Overview

This topic considers the aesthetic forms and ethical components of documentary and factual media in their historical contexts. Students will encounter a range of documentary forms, categories, and communication styles and learn to recognise how documentaries convey meaning and emotion visually and aurally. Students will be introduced to key documentary … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Aims

This topic aims to:

  • Provide students with a chance to become familiar with the communication strategies commonly found within documentary and factual media
  • Provide students with an opportunity to become familiar with different documentary and factual practices, modes, and sub-genres
  • Provide students with opportunities to explore the ethics of non-fiction media

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
1.
Examine the communication strategies commonly found within documentary and factual media
2.
Distinguish different documentary and factual practices, modes, and sub-genres
3.
Examine the ethics in documentary and factual media

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