Documentary Filmmaking and Theory

label Diverse autorenew 2025-09-29, 17:01 history_edu Ioana Dinescu
Is there a story you'd like to tell about a family member or some aspect of life in your home country? Could you make a complex and relevant film about this subject? Britain is a hub of cultural exchange, and student filmmakers from all over the world come here to study documentary filmmaking. There is an exciting movement in the UK, in which young scholars are becoming documentary filmmakers and filmmakers are making conceptually sophisticated and intelligent films. Known as 'creative and critical practice' this documentary movement is made up largely of personal stories that resonate in the wider culture.In this course you will design a proposal for a film you want to make. Guided step by step, you will develop the 'voice' for your film through researching your personal idea, developing your themes and inventing a form and style that is designed to fit your intent. You will then put your plan into a proposal that is richly contextualized and theorised. You will also be given presentations on the basics of video filmmaking, such as cameras, lighting and interviewing. Supported by film screenings, documentary theory and seminar discussions, the course is designed to give you a working knowledge of this adventurous field as well as training you in documentary film development: Aspiring documentary filmmakers will go home ready to make your film.

Period
21-07-2014 - 15-08-2014 (4 weeks)

Target group
The University of Sussex International Summer School welcomes applicants from a wide range of educational backgrounds. Although most of you will be currently enrolled at a university or college, we also welcome applicants who have been away from education for some years, as well as highly committed senior high school students - for some courses a good general education, an open mind and lots of enthusiasm are the main qualifications. For some other courses you will see that prerequisites are listed - applicants for these courses are expected to submit transcripts to demonstrate that they have taken, or are currently taking, the necessary precursors.

Course aim
The International Summer School provides an opportunity to meet and study with people from different countries and cultures, on a cosmopolitan campus. The large range of courses on offer allows you to get ahead with credit in core courses, or simply to experiment with something new.



Credits
7.5 ECTS creditsSummer School courses carry 15 credits and last for four weeks. Since the standard annual load for a Sussex student is 120 credits, this means that each course is equivalent to 4 semester hours or 7.5 ECTS credits. Students can take only one course per session, as the courses are intensive. You can expect to spend 30 to 45 hours each week on your course between attending classes, labs and workshops, as well as time spent outside class preparing the readings and assignments. You can find information about the courses offered by the International Summer School through our course directory or courses by subject pages of our website.

Course fee
GBP 1435[Convert to USD]Tuition only (one four week session).GBP 2670[Convert to USD]Tuition only (both four week ISS sessions).Some courses have a lab or field trip fee. A non-refundable application fee of 150 is to be paid when accepting an offer of a place. Payment in full (less the application fee) and payment for accommodation (146/week) is required by 15 June.

Course leader
Shannon Magness

Scholarships
The University of Sussex offers a limited number of scholarships for participation in the ISS in the form of partial fee waivers to students from developing countries who have high potential for future leadership in their field of study or career.

University of Sussex
Address: University of Sussex Brighton
Postal code: BN1 9RF
City: Brighton
Country: United Kingdom
Website: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/iss/
E-mail: issoffice@sussex.ac.uk
Phone: 00441273678406