Course description

This course introduces students to the essential tools for writing texts for documentary media projects and new technologies for journalists. During the learning process, students should familiarize themselves with and be able to write a text, conduct interviews, present their idea for pitching, and learn how storytelling in documentary media projects can be an invaluable asset in their professional and creative skills. During the course, the student creates a project work or journalistic material for his portfolio.

Course goal(s)

The skills required to produce a detailed documentary production presentation, including both aesthetic and production goals, will be taught through a combination of lectures, exercises, and individual mentoring sessions. The student will participate in an analysis of their documentary pre-production experience at the conclusion of this class.

Course objectives:

Course Objectives:

• Students will develop Writing Skills for Documentary Media
• Students will gain practical experience in conducting interviews, learning how to ask insightful questions, capture authentic responses, and incorporate these into their storytelling.
• Students will learn how to effectively present and pitch their ideas, building confidence in communicating concepts and narratives to potential stakeholders or collaborators.
• Students will explore storytelling methods that enhance their work's impact, making their journalistic and documentary projects engaging and memorable.
• Students will complete a project or piece of journalistic work by the end of the course, which they can add to their professional portfolio as an example of their skills in documentary media and storytelling.

Skills & Competences

• Reading and understanding a range of cinema studies texts
• Listening to lectures, presentations and interviews
• Participating in group discussions and practice auditions to improvisational exercises to practice shoots
• Taking part in informal discussions
• Preparing and pitch their own projects.
• Writing a short film using non-fiction structure.
• Understanding and using the phases of a project (development/ prep/ shoot/ post/ marketing and distribution)
• Recognizing and using academic grammar and vocabulary
• Improving self-study skills
• Developing research skills and critical thinking