Documentary Theory & Practice

Deepen the understanding of the form of documentary across sound and visual medium

Building on the learning from core courses on Multimedia Storytelling, Photojournalism and reporting, this course intends to deepen the understanding of the form of documentary across sound and visual medium. The course emphasizes on the technical and conceptual skills for documentary creation and encourages students to explore the experimental possibilities of documentary. Students will use the learning from texts on documentary history, culture and distribution and ethical concerns of documentary making in their own documentary production. Through practical exercises and readings on contemporary issues and media theory, the course will develop meaningful vocabulary of documentary and provide a forum to challenge and experiment with the medium.