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This ab initio ten-lesson course provides theoretical as well as practical advice on how to create an eight-minute documentary. It begins with five individual film exercises based on the five building blocks of a documentary, including (i) the self-portrait, (ii) the protagonist, (iii) tension within the frame, (iv) mood, and (v) stages of a process. Students then form groups and create their documentary in five stages, based on (i) research, (ii) the treatment, (iii) the storyboard, (iv) the shoot, and (v) editing and post-production.
Short Bibliography
Aufderheide, Patricia, Documentary Film: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: OUP, 2008).
Brown, Blain, Cinematography: Theory and Practice (London: Focal Press, 2002).
Figgis, Mike, Digital Film Making (London: Faber and Faber, 2007).
Glynne, Andy, Documentaries and How to Make Them (London: Creative Essentials, 2007).
Katz, Steven D., Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen (London: Michael Wiese Productions, 1991).
Murch, Walter, In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing (New York: Silman-James Press, 2001).
Nichols, Bill, Introduction to Documentary (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2002).
Parker, Nathan, Short Films: How to Make and Distribute Them (London: Creative Essentials, 2007).
Rabiger, Michael, Directing the Documentary (London: Focal Press, 2004).
Thurlow, Clifford, Making Short Films: The Complete Guide from Script to Screen (London: Berg, 2008).
Wohl, Michael, Final Cut Pro 6: Beyond the Basics (London: Peachpit Press, 2007).
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
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This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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