2012-13 Catalog  Decorative graphic  Offering Description
Documentary Studies: Theory and Practice  Summer 2013 quarter
Naima Lowe media arts, media and film, experimental media Fields
of Study communications, media studies, moving image and visual
arts Preparatory for studies or careers in media studies,
documentary filmmaking  How do documentaries tell stories? How
do they tell the truth? Why do we believe in the truth that they
tell? How do we create compelling documentaries that examine
complex issues about the world we live in? Students will learn
to use a variety of creative and critical strategies to make
their own short video documentaries including video production,
video editing, and documentary writing/scripting techniques.
Students will read several critical texts about the history and
theory of documentary filmmaking, and screen a wide variety of
documentary films from the US and abroad.  Advertised Schedule
9:30a-1:30p Tue, 9:30a-5:30p Wed, 9:30a-1:30p Thu (Jul. 30 -
Aug. 29) Campus Location O