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Documentary Projects Observational Film
Using a 16mm lm camera and two rolls of lm, choose an event, process or activity and tell a visual story using only moving images — no sound. The goal is
to tell a cinematic documentary narrative using story beats, camera angle, shot-size, focal length, and editing patterns. Each student directs, shoots, and edits his or her own short lm of up to 2.5 minutes.
Personal Voice Film
Tell your own true story about a personal experience using vérité scenes and interviews. The goal is to create a personal essay lm that explores an aspect of each lmmaker’s life story. The lmmaker may appear on camera or as the narrator.
Character Film
Tell a small story about an extraordinary or extremely ordinary person using only vérité scenes. Record life as it happens, discerning and capturing the scenes that naturally occur in the subject’s life. Students use sound, but the challenge in the character portrayal is to “show, don’t tell.” Each student directs, shoots, and edits a lm of up to 5 minutes.
Interview Film
Using interview techniques taught by industry professionals, students conduct an interview with a subject of their choosing and create a short documentary using their interview footage to tell a lmic story.
New Media Project
Create a personal cyber- lm and a virtual reality/360 video project to release via social media. Make the most out of this intimate medium to attract and hold
the interest of the web-sur ng audience, and to inspire viewers to share your micro-docs. Each student directs, shoots, and edits two new media pieces, one of up to 90 seconds and one of up to 3 minutes.
Social Issue Film
Employ an interview and narration-driven documentary narrative to explore a social issue. Research the subject matter and pre-script before shooting. Archival photos, footage and music may also be used, and vérité scenes are encouraged. Focus on nding a fresh perspective on a social or political issue, or document a local story that has larger implications. Each student writes, shoots, directs, and edits a lm of up to 10 minutes.