RTF 343 Personal Documentary

Unique No. 07230

Faculty: Spiro

Class Time: M 1-4P

Room: CMA 5.131

Lab Time: M 6-9

Room: CMA 5.131

Writing Comp: No

Comm/Culture Req: No

Closing Limit: 20

Cross-listed: None

Prerequisites

Must be an RTF major with a UT GPA of at least a 2.25 and have upper-division standing. The following prerequisites: RTF 340, 366, OR 366K.

Consent requirements

This course does not require consent. Registration is open via TEX to all RTF majors.

First class day policy

Students must attend the first class day or make prior arrangements with the instructor.

Course description

In the past decade personal documentaries have dominated the world of broadcast and theatrical release non-fiction filmmaking. From Michael Moore's Roger and Me and Bowling for Columbine to Judith Helfand's Blue Vinyl, personal documentaries have been on the cutting edge of innovation in non-fiction storytelling and stylistic invention, transforming the documentary genre to the most dynamic field in which to work. In this class, students will draw stories from their own personal experience, working from either their own point-of-view or from the perspective of someone they get to know through the filmmaking process.