The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Media culture 2007 (scriptwriting) - Media fundamentals
- Media culture 2007 (directing) - Media fundamentals
- Media culture 2007 (cinematography and editing) - Media fundamentals
- Media culture 2007 (production) - Media fundamentals
- Media culture 2007 (audio production) - Media fundamentals
- Media culture 2008 (scriptwriting) - Media fundamentals
- Media culture 2008 (cinematography) - Media fundamentals
- Media culture 2008 (directing) - Media fundamentals
- Media culture 2008 (production) - Media fundamentals
- Media culture 2008 (audio) - Media fundamentals
- Film and tv 2009 (directing) - Documentary work
- Film and tv 2009 (scriptwriting) - Documentary work
- Film and tv 2009 (cinematography and editing) - Documentary work
- Film and tv 2009 (sound and music) - Documentary work
- Film and tv 2009 (producing films) - Documentary work
- Film and tv 2010 (sound and music) - Documentary work
- Film and tv 2010 (scriptwriting) - Documentary work
- Film and tv 2010 (cinematography and editing) - Documentary work
- Film and tv 2010 (producing films) - Documentary work
- Film and tv 2010 (directing) - Documentary work
- Film and tv 2011 (sound and music) - Documentary work
- Film and tv 2011 (cinematography and editing) - Documentary work
- Film and tv 2011 (producing films) - Documentary work
- Film and tv 2011 (scriptwriting) - Documentary work
- Film and tv 2011 (directing) - Documentary work
- Film and tv 2012 (producing films) - Documentary work
- Film and tv 2012 (scriptwriting and directing) - Documentary work
- Film and tv 2012 (cinematography and editing) - Documentary work
- Film and tv 2012 (sound and music) - Documentary work
Level/category
Teaching language
Swedish
Type of course
Compulsory
Recommended year of study
3
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
The aim of the course is to add to a deeper understanding of documentary film as a genre
to the participants.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to
distinguish, produce and analyze different genres within the area of
documentary film.
Course contents
The course consists of lectures and procutions of short exercises.
Recommended or required reading
Nichols, Bill (2001) Introduction to Documentary. Bloomington:
Indiana University Press ISBN: 0-253-21469-6
ÖVRIG RELEVANT LITTERATUR:
Barnouw, Erik (1993) Documentary - a history of the non-fiction
film
New York: Oxford University Press
Aaltonen, Jouko (2006) Todellisuuden vangit vapauden
valtakunnassa – dokumenttielokuva ja sen tekoprosessi.
Helsinki: LIKE.
Aaltonen, Jouko (2006) Todellisuuden vangit vapauden
valtakunnassa – dokumenttielokuva ja sen tekoprosessi.
Helsinki: LIKE.
Wells, Paul (2001) The Documentary Form: Personal and Social
'Realities' i An Introduction to Film Studies (ed. Jill Nelmes)
London: Routledge
Helke, Susanna (2006) Nanookin jälki – Tyyli ja metodi
dokumentaarisen ja fiktiivisen elokuvan rajalla. Helsinki:
Taideteollisen Korkeakoulun julkaisusarja
Austin, Thomas & de Jong, Wilma (ed.) (2008)
Rethinking Documentary – New Perspectives, New Practises
Glasgow: McGraw-Hill
Rabiger, Michael: (1998): Directing the Documentary
Oxford: Focal Press
FILMER
Robert Flaherty: Nanook of the North
D.A. Pennebaker: Don´t Look Back
Alan Resnais: Night and Fog
Errol Morris: Thin Blue Line
Chris Marker : Sans Soleil
Steve James: Hoop Dreams
Werner Herzog: My Best Fiend
Morgan Spurlock: Supersize Me
Raymond Depardon: Modern Life
Ulrich Seidl: Animal Love
Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe: Lost in La Mancha
Jia Zhang-Ke: 24 City
Marc Singer: Dark Days
Study activities
- Lectures - 20 hours
- Small-group work - 40 hours
- Project- and production work/artistic activities - 33 hours
- Individual studies - 40 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 133 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 133 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Teacher
- Lindfors Kauko
- Nordström Fred
- Nåls Jan
Examiner
Nåls Jan
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Course completion date
Date for course completion will be announced later
Assignments valid until
Until further notice