The three-week course is split into three blocks of five teaching days. During days 1-5 students will have a theoretical and historical introduction into visuality and film in anthropology. They will do hands-on camera exercises on camera technique, sequence and narrative structure, good sound and interview technique. A selection of their exercises will be edited so they understand how to shoot for the edit. They will write and redraft a film proposal and budget the film that they intend to make.
They will become aware of the ethical, financial, legal, and stylistic issues involved in representing other people and cultures. By viewing a variety of socially relevant films, they will experience different genres and discover an approach relevant to their own filming style. Thus they will be ready to go out during the first weekend and shoot their own films in teams of two. During the second week participants will work on one of CEU's Final Cut Pro Studio editing workstation. In an interactive and hands-on environment they will be guided through the basic skills of film editing.
Participants will learn the functions and tricks of the trade of editing digital video; how to organise footage, assemble a story, create editing transitions, effects, and colour corrections, lay narration and work with audio. At the end of the second week they will have a rough cut of their film project and the possibility to film pick-up footage for the last week's finecut editing. In parallel with the editing sessions students will be exposed to different styles of film followed by discussions with invited filmmakers during masterclasses.
Period
04-07-2011 - 22-07-2011 (3 weeks)
Target group
Applications are invited from graduate students, young researchers and junior faculty in anthropology/sociology and connected fields interested in using film in their research and teaching. Undergraduates without a university degree will not be considered. Previous filmmaking experience is not required.
Course aim
Recent years have witnessed a growing interest in anthropological filmmaking in the academia. The visual has become a primary tool for teaching, documenting, analyzing social phenomena but also communicating and engaging with broader audiences. This course enables researchers to use film more consciously and creatively in order to gain a new perspective in their approach to the world and learn to convey their ideas in a new language.The course provides a state-of-the-art training for social scientists interested in filmmaking. It focuses on cross-cultural ethnographically informed filmmaking, combining an intensive three weeks training in practical filmmaking with discussions on history, genres, ethics and theories of visuality. Taught by academics and film professionals with expertise in visual anthropology and ethnographic filmmaking, the course combines a practical, hands-on camera training with a series of theoretical sessions and masterclasses.
Credits
0.0 ECTS creditsThe "Documentary and Anthropological Filmmaking" course is offered for professional development for academics and practitioners. Those who wish to obtain credits that count toward their degree should consult their home institution in advance whether the CEU SUN course can be accepted for credit transfer. The CEU Summer University Office will be able to provide all course documentation, such as course description, syllabus, reading list, etc. upon request.
Course fee
EUR 830. Tuition fee is due by May 28, 2011.The tuition fee includes participation in the summer course, some administrative costs, an orientation program and welcome pack, access to the CEU Library IT and filmmaking facilities, reading materials, printing quota, and some social activities.EUR 750[Convert to USD]Early Bird fee (750 EUR) is available for tuition payment made before April 30, 2011.
Course leader
Vlad Naumescu, CEU, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Budapest, Hungary; Michael Yorke, University College London, Department of Anthropology, UK
Scholarships
Financial aid is available in the following categories contingent upon securing further funding for the course:- tuition waiver- accommodation grant- travel grant (full or partial)
Central European University Summer University
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Documentary and Anthropological Filmmaking
