CTA 4550 ADVANCED DOCUMENTARY AND NONFICTION PRODUCTION
Students work in teams to synthesize concepts, writing, and production skills to produce nonfiction projects appropriate for distribution. This course focuses on all aspects of nonfiction storytelling and media creation while highlighting pre-production, financing, and distribution. This is a designated senior-level capstone course in the Cinema and Television Arts major.
Offered
Spring
Notes
Course Outcomes
- Perform the duties of a producer or director including scheduling, budgeting, and exploring distribution models in line with industry practices and processes.
- Employ tools of technology in creating short non-fiction projects.
- Demonstrate creative thinking and freedom of expression when creating class projects.
- Critique content for aesthetic value while considering diverse domestic and global audiences.
- Understand and incorporate best practices of diversity, equity, and inclusion including an emphasis on supportive and equitable working environments.
- Apply numerical concepts in research, budgeting, financing, and distribution of non-fiction television and film projects.