Documentary Film Production (Cross-listed: FILM 4070)

6 ch (6WS) · Undergraduate

Consider conceptual, technical, and formal issues in documentary film. Both practical and participatory, this course emphasizes the importance of collaboration and ethics, whether working in community or telling personal stories. Students are guided through the entire process of producing a short documentary film: generating concepts, making connections, budgeting, pre-production, editing, marketing , and submitting the film to festivals. Students work together, taking on a variety of responsibilities while supervised by the instructor. NOTE : Credit cannot be counted for both MAAC 4070 and FILM 4070.