Creative Documentary

Cod y Modiwl: FM26520
Teitl y Modiwl: Creative Documentary
Blwyddyn Academaidd: 2027/2028
Semester: Semester 1
Cyd-gysylltydd y Modiwl: Elin Morse
Rhestr Ddarllen: Gweld ar Aspire
Rhagofynion: FM11420 neu FM11520
Staff Eraill sy'n Cyfrannu: Dr Kim Knowles; Elin Morse

Dulliau Asesu

Math o Asesiad	Manylion Asesiad	Cyfran
Asesiad Semester	Written Assignment and Supporting Documentation:	40%
Asesiad Semester	Video Project:	60%
Asesiad Ailsefyll	Written Assignment and Supporting Documentation:	40%
Asesiad Ailsefyll	Creative Portfolio including showreel:	60%

Canlyniadau Dysgu

Wedi cwblhau'r modiwl dylai'r myfyrwyr fedru:

Demonstrate a knowledge of, and ability to create, a wide variety of documentary forms.
Identify and articulate intended outcomes for a documentary production. These outcomes will focus on: storytelling, visual/editorial styles and appropriate production techniques.
Demonstrate technical and logistical competence across single-camera production.
Evaluate and assess production work, demonstrating an ability to offer and take constructive criticism.

Disgrifiad cryno

This practical module encourages students to develop crucial creative documentary-production skills and offers an essential introduction to the genre in preparation for the third year module in Documentary Production. As such, it will generate a sense of the very wide variety of documentary styles available: dramatic re-enactments, archive footage, animation, voiceover, sound effects, music, interviews, and observational cinema. The module will culminate in a final project involving the production of a 5 minute creative documentary.

Nod

The module aims to equip students with a strong understanding of the creative problems and possibilities of documentary production as well as knowledge of single-camera techniques.

The module aims to deepen craft skills in camera work and editing practices, as well as developing the roles and responsibilities in order to work effectively and co-operatively as a production team.

The module also aims to raise standards of professionalism in production work, presentations and pitches.

Cynnwys

Content includes:

Lectures/Screenings
The 6 types of Documentaries:
Observational
Participatory
Performative
Expository
Poetic
Reflexive

Workshops:
Observation exercise (Observational Documentary)
Interviewing exercise (Participatory /Performative Documentary)
Activity exercise (Expository Documentary)
Ceredigion Research Trip (Poetic Documentary)
Pitching an idea (Reflexive Documentary)
Pre-production skills
Developing an idea
Camera/Sound workshop
Editing Documentaries
Dubbing and titles
Presentation and Screenings

Sgiliau Modiwl

Math o Sgiliau	Manylion Sgiliau
Cyfathrebu	The student will develop writing skills in the creation of their scripts. As they are based on teamwork, the workshops will involve high-level communication skills. There will also be discussion of screened work and related topics, along with the critique of students' own scripts. Students will be encouraged to discuss with increasing precision and sophistication.
Datblygu personol a chynllunio gyrfa	The students work in professionally-defined roles in workshops and assessed exercises, and therefore gain a sense of professional media production.
Datrys Problemau	Students will be presented with opportunities to address a range of directorial and cinematographic problems during the weekly workshops. More specifically, students will consider storytelling, appropriate directing and editing techniques. Furthermore, in producing the work, students will gain experience of solving the particular logistical, budgetary and technical problems involved in production.
Gwaith Tim	The workshop involves group work in the planning and execution of production work. The production of videos will involve very close collaboration.
Gwella dysgu a pherfformiad ei hun	The course will require the critique of all areas of the production work, from direction to editing. Moreover, the course requires that students discuss the work produced at the script stage. The students will be encouraged to adjust their work in response to this assessment. The written assignment/critical essay will evaluate the video piece.
Sgiliau pwnc penodol	Pre-production skills will be developed through the conception and planning of multiple productions. Single-camera production skills will be brought to a higher level. Editing skills will be developed through the postproduction of video work.
Sgiliau ymchwil	Producing the video work requires research into a wide range of Documentary films, critical-theoretical works, as well as historical, social and cultural materials. Shooting and editing the videos will involve research into the technical systems used in their creation.
Technoleg Gwybodaeth	Journals, scripts and proposals will be word-processed. Digital Video footage will be edited on a computer using Avid Media Composer. Other applications and computer technologies may well be involved, depending on the student's particular production project.

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