Students gain theoretical and practical skills in documentary storytelling. Students consider the documentary film genre, examining a variety of documentary styles and approaches to theme and subject. As well, students produce their own short documentary film, working from concept, through story script, to production and postproduction. They make design and genre choices, and develop a range of skills, including interviewing, storytelling techniques, research, script writing, videography and editing. Prerequisite: Students must have completed 45 credits to take this course.
Students gain theoretical and practical skills in documentary storytelling. Students consider the documentary film genre, examining a variety of documentary styles and approaches to theme and subject. As well, students produce their own short documentary film, working from concept, through story script, to production and postproduction. They make design and genre choices, and develop a range of skills, including interviewing, storytelling techniques, research, script writing, videography and editing. Prerequisite: Students must have completed 45 credits to take this course.
