Mobile Documentary (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

During the course, every student makes a documentary production with a mobile phone. The theme of these documentaries is the climate change.
The short documentaries (3-7 min) can be based on interviews of the experts, intimate and very personal pieces of art, reportages of people trying to cope with the anxiety of the climate change or anything you can create out of this theme. The style and mode is free but the tool is a mobile phone and the documentary has to be based on reality and facts.
Contact lessons are on Tuesdays 14:15-16:00 in LEM_B152
26.2. Introduction, visitor from Greenpeace, Olli Tiainen
5.3. Lecture: shooting with movile phone, Johanna Ailio
12.3. Lecture: sturcture of the documentary, Johanna Ailio
19.3. Lecture: sturcture of the documentary, Johanna Ailio
26.3. Presenting the ideas of the documentaries, synopsis ready
2.4. Presenting the ideas of the documentaries, synopsis ready
9.4. Production and editing meetings (voluntary and individual)
16.4. Screening and feedback
23.4. Screening and feedback

Objective

Upon completion of the course students are able to:
- gather background information for a video reportage and write a script
- are able to plan video and audio for the reportage
- know how to shoot a video with mobile phone and external audio device
- are able to edit a story and publish it in internet
- are able to give and receive feedback

Content

- research and planning of a documentary or a reportage
- shooting with mobile phone
- editing a video
- common feedback

Materials

Optima: Taideakatemia, Media-ala, Mobile Documentary

Teaching methods

The course contains lectures of documentary theory and example screenings of different short documentaries. Also some techniques and hints for using the equipment are included. The contact lessons are a part of the course. You return the tasks in Optima online enviroment and get feedback there.
You need not to have a previous knowledge about filmmaking or you can be an expert in it. This course is your opportunity to make something different with a very light camera equipment.
There will also be scriptwriting meetings together with the studying group before shooting of the videos. Teacher will also tutor editing. The documentaries will be watched together at the end of the course.

Student workload

The six pictures excercise
Synopsis of your short documentary
Script of your own short documentary
Shooting, editing and publishing the short documentary
Work report of the project

Failed (0)

The student has not carried out all the tasks of the course.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The script of the documentary is interesting and realistic to carry out. The main characters or the interviewees are persons relevant to the theme. The documentary is a complete work. Its sound and picture are good. The work report is analytical. The student has given feedback to other during the course and during or after the final screening of the documentaries.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The script of the documentary is very interesting and the plan for shooting it is accurate. The main characters or the interviewees raise the public interest. The documentary is a professional journalistic work or a creative piece of art with very good sound and pictures. The work report is very analytical and insightful. The student is active during the conversations

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The script of the documentary is extremely interesting and the plan for shooting it is accurate and very creative. The main characters or the interviewees are especially good for the theme. The documentary is a very professional journalistic work or it shows very creative ideas with exceptionally good sound, pictures and rhythm. The work report is very analytical and insightful. The student is very active during the conversations.