Subject code
MDC
Course Number
250
Course Title
Documentary Video Production
Semester Offered
Upon Request
No Prerequisites
Activity
No
Course Fee(s)
No
Description
Instruction in documentary video production for television, educational media, and corporate communications. The principles, standards, press rights, and ethics for documentary video production are covered. Students learn the process of producing, shooting, interviewing, and sound recording for video documentaries. Skills include pre-production planning, scheduling, location details, shot lists, and scripting for non-fiction video. Styles/ techniques focus on different approaches to documentary production by PBS, BBC, National Geographic, and theatrical infotainment. Special topics cover document story structure, aesthetics, usage rights, ethics, libel, and press laws.