HIST 0770 - HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY FILM AND FILMMAKING

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The course will introduce students to the history, theory, methodology, and practical organizational, writing, filming, and editing of Historical Documentary Film. Students will learn the history of historical documentary film, as well as the theories and methodologies employed by historians and filmmakers in the 20th and 21st centuries. In addition, students will engage in experiential learning by making short historical documentary films using Johnstown and the Allegheny Region as subject matter. The class will partner with local historical organizations to identify subject matter, and donate the film products to those organizations. Students will learn storyboarding, interviewing, writing, videography, and editing.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade

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