FILM 270 - Documntary Film

Institution:

Roger Williams University

Subject:

FILM

Description:

Prerequisite: Fulfills a course requirement for the Film Studies Minor.Prerequisite: FILM 101 or consent of instructorDocumentary Film will examine critical and theoretical approaches tothe documentary genre. Through a historical survey of documentaryand ethnographic film, this course explores documentary theory,aesthetics, and ethics. Topics include early cinema, World War IIpropaganda, cinema veritE, radical documentary, the essay film,counter-ethnographies, and contemporary mixed forms suchas documentary films in journalism, anthropology, biography,historical restoration and personal statement. Students will gain anunderstanding of cinema theory and its language.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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