Mar 28, 2024  
2016-2017 Course Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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24-5861 Directing the Biographical Documentary


This course introduces MFA Screen Director Documentary students to the Biographical documentary film as a distinct form and will explore its relevance both sociologically and historically. Students will create short biographical films through primary and secondary interviews in a studio setting and in the field, in both controlled and uncontrolled situations. Basic skills of lighting, sound and interviewing techniques will demonstrate a visual strategy that explores a characters environment, social belief’s and Core Values, including legal and ethical considerations. Students will complete a treatment, script, verbal pitch in addition to a marketing strategy for the finished film.

6 Credits
PREREQUISITES: 24-6430 Editing Theory and Practice  



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