SWAN 455 - Writing and Producing the Documentary

3 credits
2 lecture hours. 2 lab hours.

Film theory, form, and aesthetics are used as the foundation for introducing the documentary as a genre. The course surveys documentary masterworks and the techniques and ethical challenges of the form. The class will screen and discuss selected documentaries and instruction in various production skills necessary to create them. Students are required to complete a series of exercises from conceptualization through post-production, culminating in production of a short documentary.

Prerequisite(s) SWAN 330 or SWAN 335 or permission of Instructor required to register
Offered (FALL/SPRING)