Syllabus Information

5.1. Methodological overview

See "Learning activities " and "Syllabus".

More information will be provided on the first day of class.

5.2. Learning tasks

• Theoretical lectures.
• Practical lectures.
• Individual work.
• Personal study.
• Assessment activities.

5.3. Syllabus

1. Professional procedures and routines for the preparation of documentaries: technical equipment and human resources, organisation, production procedures. The coordination and allocation of duties in a production team.

2. Production technologies: recording, editing, sound and post-production.

3. From the idea to the final documentary: the entire preparation of a documentary project in practice.

4. Assessment criteria for documentaries.

5.4. Course planning and calendar

See the academic calendar of the University of Zaragoza (http://academico.unizar.es/calendario-academico/calendario) and the website of the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts (Schedule of classes: https://fyl.unizar.es/horario-de-clases#overlay-context=horario-de-clases; Examination schedule: https://fyl.unizar.es/calendario-de-examenes#overlay-context=)

More information will be provided on the first day of class.

5.5. Bibliography and recommended resources

[BB: Bibliografía básica / BC: Bibliografía complementaria]

• [BB] Nichols, Bill. La representación de la realidad : cuestiones y conceptos sobre el documental / Bill Nichols ; traducción de Josetxo Cerdán y Eduardo Iriarte . 1a ed. Barcelona : Paidós, 1997
• [BB] Ortega, María Luisa. Espejos rotos : aproximaciones al documental norteamericano contemporáneo / María Luisa Ortega . - 1ª ed. Madrid : Ocho y medio : Ayuntamiento, 2007
• [BB] Rabiger, Michael. Tratado de dirección de documentales / Michael Rabiger ; traducción de Daniel Jariod Barcelona : Omega, 2007