Producing Your First Documentary Film In Theory And Practice

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This course is designed to teach students how to produce a long-form (more than 42-minutes’ duration) documentary film suitable for television broadcast or distribution via internet channels and/or streaming services. The documentary (working title UNTITLED BROWN TITLE IX SPORTS DOCUMENTARY) is designed to celebrate Brown’s female athletes across the university’s history, emphasizing female intercollegiate athletes of the past half-century, chronicling stories of their courage, resilience and excellence while illuminating the very essence and uniqueness of the Brown experience. This groundbreaking course is made possible by the generous support of Brown Athletics, led by the Chancellor Samuel M. Mencoff ’78 Vice President for Athletics and Recreation, M. Grace Calhoun ’92, Ph.D, The film ready for audiences to screen at events commemorating the 50th anniversary of Ivy League Women Sports at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year.