Learn about the history and importance of documentary filmmaking. Explore the narrative building blocks of documentaries, with examples of nonfiction filmmaking over 120 years.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Welcome
- What is a documentary?
- Exploring documentary storytelling
- 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
- The rise of the modern documentary
- The modern documentary: Classic expository techniques
- The modern documentary: Exploring the modes of documentary storytelling
- Next steps
Taught by
Ashley Kennedy
