Documentary Film Workshop

Catalog description

This is an undergraduate-level course that will further develop students video and audio production and post-production skills through hands-on exploration of documentary and non-fiction filmmaking. Students will work on a series of short exercise assignments, a collaborative project, and a final project. Topics to be covered include: modes of documentary; non-fiction story-telling; observational/verite shooting and audio recording techniques; the interview (approaches, set-up, lighting); lighting for documentary; video technology, in particular, the equipment and resources available to you in Media Study; image and sound editing; preparing video for online distribution, and additional topics to be decided. Regular screenings of non-fiction work will take place. A lab fee of is assessed for this course.