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Course21A.550J / STS.064J10 lectures14 h 9 min

DV Lab: Documenting Science Through Video and New Media

Prof. Christine Walley and Chris Boebel · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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About

This course is an introductory exploration of documentary film theory and production, focusing on documentaries about science, engineering, and related fields. Students engage in digital video production as well as social and media analysis of science documentaries. Readings are drawn from social studies of science as well as from documentary film theory. The courses uses documentary video making as a tool to explore the worlds of science and engineering, as well as a tool for thinking analytically about media itself and the social worlds in which science is embedded. The course includes a hands-on lab component devoted to digital video production, in addition to classroom lectures and in-class film screenings.

Lectures

Lecture and Lab Videos

  1. Lecture 1: Introduction: Doing Science & Making Documentary Film 2 h 18 min · Video
  2. Lecture 2: Documentary and Ways of Seeing 2 h 26 min · Video
  3. Lecture 3: Science and Seeing 2 h 7 min · Video
  4. Lab 1 Part 1: Introduction to the Camera 44 min · Video
  5. Lab 1 Part 2: Camera Tutorial and Shooting Exercises 47 min · Video
  6. Lab 2 Part 1: Review Lab 1 Footage; Film Grammar 1 h 1 min · Video
  7. Lab 2 Part 2: Introduction to Sound 1 h 17 min · Video
  8. Lab 6: Documenting MIT; Interviewing Techniques 1 h 50 min · Video
  9. Lab 10 Part 1: Introduction to Lighting (Lecture) 1 h 4 min · Video
  10. Lab 10 Part 2: Introduction to Lighting (Demonstration) 39 min · Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department
Anthropology; Science, Technology, and Society
Taught by
Prof. Christine Walley, Chris Boebel
Term
Fall 2012
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering, Society and politics, Art, architecture and design
Source
MIT OpenCourseWare
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as MIT OpenCourseWare states it. Non-commercial use only. MIT OpenCourseWare's terms
Attribution
Prof. Christine Walley, Chris Boebel. DV Lab: Documenting Science Through Video and New Media. Fall 2012. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu/. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.
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