| Course Number: | EDX 5710 S18 |
| Instructor: | Christopher Wiersema |
| Location: | Online. This course will take place synchronously and asynchronously using Google Classroom and Zoom Videoconferencing. |
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Dates and Times: |
July 2 - August 13, 2024 |
| Credits: | 3 Graduate Credits |
| Tuition: | $1,195 |
Video is everywhere and creating videos is easier than ever! This course is for educators interested in incorporating non-fiction multimedia production into their curriculum. You will advance your understanding of documentary practice, contemporary media art production, and learn how to support students with producing creative video projects that engage with their local communities.
Dive into video and audio production, filmmaking modes and styles, multimedia art, project workflow, and editing software. You will produce your own short documentary video project -- from concept development (pre-production) to the final edit (post-production).
Documentary practice is defined at the process of creating documentary projects. This includes, but is not limited to: documentary film and video, audio podcasts, multimedia journalism, and nonfiction media art.
Audience: All educators
Course Goals:
Requirements: Technology below is needed for this course, but is NOT included in the course tuition. Registrants who don't have the technology below, will need to purchase it in order to fully participate in the course. Please contact Christopher if you need more information
● Smartphone/iPad (including method for transferring video to computer) and/or DSLR camera
● Tripod for specific camera, phone, or tablet
○ Example for phone: Manfrotto Compact Light Aluminum Tripod ($64.88)
○ With Tripod Smartphone Mount ($14.99)
● Mac with iMovie or PC/Chromebook with WeVideo ($90)
○ Other editing software can be accepted
● Google Classroom & Zoom video conferencing
Christopher Wiersema is a media artist, educator, and arts administrator, based in Vermont, working in experimental film and video, documentary practice, and community media. He is the founder and director of the award winning Vermont Youth Documentary Lab.
Required Readings/Texts: None
Other Suggested Readings/Texts:
Book:
● Introduction to Documentary by Bill Nichols
Articles:
● Michael Moore’s 13 Rules for Making Documentary Films from IndieWire
● 6 Types of Documentaries / Documentary Modes
● Honest Truths: Documentary Filmmaking Ethics from PBS POV
● What to Do About Documentary Distortion? Toward a Code of Ethics | International Documentary Association
● SPJ Code of Ethics - Society of Professional Journalists
● Thoughts on Raw Footage, Observational Documentaries, and the Cinema by Bill Nichols
● Documentary Theory Can Never Be the Same After George Floyd by Jane M. Gaines
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