exercises leading to the production of a documentary film project, so that the students can learn directing and producing skills as well as learn the various types of documentary.
There are issues that the teacher and students deal with in documentary filmmaking having to do with the development of ideas, preproduction and the actual production.
the students in documentary film classes view segments of videos that represent major trends in the history of documentary film making. Usually there are guest film makers who lecture in the courses to mentor and provide supplementary education.
Documentaries are a very challenging form of filmmaking, that often stir up controversies. Historically, the genre begins with the earliest films of the Lumière brothers known as ‘actuality films” – ending with the latest postmodern explorations. Classics include Flaherty,