FYI, this great 400-level CMCL class still has openings for fall!
C435: Documentary Filmmaking—Theory & Practice
Communication and Culture
Class Number 2077, 4 credit hours
Tues (C2 102) and Thurs (C2 100), 1-3 pm
Instructor: Jennifer Jones, jones334@indiana.edu
Can be used toward upper-level distribution credits in CMCL major or minor
Prerequisites: CMCL-C 335, CMCL-C 360, or TEL-T 238 or equivalent
Registration requires special fee and authorization (812) 855-2367
The popularity of documentaries has been increasing on big and small screens over the past few decades, especially with the rise of reality-based programming. However, nonfiction production has long been an important part of mass media, and is a valuable aspect to learn for anyone interested in any kind of media production today.
In this course, you will learn about documentary style and narrative by making your own documentary videos, with projects designed to be useful in either a professional or academic portfolio. Along with two major production projects, the class will also include the completion of a documentary philosophy statement and two analytical papers.
About the instructor:
Jennifer Jones is a third-year Ph.D. student in Communication and Culture. She has trained in documentary production at the New School in New York City, and worked with the legendary Maysles Films, producers of such classics as Grey Gardens and Gimme Shelter, as well as several other Oscar and Emmy-award winning documentarians. Her short, in/sight, premiered on the Documentary Channel in Fall 2008, and she is currently working on a project about the meanings of home.
