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FMMC0232A-F19

The Documentary Film

Documentary: Art of the Nonfiction Film
Documentary film combines nonfiction with an aesthetic aspiration. This course will explore the achievement in the documentary, raising issues about the influence of documentary upon political persuasion, historical memory, the status of film as evidence, and its utility as a means of investigation. Questions will be posed, such as: Can documentary achieve a distinctive understanding of a phenomenon? How does nonfiction address/guide the relationship between sound, image, and subject? The course will offer a historical perspective, as well as study contemporary works, with the aim of preparing students to both understand and produce documentary films. 3 hrs. lect./3 hrs. screen.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
92280
Subject Code:
FMMC
Course Number:
0232
Section Identifier:
A

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FMMC 0232

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Fall 2019

FMMC0232A-F19 Lecture (Grindon)