2018-2019 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2018-2019 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SCRN 214 - Social and Cultural Issue Documentary Production


An advanced workshop in documentary production. Using digital video technology, students will design, produce, and edit a short documentary on a contemporary social or cultural issue. Student films will be viewed and critiqued in class. In-class screenings, readings, and discussions will identify and analyze the elements of effective non-fiction storytelling, and will explore realities and decisions faced by documentary filmmakers, e.g., point of view, objectivity, voice, and the ethical dilemmas often confronted by the documentary filmmaker. To take this course, a student must be proficient in the basic skills of production.

Students will be charged a V & PA lab fee upon registering for this course.

 

Prerequisites: SCRN 107   

Course Designation/Attribute: POP DI

Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every other year