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Documentary films usually attempt to represent or inquire into some aspect of the ‘real world’. The documentary filmmaker goes through a process of perceiving, filtering and shaping ‘reality’ throughout the process of making a film: from the stage of generating and researching ideas, through to editing documentary film footage to create a cinematic narrative.
On this module you will be introduced to research process, notions of filmic representation and how filmic language structures our way of seeing material.
You will be introduced to the basic technical skills of camera operation and sound recording in relation to documentary filmmaking practices and you will develop these skills through interpretative exercises. You will carry out research into a chosen area of subject material. Working collaboratively, you will translate research into a proposal for a short moving image project, and you will make this project.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to:
LO1: Research and select appropriate information from fieldwork and from a variety of media sources;
LO2: Generate ideas and proposals independently or collaboratively in response to briefs, assignments or self-initiated activity;
LO3: Translate research material into audio-visual structures;
LO4: Use written, oral and visual communication effectively to present ideas, information and project proposals;
LO5: Organise and manage short moving image productions;
LO6: Critically interpret and evaluate creative work.