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Learning outcomes

1.
Display a sound knowledge of the principles and development of documentary;
2.
Critically communicate views on the genre & modes of documentary, the documentary film institutions, and documentary film text;
3.
Engage effectively and appropriately with information and communication technologies;
4.
Understand other cultures and times and an appreciation of cultural diversity;
5.
Apply critical skills to other disciplines and to culture at large; and
6.
Be ready to turn the theoretical tools and critical insights of the unit to practical use in documentary filmmaking.

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Additional information

Unit content:SCR300 has four modules. The first module covers an overview of documentary film: its evolution, genre, as well as philosophical and theoretical issues surrounding documentary film. The second module deals with the usage of documentary film: how we use documentary as a tool to organise and present our knowledge, and to persuade others in other words Storytelling. This module also deals with documentary ethics, the balance between our right to know and our duty of care, between social morality and professional success. The third module focuses on audiences with emphasis on “institutional” documentaries; we look at how the system of documentary production and what national documentary films reveal about their cultures. The fourth is a production component.