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Introduction to directing a documentary film

ECTS: 5

Year/Semester: 3 . years, 6 . semester

Total hours: 60

Lecturers

Assoc. Prof. (Art) Katarina Zrinka Matijević

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to introduce students to the world of documentary film. Students will be introduced to the critical analysis of documentary types, genres and subgenres through examples, and will deepen their knowledge and directing skills by focusing on the documentary form. Students will master the recognition and valorization of potentially good documentary topics from their environment and their shaping through all the preparatory stages of developing documentary projects: the idea stage, synopsis, scene sequence, and the stage of thinking and writing the documentary director's concept. So, in addition to theoretical knowledge, students will also gain practical knowledge both in writing documentary projects and in directing documentary form through the five-minute exercise "Autobiography: my, my, my".

Learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to introduce students to the world of documentary film. Students will be introduced to the critical analysis of documentary types, genres and subgenres through examples, and will deepen their knowledge and directing skills by focusing on the documentary form. Students will master the recognition and valorization of potentially good documentary topics from their environment and their shaping through all the preparatory stages of developing documentary projects: the idea stage, synopsis, scene sequence, and the stage of thinking and writing the documentary director's concept. So, in addition to theoretical knowledge, students will also gain practical knowledge both in writing documentary projects and in directing documentary form through the five-minute exercise "Autobiography: my, my, my".

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