Documentary FilmLaajuus (5 cr)

Objectives

The students know the various tendencies and means of expression of a documentary film. They can think of topics for communal, experimental and societal documentary film and ways of implementing then. The students can write a script for a documentary film and are able to justify their choices from the point of view of both the film's message and the expression. The students can take responsibility of the message of their work and take into consideration the rights of the people in the film. The students can write copyright contracts with the project participants. They know the production preconditions of such project and perceive the most important distribution channels and collaboration partners.

Content

The students of fine art and film and television work in groups and produce a social documentary about a topic important to society. The students learn about the history of documentary films and its place in contemporary art. The documentary film is produced in groups and the students need to find collaboration partners for it. The students take part in ironing out the details of the contract. They will also seek out possible distribution channels for the documentary film and offer the film to them.