Documentary Audio

Catalog description

This is an advanced production course that combines the rigor of journalism with the poetry of sound montage. In it, students will learn how to produce powerful documentaries using non-narrated storytelling techniques. You will learn to combine compelling interviews, scene tape, archival material, and music into a strong narrative, and will leave the course with an understanding of how to create audio stories of broadcast caliber. Students will learn to observe, document, and create stories that immerse listeners in people’s lives and histories. We will listen and analyze non-narrated stories in a variety of forms: Audio Diaries, Historical Documentaries, Experimental Audio Montage, and Personal Stories. Students will create stories in a variety of styles: an audio postcard, a profile and a final documentary. Through an intensive editing process, these documentaries should be well-crafted and professional enough for broadcast.