Documentary Television Production

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Would you like to gain documentary television experience that will prepare you immediately for a production career? Through our broadcast partnership, you can enroll in courses co-taught by Coleman Television experts and get hands-on experience learning a variety of skills.

Coleman Television is an award-winning producer of documentaries that have aired on Netflix, Amazon Prime and the History Channel. During your courses, you will work with the Coleman crew on projects in production in their newly constructed, on-campus studio, featuring state-of-the-art film and video equipment. You will also earn your own professional production credit.

Classes are available this Spring during the second 8-week session which begins March 20.

Film and Video Courses

FV 2001-4 SEMINAR IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
This course is a study of selected topics in documentary film production.

FV-2013 DOCUMENTARY FILM
Prerequisite: ENGL 1113 English Composition I or approval of the instructor.
This course covers the history and development of film as a documentary medium. Topics include major historical movements in documentary filmmaking as well as an investigation of the technical, ethical, and narrational challenges specific to the documentary film.

FV 2023 VIDEO PRODUCTION
Focuses on the skills and principles of the single camera technique for capturing the necessary audio- and video-recorded elements to assemble a coherent narrative. Includes basic single camera usage, art direction, lighting, audio, and editing techniques. Detailed pre-production, production, and post-production activities analyzed.

FV 2033 BASIC AUDIO PRODUCTION
An introduction to the tools and techniques of audio recording, microphone placement, playback and manipulation of sound elements.

FV 2043 FILM AND VIDEO EDITING
Focuses on non-linear software-based procedures and techniques for editing single camera productions. Emphasis on planning, organization, and execution of basic and advanced editing theories through hands-on assignments using non-linear digital equipment.

FV 2053 INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING
Prerequisite: ENGL 1113 English Composition I or approval of the instructor.
This course examines the basic mechanics and structure of the screenplay form. Story arcs are analyzed through written and screened film examples. The student will demonstrate proficiency by writing a short project in the screenplay format designed to expand appreciation of the literary as well as the physical.

Internships

FV 2101-4 INTERNSHIP IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
This course provides an opportunity to gain practical experience in a documentary film production setting.

Contact Us

Marcia Shottenkirk
Professor of Liberal Studies
Department Head of Liberal Arts
Phone: 405.422.6237
Office: S-104-C