Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Documentary Production

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
COMM2518	City Campus	Undergraduate	345T Media and Communication	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2018, Sem 2 2019
COMM2518	City Campus	Undergraduate	375T Vocational Design and Social Context	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2021, Sem 2 2021
COMM2518	City Campus	Undergraduate	515T Creative Industries	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2022, Sem 2 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 2 2023, Sem 1 2024, Sem 1 2025

Course Coordinator: Andrew Harrison

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 4350

Course Coordinator Email: andrew.harrison@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 94.02.37

Course Coordinator Availability: Please check with course coordinator

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

This course is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills to produce a short screen based documentary. You will explore aspects of documentary production such as historical developments and contemporary approaches in documentary making, including ethical and cultural issues.

You will develop a short documentary as part of a team and through this process you will learn about image sequences as story telling tools, image composition and sound recording, as they apply to monologue and/or dialogue-based screen media.
 

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) of the AD017 Associate Degree in Screen and Media Production:

1. produce screen and media content with high production values for a range of platforms and environments
5. demonstrate critical thinking and innovation when identifying and responding to problems in diverse contexts within screen and media production
7. work with others in a range of roles and contexts, demonstrating cultural, environmental and social awareness.
8. apply initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in your work or further study

Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:

1. analyse historical and contemporary approaches to developing documentaries

2. identify ethical and cultural issues in the development of documentaries

3. discuss technical concepts and requirements for producing video and audio media for a documentary

4. apply a range of technical skills and work effectively as a team member to produce a short documentary
 

Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in learning that involves a range of activities such as studios, project work, lectures, tutorials, class discussion, individual and group activities.

Overview of Learning Resources

A list of recommended learning resources will be provided by your lecturer, including books, journal articles and web resources. You will also be expected to seek further resources that are relevant to the focus of your own learning.
Student learning resources also include access to computer laboratories and relevant software. 

Online learning tools and content 
As a student in this program, you can access online learning tools and resources for your program and associated courses from the RMIT student website. https://www.rmit.edu.au/students 
RMIT will provide you with specific course materials for learning through our online system (Canvas). The course and workshop notes are posted on Canvas.  https://rmit.instructure.com 

RMIT Library 
There are services available to support your learning through the University Library and Study Support services.  
The library provides guides on academic referencing http://www.rmit.edu.au/library/referencing along with specific subject guides.  The University Library has extensive resources for Media and Communication students. The Library has produced a subject guide that includes quality online and print resources for your studies http://rmit.libguides.com/media-and-communication.
The library also provides a variety of resources including databases, e-journals, e-books and websites. You can find more information on Library services at: https://www.rmit.edu.au/library 

Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator and will be made available to you as required during the teaching period. 

 

Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you met the course's learning outcomes. 

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks. 

Assessment task 1: The Documentary Proposal (20%)
Individual

CLO 1,2,3

Assessment task 2: Treatment and Interview Questions (30%)
Individual
CLO 1,2,3

Assessment task 3: Documentary Production Project (50%)
Group
CLO 1,2,3,4