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Continuing
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Frequently Asked Questions

Certificate in Documentary Studies

Courses Offered for the Upcoming Term

Current
and Past Term Courses

Workshops and Institutes
Past
Term Courses

Required Courses
Seminar in Documentary Studies
Dawn Dreyer
Class ID: 9148
This required class is designed for students in the Certificate
in Documentary Studies program or those who plan to enroll this
term.
Photography, video, oral history, writing, ethnography and community
partnerships — Documentary Studies is interdisciplinary and
multifaceted in nature, encompassing many genres and numerous means
of interacting with the world and its peoples. Through short readings,
close examination of several documentary projects, and guest speakers
who will present their own projects and perspectives on the documentary
experience, you will gain a broad introduction to the diverse fields
that comprise documentary studies. We emphasize not only methodologies,
but also philosophies and ethics of fieldwork in different settings.
Throughout the term students will explore fieldwork examples, and
at the final meeting, students will present preliminary projects
of their own. These projects may be the beginning of long-term documentary
initiatives or simply a means of helping decide directions for future
projects. (Limit 18)
Dawn Dreyer is the Learning Outreach Director at the Center
for Documentary Studies (CDS). She directs CDS’s annual Documentary
Film and Video Happening and inaugurated Fresh Docs: Works in Progress
screenings, a monthly venue for documentary artists to share their
work and receive support and constructive feedback. In addition
to her work at CDS, Dawn is board president of the Southern Documentary
Fund. She is a published writer and writing teacher and has recently
been exploring documentary sound and photography.
8 Wednesdays, 10 AM – 12 Noon (16 hours)
February 9 – March 30
Center for Documentary Studies
Materials fee: $10 (exact amount due at first class)
Course fee: $195

Writing
A World of Words: Writing from a Documentary
Perspective
Chris Massenburg
Class ID: 9152
Writing is more than you think — more than text on a page
— and as creative and expressive as your imagination. When
you think of documentary work, do you think of creative writing?
Do you write, work with photos, video, audio, or are you new to
documentary work? In this course, we will discuss the different
ways writing can be used as a documentary tool. From oral histories
and narratives to poetry, this course examines the possibilities
of including creative writing and other forms of written expression
to convey your ideas. We’ll discuss the development of stories
from images and explore a nonlinear approach to storytelling. We
will examine how to convey your work to others, from visual presentation
to performance. Regardless of your background, you will find new
uses for writing in your documentary work. You will also complete
work that may be presented individually or included in an ongoing
documentary project. (Limit 18)
Chris Massenburg, better known as Dasan Ahanu, is a public speaker,
organizer, workshop facilitator, poet, spoken word performer, and
writer. He has been a featured performer for many poetry, jazz,
and cultural events; worked as an organizer on such issues as war,
social injustice, workers rights, and sexism; taught with the Center
for Documentary Studies after-school and summer programs; and developed
and implemented a special documentary arts curriculum for at-risk/court-involved
youth.
8 Mondays, 7 – 9 PM (16 hours)
February 7 – April 4 (no class on March 28)
Center for Documentary Studies
Materials fee: $10 (exact amount due at first class)
Course fee: $195
The Other Side of the Story: Creative
Expression in Documentary Writing
Chris Massenburg
Class ID: 9153
This course examines creative documentary writing in practice, not
just in theory. There are many ways to bring a documentary concept
to life. Students will take a deeper look into using specific creative
mediums to tell their story. With a strong foundation in oral history
and folklife as its base, the course focuses on creative methods
to present documentary research to an audience. Beginning with a
topic focus, each week will be filled with activities in a particular
medium, from poetry to playwriting and including radio drama, scripting
for TV or film, and short fiction. The course will culminate with
a final presentation of each student’s best coursework. Students
will receive feedback for each activity and will have an opportunity
to work in a team environment on some. Before enrolling in this
course, students should have taken A World of Words or have a documentary
project already in its beginning or planning stages. Before attending
the first session, students must e-mail topic ideas to the instructor
at dasan1@duke.edu. (Limit
18)
Chris Massenburg, better known as Dasan Ahanu, is a public speaker,
organizer, workshop facilitator, poet, spoken word performer, and
writer. He has been a featured performer for many poetry, jazz,
and cultural events; worked as an organizer on such issues as war,
social injustice, workers rights, and sexism; taught with the Center
for Documentary Studies after-school and summer programs; and developed
and implemented a special documentary arts curriculum for at-risk/court-involved
youth.
6 Wednesdays, 7 – 9 PM (12 hours)
February 9 – March 23 (no class on March 16)
Center for Documentary Studies
Materials fee: $10 (exact amount due at first class)
Course fee: $155

Family &
Community
Police Work, Bureaucracy, and the Documentary Tradition
Rachel Hall
Class ID: 9150
“Every proper portrait has its lurking, objectifying inverse
in the files of the police.” – Alan Sekula
Do you see a relationship between the family portrait and the mug
shot? We will consider the photographic practices of the police
and other government officials as part of the documentary tradition.
We will attempt to understand how these practices give rise to particular
ways of seeing those who are labeled suspect, criminal, or merely
documented. We will discuss the lack of control individuals have
over official representations of their identity, especially in the
case of those suspected of having broken the law. And we will study
the work of artists — including Taryn Simon, Deborah Luster,
and Andy Warhol — who generate alternative means of representing
and, therefore, viewing those officially documented and/or the incarcerated.
In this course, you will have the opportunity to create ethnographic
and photographic projects, exploring your own response to the issues.
(Limit 18)
Rachel Hall (Ph.D. in Communication Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill)
studies cultural narratives and artifacts of everyday life, especially
as they relate to memory and identity. Her work explores the relationships
between family and outlawry, home life and life on the lam, family
portraits and mug shots, family romance and true crime. Currently
Rachel is writing a history of the “wanted” poster.
8 Tuesdays, 7 – 9 PM (16 hours)
February 15 – April 5
Center for Documentary Studies
Materials fee: $10 (exact amount due at first class)
Course fee: $195
Suggested Text: Passport Photos, by Amitava Kumar

Proposal
& Funding
Funding Your Documentary Project
Cynthia Hill and Dawn Dreyer
Class ID: 9149
You have a documentary project in mind, and you know you need to
raise money to get it done. Overwhelmed? Don’t know where
to start? Or maybe you have a good idea of where to go to get funding,
but need to know more about putting a proposal together. In this
course, you will learn how to complete a successful grant application,
including the written proposal, budget, audience and distribution
strategy, and sample portfolios. We will explore the world of local,
state, and national foundations; corporate funders; governmental
agencies; and individual donations. We’ll look at a range
of proposals – from $500 to $50,000. Guest speakers , including
successful fundraisers to representatives from grant organizations
-- will enrich your class experience. We will use the Southern Documentary
Fund (SDF) application as our guide; completed projects will automatically
be submitted to SDF for consideration. Visit the SDF Web site at
www.southerndocumentaryfund.org
to learn more. (Limit 12)
Cynthia Hill is an independent documentary filmmaker and co-founder
of the Southern Documentary Fund. Her last two films, Tobacco
Money Feeds My Family and February One (co-producer),
screened at festivals across the U.S. and internationally and are
scheduled to be broadcast on regional and national PBS stations
in 2005. She has raised more than $150,000 from foundations and
corporations for the production and distribution of her projects.
Hill, with co-producer Charles Thompson, is currently raising finishing
funds for their feature-length documentary The Guestworker.
Dawn Dreyer, who is also Learning Outreach Director at CDS, is board
president of the Southern Documentary Fund and serves on the SDF
project selection committee. With an extensive background in writing
and editing, she has worked with a number of documentary artists
to develop ideas and refine proposals.
6 Tuesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 PM (18 hours)
March 8 – April 12
Center for Documentary Studies
Materials fee: $10 (exact amount due at first class)
Course fee: $195

Audio
Make that Audio Doc: Introduction to
Sound Recording and Digital Mixing
Paul Overton
Class ID: 9151
You’ve got the recorder and the inspiration and now you’re
ready for some hands-on help. In this course you’ll produce
your own short audio documentary using your own recorded sound.
We’ll learn the basics of recording, interviewing, and editing
using digital editing software, covering the process from beginning
to end — from microphone placement to choosing the right interview
setting, from loading your audio and organizing your tracks to creating
the perfect cross-fade and incorporating sound and music into your
piece. You’ll need to come to class with your own recorder
(mini-disc, DAT, cassette), microphone, headphones and tapes/discs.
For great advice on equipment, go to transom.org and look under
“tools.” You will have access to a digital editing studio
in which to practice and complete class assignments. (Limit 12)
NOTE: A basic knowledge of computer use is needed for this class.
Paul Overton is an independent producer living in Durham, North
Carolina, with his girlfriend, his two dogs, and his tape recorder.
Paul has an MFA in technical theater from the University of Delaware
and was a sound designer for many years before entering the world
of documentary audio. His work has aired on WZBC in Boston, KVNF
in Colorado, WUNC in North Carolina, and KUOW in Seattle. Unfortunately,
he also plays the ukulele.
8 Tuesdays, 7 – 9 PM (16 hours)
February 8 – March 29
Center for Documentary Studies
Materials fee: $10 (exact amount due at first class)
Course fee: $230

Photography
Fundamentals of Documentary Photography
Luis-Rey Velasco
Class ID: 9154
Beginners to more experienced photographers will benefit from this
exploration of darkroom techniques. We will address camera basics
for those who need an introduction, but we will spend the majority
of class time in the darkroom printing our photographs. Learn about
film developing, darkroom etiquette, how to mix chemicals, different
paper types (fiber and resin-coated), and how to select a series
of prints. Our goal is to begin a documentary project and complete
five to ten finished prints by the end of the course. The spirit
of the class is to take risks, explore, and have fun. (Limit 15)
Luis Velasco has completed substantial documentary projects
on farmworkers in the Central San Joaquin Valley in California and
in Stovall, North Carolina, and is embarking on a new project documenting
quinceañera celebrations in Mexican American and
farmworker families. A past documentary coordinator for Student
Action with Farmworkers (SAF), he was inspired by his mother, a
farmworker, to tell her story through his camera. He’s shown
his work at the North Carolina Museum of Art and the Levine Museum
of the New South, and he curated SAF’s traveling exhibition
Recollections from Home. He is also the Darkroom Coordinator
for the Center for Documentary Studies.
6 Thursdays, 6 – 9 PM (18 hours)
March 10 – April 14
Center for Documentary Studies
Materials fee: $50 (exact amount due at first class)
Course fee: $215
Text: Black and White Photography:
A Basic Manual, by Henry Hornstein. Available at the Regulator
Bookshop.
Documentary Photography as Fine Art
G. Douglas Vuncannon
Class ID: 9167
Where do documentary photography and fine art converge? When does
the documentarian’s work verge upon the world of fine art,
and how is it that a "fine artist" may produce works of
documentary? And how does one come to terms with the statement “every
photograph is a self-portrait”? Going beyond the realm of
composition and craft, class discussions will strive to identify
the elements of still photography that have the power to transcend
the simple recording of image. We will explore such themes, and
encourage each participant to develop a personal thesis on documentary
photography’s relationship to "fine art." Through
handouts and discussions, students will become familiar with the
approaches of such photographers as Matthew Brady, Minor White,
Eugene Smith, Walker Evans, Andre Kerdész, and Mary Ellen
Mark. Students will be encouraged to bring in found materials for
discussion and will develop their own photographic vision through
weekly assignments and opportunities to share work during classroom
critiques. (Limit 12)
NOTE: During the fifth week of class, students will meet with the
instructor in individually scheduled meetings.
G. Douglas Vuncannon is a multimedia artist who has worked as
a freelance photographer and writer since 1995. His short documentary
films have screened at numerous film festival in the U.S. and Canada.
In 2000 the Durham Arts Council awarded him an Emerging Artist Grant.
His photography and writings have appeared in the Independent
Weekly, and he is currently working on a documentary project
made possible by a grant from Duke University’s Freewater
Productions.
6 Thursdays, 6:30 - 9:30 PM (18 hours)
February 10 – March 17
Center for Documentary Studies
Materials fee: $10 (exact amount due at first class)
Course fee: $215
Self-portraiture and Photography
Leah Sobsey
Class ID: 9171
How does the act of playing both photographer and subject alter
the way we make images? What compels us to document our own image?
Is it truth or fiction we seek? Self-portraits are a way for photographers
to access themselves within a visual dialogue. We will explore the
history and contemporary usage of the self-portrait in photography
and include assignments and informal written assignments. This two-session
course will be devoted to class exercises, photographic assignments,
slide presentations, and critiques. (Limit 12)
Leah Sobsey is an artist and educator. She received her MFA
from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2001 and completed the Resident
Certificate Program at the Maine Photographic Workshops in 1997.
Her work has been exhibited widely and is in private collections
across the country. She has taught at the San Francisco Art Institute,
Duke University, and the Maine Photographic Workshops, and she currently
teaches at UNC-Greensboro.
2 Saturdays, 10 AM - 12 Noon (4 hours)
February 12 – 26 (no class on February 19)
Center for Documentary Studies
Materials fee: $5 (exact amount due at first class)
Course fee: $65
Photographing at Night
Elizabeth Kunreuther
Class ID: 9170
This course will provide a chance for students to explore the possibilities
of what their cameras can record after dark. It will offer a combination
of classroom technical demonstrations and hands-on fieldwork. In
class, you’ll be exposed to the work of night photographers
and learn how they achieve certain effects. In the field, you’ll
try out the techniques covered in class. As a group, this approach
gives us a safe opportunity to explore a downtown urban area after
dark – indoors and out. The class will also learn to photograph
in whatever weather conditions we encounter. Students must have
access to a camera with manual settings. Automatic cameras can be
used, but the results may well be limited. (Limit 18)
Elizabeth Kunreuther is a practicing photographer living in Raleigh.
Her most recent solo exhibit, Hillsborough Street, is a
study of one of Raleigh’s “main drags” at night.
The art critic for the Raleigh News and Observer writes:
“Elizabeth Kunreuther has produced a group of urban nightscapes
that are subtle, gleaming, and altogether pleasing.” She has
exhibited throughout the U.S. and Canada and is locally represented
by Raleigh Contemporary Gallery and Tyndall Galleries in Chapel
Hill. She has most recently taught photography at the School of
the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and North Carolina State University.
NOTE: The course has six sessions during the seven-week period indicated;
the skip date will be announced in class.
6 Mondays, 6 – 9 PM (18 hours)
February 28 – April 11
Center for Documentary Studies
Materials fee: $10 (exact amount due at first class)
Course fee: $215
What a Difference a Flash Makes
MJ Sharp
Class ID: 9168
Portable flash is like any other powerful thing--wonderful when
used well and dreadful when used badly. These days it’s much
easier to get well-exposed pictures with automatic cameras and their
compatible flash units, but a generic, well-exposed picture and
the picture you want to take to tell the story can be worlds apart.
In fact, there are some kinds of photographs that are impossible
to take without the use of flash. This class will explore flash
illumination as another tool to use in composing your photograph.
More specifically, there will be targeted assignments for you to
do with your particular flash unit so that you can get to know how
that specific unit behaves under specific conditions. The more comfortable
you are with the technical aspects of your equipment, the less you
have to worry whether or not you’re getting the right exposure
and the more you can focus on the content of your pictures. (Limit
18)
NOTE: Students must have a flash unit available to them for the
duration of the class, preferably the one they will use in their
work for the foreseeable future. Students intending to buy a flash
for the class may benefit from waiting until after the first class
meeting to do so, since the first class may help them decide what
type of flash unit would best fit their needs.
MJ Sharp was the staff photographer at the Independent
for nine years and has freelanced both nationally and locally. National
clients have included The New York Times Magazine, the
Ford Foundation, the Columbia Journalism Review, and PBS’s
Frontline. Local clients have included the Ciompi Quartet
at Duke University, Weaver Street Market in Carrboro, and the Short
Courses Program at Duke University. Samples of her work are on-line
at www.mjsharp.com.
4 Wednesdays, 6 - 9 PM (12 hours)
February 16 - March 9
Center for Documentary Studies
Course fee: $155
Advanced Photography Project/Portfolio
Leah Sobsey
Class ID: 9166
Inaugurated by MJ Sharp, this course is intended for students who
have a specific documentary project in mind or who want to refine
or deepen aspects of topics they’ve already explored. This
course will be offered by different photographers each term to provide
the opportunity for receiving multiple perspectives on students’
work; the course may be taken more than once for credit toward the
Certificate in Documentary Studies program.
Photographers wanting to fully understand and incorporate one technique
into their photographic repertoire will benefit from this class.
It is intended to deepen your engagement with a specific project
or a specific technique rather than act as an introduction to a
variety of techniques. We will look initially at film and format
choices and then move on to explore a variety of shooting techniques
as suggested by the specific documentary projects at hand. If indicated,
the course will include targeted weekly assignments for individual
students. While those shooting digital formats are welcome, you
should be well acquainted with your equipment, since techniques
and troubleshooting specific to digital photography will not be
covered. (Limit 12)
Leah Sobsey is an artist and educator. She received her MFA
from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2001 and completed the Resident
Certificate Program at the Maine Photographic Workshops in 1997.
Her work has been exhibited widely and is in private collections
across the country. She has taught at the San Francisco Art Institute,
Duke University, and the Maine Photographic Workshops, and she currently
teaches at UNC-Greensboro.
6 Wednesdays, 6 – 9 PM (18 hours)
February 9 – March 16
Center for Documentary Studies
Materials fee: $5 (exact amount due at first class)
Course fee: $295

Film
& Video
Visual Storytelling: Fieldwork and Editing
in One Course
Nancy Kalow and Erika Simon
Class ID: 9172
Digital filmmaking for beginners, taught by experienced instructors
whose top priority is to make the class fun. We’ll start with
the whys and hows of documentary fieldwork and teach the basics
of camera, sound, and editing. Your footage shot for biweekly video
assignments will be your introduction to Final Cut Pro (FCP) at
the CDS Digital Editing Suite. Our user-friendly FCP curriculum
demystifies a powerful editing tool to serve your documentary ideas.
Besides hands-on learning of FCP, a portion of class time will be
spent watching and discussing the edited shorts you produce during
the course. We’ll also view relevant sequences by the Maysles
Brothers, Wim Wenders, Jehane Noujaim, and Les Blank, among others.
(Limit 12)
NOTE: Students must have the use of a camcorder, tripod, portable
FireWire hard drive (7200 rpm, 8mb cache, FireWire 400 required;
60gb is plenty), and two FireWire (IEEE 1394) cables (one 6-pin-to-6-pin
for the hard drive and one 6-pin-to-4-pin for the camera). A lavaliere
microphone is also suggested. Comfort with basic computer skills
is required. The course fee includes access to the Digital Editing
Suite through May 2005.
Nancy Kalow is a folklorist, filmmaker, and documentarian of
communities and cultural expression. Some of her video work can
be viewed for free at the Internet Archive address http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=Nancy%20Kalow.
Erika Simon is a video editor and tutor in Final Cut Pro. She is
a recipient of the Martha Nell Hardy Award for Outstanding Teaching
at UNC-Chapel Hill, where she earned an M.A. in communication studies
and the Lucia Morgan Memorial Award for putting communication theories
into practice in local communities.
NOTE: No class on March 16; however, there will be a required Final
Cut working session on that date.
8 Wednesdays, 7 – 9 PM (16 hours)
February 16 – April 13
Center for Documentary Studies
Materials fee: $15 (exact amount due at first class)
Course fee: $320
Advanced Documentary Video Editing: Final
Cut Pro
Simone Keith
Class ID: 9173
This class will focus on FCP’s advanced features but give
priority to editing techniques. Learn the ins and outs of smooth
cuts, and proper use of effects and transitions as well as sound
editing. Discussion of films and print materials will be used to
fuel creativity. You will be encouraged to share your video projects
in class and provide constructive feedback to your peers. (Limit
12)
Simone Keith’s short documentary Heavier Than Air
has screened at numerous festivals and aired on UNC-TV. A native
of Brazil, she has been making documentaries and video essays since
she arrived in North Carolina nine years ago. She has earned two
Telly Awards and was nominated for a regional Emmy for The
Wonder of It All, a UNC-TV documentary about the life of George
Beverly Shea. Keith is a videographer and editor at North Carolina
State University.
8 Mondays, 7 – 9 PM (16 hours)
February 14 – April 4
Center for Documentary Studies
Materials fee: $10 (exact amount due at first class)
Course fee: $320
Text: In the Blink of an Eye by Walter Murch
Suggested text: Final Cut Pro 4 for Dummies
The Five-Minute Documentary
Jim Haverkamp
Class ID: 9177
The short documentary form presents a host of challenges and a wealth
of opportunities for film and videomakers of all experience levels.
Shorts, whether ends in themselves or sketches for longer works,
force their makers to sharpen their focus, distill essential details,
and experiment with structure in order to tell their stories economically
and vividly. This course will expose you to a wide range of documentary
works of roughly five minutes and under. You will then work individually
or in teams to produce a short film or video on a topic of your
choosing. The course will encourage creative treatment of material
and place particular emphasis on the use of sound. Brief instruction
on Super 8 film will also be provided. (Limit 12)
NOTE: Working knowledge of Final Cut Pro is required. Students must
provide their own video cameras and tape stock. Super 8 cameras
will be available for use by students who complete appropriate training.
Jim Haverkamp is an award-winning filmmaker and editor based
in Durham. His credits include the documentaries Monster Road
(co-producer, co-editor) and Armor of God (co-director),
both collaborations with Brett Ingram. His other documentary and
fiction films have shown in festivals across the country, and he
was awarded a Filmmaking Fellowship from the North Carolina Arts
Council in 2000. He is a former organizer of the Flicker Film Festival
in Chapel Hill.
8 Mondays, 7 – 9 PM (16 hours)
February 7 – March 28
Center for Documentary Studies
Materials fee: $10 (exact amount due at first class)
Course fee: $195
Telling Your Story: Placing Yourself
in the Documentary Film Tradition
Randolph Benson
Class ID: 9175
There are an infinite number of ways to tell your nonfiction story
in film: cinema vérité, archival footage, photos,
interviews, and re-creations are only a few examples. Will your
film be a personal doc? A portrait, experimental, or propaganda?
We will study documentary filmmaking through the screening of films
and clips, class discussion, readings, and presentations. Outside
of class, each student will be encouraged to keep a film journal
in response to the films screened, readings and/or other researched
materials. Surveying the tradition, history, and conventions of
nonfiction filmmaking, you will have a firm foundation for deciding
how to fulfill your documentary vision. You will also be encouraged
to share ideas about your projects. (Limit 18)
Randolph Benson is a graduate of Wake Forest University and
the North Carolina School of the Arts School of Filmmaking. His
film Man and Dog has appeared in eighteen film festivals
in seven countries and has garnered numerous awards, most notably
a Gold Medal in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’
Student Academy Awards. His work has been featured on the Bravo
Network, the Independent Film Channel (Split Screen), WTTW-Chicago,
UNC-TV (North Carolina Visions) and Telewizja Polska S.A.-
Poland, and has received an Eastman Kodak Excellence in Filmmaking
Award at the Cannes Film Festival.
8 Tuesdays, 7 – 9 PM (16 hours)
February 8 – March 29
Center for Documentary Studies
Materials fee: $10 (exact amount due at first class)
Course fee: $195
Documentary Video Production: Planning
the Project, Getting the Shots
Chris Potter
Class ID: 9174
Have the footage you need when you sit down to edit your video documentary.
We will talk about planning and organizing your project, and learn
some basic camera, lighting, and audio techniques that don't require
expensive equipment. We will watch video clips that illustrate the
techniques, try them out in class, and look at each other's homework.
Please bring a camcorder and tripod to class. (Limit 12)
Chris Potter studied documentary film and video techniques at Rice
University Media Center. He has produced and directed commercial,
industrial, and public service videos at Southern Media Design &
Production for more than twenty-five years. He is working on a documentary
film on the historical ecology of southeastern Burgundy.
6 Wednesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 PM (18 hours)
January 26 – March 2
Center for Documentary Studies
Materials fee: $10 (exact amount due at first class)
Course fee: $215
Directing Your Documentary Film: Making Choices
Randolph Benson
Class ID: 9176
Making documentary films is more than pointing your camera at a
subject, recording an event, or conveying interesting information.
Your film will be a historical document that not only will tell
the story of your subject but also will reflect you as an artist.
Directing your film means making difficult choices--from initial
story concept to your first screening. These choices, similar to
those made by narrative fiction filmmakers, involve the range of
available tools and techniques. Use this course to prepare for the
choices you will make about how best to tell your story, design
your production, develop your aesthetic, and capture your story
on film. Through viewing selected film clips, reading, in-class
production instruction, and weekly assignments, you will gain an
understanding of the art of directing a documentary film while developing
the skills you’ll need to fulfill your vision. By the end
of the term, you will be expected to complete a “mini-documentary”
of approximately two to three minutes in length, combining all of
the methods and techniques learned in the course. You will need
access to a video camera and a tripod. (Limit 18)
Randolph Benson is a graduate of Wake Forest University and
of the North Carolina School of the Arts School of Filmmaking. His
film Man and Dog has appeared in eighteen film festivals
in seven countries and has garnered numerous awards, most notably
a Gold Medal in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’
Student Academy Awards. His work has been featured on the Bravo
Network, the Independent Film Channel (Split Screen), WTTW-Chicago,
UNC-TV (North Carolina Visions) and Telewizja Polska S.A.-
Poland, and received an Eastman Kodak Excellence in Filmmaking Award
at the Cannes Film Festival.
8 Thursdays, 7 – 9 PM (16 hours)
February 10 – March 31
Center for Documentary Studies
Materials fee: $10 (exact amount due at first class)
Course fee: $195

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top banner image: Untitled,
from the series Raising Helana.
Photograph by Lissa Gotwals, from her project for the continuing studies
course Final Project Seminar in Documentary Studies. Gotwals's work
from this series was published in issue 03 of Blueeyes
Magazine.
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