Description: Lecture, three hours; laboratory, one hour. Exploration of craft and form of documentary filmmaking through series of synchronous and asynchronous film projects. Viewing, discussion, and practicing of interview, vérité, animated, and hybrid documentary approaches. Students work in partnerships and small crews to rotate and produce work in collaboration. Contemporary debates around documentary representation and film ethics are incorporated into classroom discussions and critiques. Letter grading.

Units: 4.0