SCRN3200.4: Sublime Documentary Cinema: Aesthetics and Truth
Some sustained analysis of the role of pleasure and aesthetics in non-fiction filmmaking.
Duration
5 weeksWeekly study
3 hours
SCRN3200.4: Sublime Documentary Cinema: Aesthetics and Truth
This is the fourth and final course that makes up the SCRN3200 Documentary Cinema: Rendering the Real program.
What topics will you cover?
Please see the SCRN3200 Documentary Cinema: Rendering the Real course handbook for more detail.
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Demonstrate an understanding of documentary cinema's informative and educational role in how we understand social, political, cultural and historical contexts and realities.
- Apply and adapt major theoretical cinema studies models to documentary filmmaking.
- Evaluate and critique ethical questions arising in documentary filmmaking.
- Explore documentary cinema’s contribution to audio-visual media's technological, formal and aesthetic development.
Who is the course for?
This course is for UON students looking to learn more about documentary cinema.
Who will you learn with?
I am a senior lecturer in Film, Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Newcastle, and the program convenor for the Bachelor of Arts. My research specialises in European and modernist cinema.
Who developed the course?
The University of Newcastle Australia
The University of Newcastle is a world-class university distinguished by a commitment to equity and excellence. Ranked in Australia’s Top 10 universities, and 173rd in the world (QS rankings, 2024).
Established
1965Location
Newcastle, AustraliaWorld ranking
Top 180Source: QS World University Rankings 2024
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