Documentary Film

Course aim

Documentary Film builds on the concepts and skills acquired in Introduction to Film and Television and introduces students to the key elements, techniques and practices of documentary production as it applies to short form documentary.

Course content

The course focuses on the conventional documentary form and the development of strong factual storytelling skills, high production values and the presentation of content in a clear and engaging way.  It provides students with the documentary knowledge and skills necessary for the creation, shaping and conveying of factual content required of news, current affairs, documentary features, television magazine programmes, advertising and other information-based media forms.

Textbook(s)

Rabiger, M. 2009, Directing the documentary, 5th edn, Focal Press, Boston

Prerequisite(s)

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

COURSE ALERT: This course is not available to students who have completed: COMM 1042 Documentary Production, Forms and Techniques

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hr x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hrs 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

Pre-production presentation, Production 1, Production 2

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.