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Introduction to Documentary Video Storytelling

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Learn about the history and importance of documentary filmmaking. Explore the narrative building blocks of documentaries, with examples of nonfiction filmmaking over 120 years.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
1. Defining Documentary
  • What is a documentary?
  • Exploring documentary storytelling
2. A Brief History of Documentaries
  • The first documentaries: Actuality films
  • Documentaries of the early 20th century: Creating standards for nonfiction films
  • Midcentury documentaries: Newsreels, propaganda, poetry, and educational films
  • Changing culture and technology: Exploring direct cinema and beyond
3. The Modern Documentary: Borrowing from the Past and Shaping the Future
  • The rise of the modern documentary
  • The modern documentary: Classic expository techniques
  • The modern documentary: Exploring the modes of documentary storytelling
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Ashley Kennedy

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