Practical Documentary Filmmaking

During the course you'll acquire the technical skills needed to complete a ten-minute video project using the cameras, workstations and facilities in the department's visual laboratory.

You'll learn practical, analytical and intellectual filmmaking skills by using moving image and sound recording equipment, and you'll discover how new technologies create new methodologies.

You'll examine and deploy a range of the technical, aesthetic, and representational dynamics involved in documentary construction. By doing so, you'll become a more informed, as well as practically experienced, commentator on the 'truths', 'fictions', styles, genres, ethics and modes of filmmaking.

You'll recognise the potential of film to document research, and explore issues of representation and audience reception.

The course is taught through a series of hands-on exercises of increasing complexity (with cameras and editing equipment) and lectures.

Teaching takes place one day a week for 10 weeks. You have access to UCL facilities for a further five weeks after formal teaching on the course in order to complete your film.

You'll have full access to the UCL Anthropology Audio Visual Lab, including computers with Premiere CC and Adobe Creative Suite.

You'll also have use of professional camera kits(shared one between two students) for the duration of the course.

Those using UCL Anthropology cameras are responsible for any loss, damage or repair costs. Any failure to reimburse the department will result in a debt to UCL with the standard consequen