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·   Have the critical perspective and the analytical skills to understand and critically evaluate the basic techniques of a cinematic work

·   Have some of the basic producing and production skills needed to produce a short cinematic work

·   Develop and produce several short films

This is a production-oriented class where students will learn documentary and narrative/fictional storytelling through hands-on projects that use video recorded with a smartphone or a small DSLR still/video camera. By the end of the semester, each student will make four short documentary or narrative/fictional projects while learning about the basics of all the major aspects of the cinematic medium, from the idea and development to production and postproduction. We will also watch and discuss clips from documentary and narrative/fiction films to understand the range of possibilities in style and techniques in contemporary documentary film and narrative cinema. Students should bring to Innsbruck a laptop computer with basic editing software installed.