MEDIA 316

Mockumentary and Docu-Genres

Please note: this is archived course information from 2022 for MEDIA 316.

Description

Considers the development of mockumentary and fakery in relation to documentary genres. Introduces students to basic concepts related to documentary realism and then explores a range of film and television examples that refer to, subvert, and problematise notions of visible evidence and factuality.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline for MEDIA 316.

Digital Course Outlines are refreshed in November for the following year. Digital Course Outlines for courses to be offered for the first time may be published slightly later.

Availability 2022

Not taught in 2022

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Points

MEDIA 316: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage II in Media, Film and Television

Restrictions

FTVMS 220, MEDIA 220, FTVMS 316