Sections offered FALL 2021:
#40844 |
RON OSGOOD |
TuTh 9:25-11:55am
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SY 137 |
CLASS NOTES: COLL (CASE) S&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
Above class meets In Person. For more information visit https://covid.iu.edu/learning-modes/index.html
This course is an historic survey of documentary film, with an emphasis on the influence of cinema verite in the 1960s through contemporary documentary practices. The class will screen documentaries and analyze the evolution of the genre and how producers and directors develop content and style. We will examine the varied roles of the documentary producer as a historian, social activist, journalist, and entertainer. Last, we will explore how documentaries interface with social media and how distribution models have changed to create online and interactive storytelling experiences.