FILM 3780  - Survey of Documentary Cinema

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Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Description: The history of documentary cinema consists of a series of experimentations in the attempt to represent reality, taking its material from the historical world we live in.  As we study the forms, modes, theories, and criticism of non-fiction film in this course, we will also discover how filmmakers have chosen to represent reality, how changing technologies and sensibilities have affected the way reality is represented in documentaries, and how nonfiction films have been used for different purposes.