RTF 344M Interactive Documentary Production

Unique No. 07250

Faculty: Kocher

Class Time: TTH 930-11

Room: Studio 4B (CMB 4.110)

Lab Time: W 5-7P

Room: CMA 4.206E

Writing Comp: No

Comm/Culture Req: No

Closing Limit: 20

Cross-listed: RTF 393Q

Prerequisites

For RTF majors, the following coursework, with a grade of at least C in each course: RTF 305; 318 or 319; and 6 additional semester hours of lower-division coursework chosen from RTF 309, 314, 316, 317, and 318 OR 319 (whichever has not already been taken).

Consent Requirements

This course does not require consent. Registration is open via the online registration system to all RTF majors.

First class day policy

Students who are not on time on the first class day will be automatically dropped.

Course description

Documentaries are most often conceived of as linear in nature. Thisoften forces the maker to leave out many interesting aspects of his or her story. In the interactive documentary class students will create non-linear documentaries for presentations as DVD videos that free him or her from the linear mold. By the end of the semester students will have learned the basic skill set for creating interactive video productions including: interface design, basic camera work and sound, editing and packaging using a DVD software product. Students will be encouraged to use other software packages that they have learned in other classes such as Flash or AfterEffects.