An overview of how documentaries are designed and produced, from research to execution.
Participants develop the specific class projects to be shot and edited in subsequent terms.
Hands-on lecture demonstrations on camera, lighting and sound. Students establish a basic technical understanding of the field equipment. Class time is devoted to raw footage review and problem solving, as well as on-going study of the documentary process. Planning and execution of team projects in the field using digital video cameras. Preliminary editing by late in the term.