| Course ID: | JOUR 5370/7370. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Documentary Photojournalism |
Course
Description: | Exploration of the extended visual essay using still
photography and audio to create stories with social impact.
Students research, propose, and complete multiple in-depth
projects and look at how the visual story affects community
understanding. |
| Oasis Title: | Documentary Photojournalism |
| Undergraduate Prerequisite: | JOUR 3330 and permission of department |
| Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Students will be able to create and produce visual essays using
still photography and audio. Students will be knowledgeable
about the social impact of documentary photojournalism,
including how visual stories affect communities. |
| Topical Outline: | History of the photographic essay
Impact of the photographic essay
Researching subjects and the story pitch
Gaining access and trust with subjects sequencing of still
images
The illustrative photo essay
Advanced interviewing techniques for audio
Advanced audio editing
Advanced multimedia story production |