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CS92PROD
Directing the Documentary
FILM 435
Spring 2022
Section: 01  

Students embark on an intensive journey into the world of short-form documentary filmmaking through a hands-on course designed to help foster the emergence of their cinematic voices. The methods that many documentary filmmakers use to develop and craft their work serve as a model for the coursework. In a supportive environment, students engage in progressive learning to allow each to tackle many of the same key creative, practical, financial and ethical decisions working researchers, directors, producers, writers, camera operators, sound recordists, and editors make during research and development, pre-production, production, and post. Students screen and analyze documentary shorts throughout the semester. During the first half of the semester students complete exercises designed to help them to improve their technical skills while completing research and development (proposal and pitch deck) for a five-to-seven-minute documentary. In the second half of the course, students direct, shoot, and edit their work. Ongoing feedback during the entire semester is provided. The course includes self-directed online training assignments and in-class workshops. Students enrolled in this course should anticipate heavy and unevenly distributed time demands.
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA FILM
Course Format: StudioGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: FILM430
Fulfills a Requirement for: (FILM-MN)(FILM)
Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89%

Last Updated on DEC-06-2024
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