Documentary Production, Forms and Techniques

Course aim

To introduce students to the documentary form and its key elements, techniques, and practices

Course content

Students are introduced to formal elements of documentary film making including conventions and techniques encompassing research, scriptwriting and storytelling. Students take on crew roles and responsibilities that entail filming interviews and completing overlays and voice-overs in post-production. Students are introduced to theoretical issues of audience, authorial voice, authority, representation and ethics.

Textbook(s)

Rabiger, M 2009, Directing the documentary, 4th or 5th edition, Focal Press, Boston

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
INFT 1015	Introduction to Film and Television Production

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Group project, Practical, Presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.