mss3doc documentary and prod

DOCUMENTARY AND PRODUCTION

MSS3DOC

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Students will draw on their previous critical and production subjects to understand, question, contest and produce creative works. Students will build on their theoretical and practical understanding of non-fiction media practices by exploring key debates related to the treatment of human subjects, claims to truth, performance, voice and relations between propaganda, political and personal forms of media. Through a series of seminars, practical exercise, screenings and demonstrations, students explore a range of aesthetic approaches and production techniques relevant to documentary and factual production. Drawing on treatments developed in creative teams, students will work together to produce short documentaries for possible broadcast based on a selection of projects pitched in class.

FacultyFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorAngie Black

Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG

Exchange StudentsYes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites CST1IFA or MST1MTN or MSS1SSA and MST2SCV or MST3SCV or MSS2SCV or co-ordinator's approval.

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjects CST3DOC

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsDirecting the DocumentaryPreliminaryRabiger, MFOCAL PRESS, AMSTERDAM, 2009
ReadingsIntroduction to DocumentaryPreliminaryNichols, BINDIANA UP 2001
ReadingsNew Challengers for documentaryPreliminaryRosenthal. A & J CornerMANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS, MANCHESTER 2005
ReadingsThe Documentary Film Movement:An AnthologyPreliminaryAitken, IEDINBURGH UP 1998
ReadingsTheorizing DocumentaryPreliminaryRenov, MROUTLEDGE, NEW YORK 1993

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Start date between: and    Key dates

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment size75

Enrolment information HUSS technical services and staff production & editing equipment Preference given to ABMS or ABM.

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorAngie Black

Class requirements

Lecture/FilmWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours lecture/film per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
1,000-word pitch20
1,000-word visual analysis essay30
2,000-words short documentary production50