In-depth study of advanced topics in documentary form. In conjunction with critical analysis, students create their own short documentaries with a focus upon formal technique, creative processes, and documentary ethics. Student documentaries are showcased in an end-of-course screening.

This course allows aspiring filmmakers to leave campus and explore narratives in a new, and possible foreign environment. During the first few days of the course, we will study films that take direct inspiration from specific locations. Then we will travel to a location, study our surroundings, write scripts inspired by the environment, and shoot films over a 2-week period. The course will conclude with a film screening of final projects at CC.

This course addresses questions of interpretation, performance, adaptation, and filmic expression through the lens of William Shakespeare’s plays. Via cinematic practice and the critical analysis of selected Shakespeare plays and films, students will create a diverse set of projects responding to Shakespeare’s works. COI.