the semester looking at films organized by a topical lens. Through close reading of documentary texts, filmmaker statements and academic writing, we will examine how past and current documentarians successfully--and sometimes unsuccessfully--have tackled a wide variety of subject areas, including poverty, gender, ethnography, conflict/war, class, nature and science, sexuality, current affairs, ethnicities, arts and culture, and history. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA FILM |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: FILM307 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (FILM-MN)(FILM) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Sheila Curran Bernard, Documentary Storytelling: Creative Nonfiction on Screen, Fourth Edition
Additional Essays, Articles, Book Chapters
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly reading responses
Two 6-8 page assignments.
Final Pitch Deck presentation. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
POI approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio.
To apply, please submit a 500-limit statement addressing the following questions:
1. Why do you want to take this documentary storytelling course?
2. In which class ¿ and semester within that class ¿ will you be in Spring 2021?
3. How does this course fit with your academic goals at Wesleyan?
4. Which, if any, documentary courses have you taken at Wesleyan.
***Please submit a PDF with the file name:
"Last Name_FirstName_Course Number" (e.g. Lastname_FirstName_FILM###.docx)
to tstrain@wesleyan.edu by *Monday Nov. 9 at midnight.*
You will be notified electronically of the status of your application by Friday Nov. 13. |
| Instructor(s): Strain,Tracy Heather Times: .M.W... 08:50AM-11:50AM; Location: CFS116; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 9 | Permission of instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
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