MDIA 4505 - Documentary Media 3 s.h.

Studies nonfiction media including documentary film, television, digital media, and other popular representations of reality through moving images. Provides a conceptual overview of documentary media practice from a broad range of styles, viewpoints, and eras. Raises issues about ethics of nonfiction mediamaking and explores how documentary may influence persuasion, power, and knowledge in politics, society, memory, and the experience of history. Select sections of this course may focus on making as well as studying documentary media, thus offering experience in developing, shooting, editing, and distributing an original documentary short film. Pass/Fail Option. Offered once a year.
Prerequisite(s): 12 s.h. MDIA coursework.