VP 372B - Advanced Production: Mock-documentary

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 172 , or VP 215 and VP 215R , or EMDA 202 and EMDA 202R , or VP 272 .