VP 372B - Advanced Production Activities: Mockumentaries

4 credits
Explores the diverse forms and critical possibilities presented by mockumentaries – fictional films made to “look like” documentaries. Different approaches to mockumentary will be examined, from straightforward hoaxes to social parodies to strong-edged satires. Students will then work in groups to produce their own mockumentary projects, writing scripts, locating actors and developing the fine craft of making fictional films “look like” nonfiction.Prerequisite(s): VP 215 or EMDA 202.