CE 0414 - Intro to Documentary Prod
Course Description
"5-Session Course A gateway course for students who want to learn the art of nonfiction storytelling. This course emphasizes content development, narrative strategies, and single-camera field production in the context of ethical, aesthetic, and social issues. Students will learn how to conduct pre-interviews, write treatments, create storyboards, learn production skills to record interviews and b-roll, generate transcripts, and complete a paper edit. The experience is an opportunity for students to craft documentaries that resonate with their personal experiences and inform, uplift, and inspire social change."Learner Outcomes
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Understand the role of the documentary filmmaker as an artist and storyteller
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Analyze strategies for developing and structuring documentary narratives
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Learn visual grammar and storytelling devices for a range of documentary genres
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Understand how to collaborate effectively on a professional documentary production
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Explore options for digital production of documentary films
Requirements
Students participating in Professional Studies non-credit courses must possess a minimum of a High School diploma and must be an adult age 18 or older. Non-credit courses are taken primarily by professionals seeking to develop new skills, broaden their expertise, and build a knowledge base for their professional or personal goals. No application is required. Simply enroll by adding a course to your shopping cart and follow the steps during the checkout process.
Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Digital Media Production : Digital Media Production