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Mdocs Poster-Fall 2018, Course Offerings, Jesse Wakeman

MDOCS Publications

Fall 2018 Course Offerings:

Documentary Fundamentals:

• Documentary Storytelling
• Intro to Audio Documentary
• Documentary and Narrative Screenwriting

• Storytelling: Video
• Storytelling: Game Development
• Storytelling: Mapping

• The Artist Interview
• Festival Curation

Mdocs Postcard-2016-10-01, Fall Documentary Photo Talks And Workshops, Jordana Dym, Jesse Wakeman

MDOCS Publications

Fall Documentary Photography Talks and Workshops:

Through a native lens: Portraiture, social documentary and narrative in Saratoga

Mon, October 17 @ 7pm, Emerson

On October 17, join Daesha Devón Harris, a Saratoga Springs native and documentary photographer who creates powerful multimedia pieces that speak to social issues in a creative and compelling way. The photos depict subjects not as victims, but instead show them in a light of determination illuminating Daesha's relentless optimism.

Moderated by Robert ParkeHarrison

This event is part of MDOCS' series on portraiture and biography in documentary work. One Monday each month, creators from photography, audio …

Mdocs Poster-2016-09-27, Ethics Bowl, Jordana Dym, Jesse Wakeman

MDOCS Publications

Ethics Bowl: The Ethics and Law in Media Production

Tue, September 27 @ 6-8pm, Emerson

Tackle the issues facing today's non-fiction storytellers and prepare yourself for the roadblocks to public use that media creators may come to realize only after wrapping production--often too late to resolve crucial rights and relationships. The session will combine brief presentations on law, ethics and methods with background and tips and group discussion by attendees who will grapple with a real-world case and come together to present solutions.

This hands-on training session is a must-have knowledge base for all students planning on creating media …

Mdocs Poster-2016-09-01, Li 113 Fall Workshops, Jordana Dym, Jesse Wakeman

MDOCS Publications

Fall 2016 Li 113 Workshops:

Final Cut Prox

Monday, October 3, 2016- 8pm-9:30pm/Monday, November 7, 2016- 8pm-9:30

A detailed introduction to video editing using advanced software

Intro To GoPro

Thursday, November 10, 2016- 8pm-9:30

An introduction to using GoPro video cameras

Poster Design 101

Thursday, November 3, 2016-8pm-9:30

An introduction to basic poster design using Adobe InDesign

Photoshop 101

Sunday, October 9, 2016-3pm-4:30/Sunday, November 6, 2016-3pm-4:30

An introduction to photo editing from start to finish

Interviewing 101

Monday, October 17, 2016-8pm-9:30

A crash course in interviewing skills that can be applied to both audio and video

Audacity

Sunday, October 20, …

Mdocs Poster-2016-09-01, Fall Doc Dates, Jordana Dym, Jesse Wakeman

MDOCS Publications

When documentarians focus on a single subject-- a person, a research project, a community, an event-- they develop an individual or collective story from up close. These cases may illuminate a moment or a lifetime, the personal or professional, defeat or success, the interior or exterior journey taken by the subject. How do documentarians make such cases compelling, resonant and relevant? What are the building blocks that take the subject to story? How does the singular become the universal?

In Fall 2016, MDOCS presents a mini-series in which area practitioners engage with portraiture and biography in documentary work. One Monday …