The course wants to analyse the problems of making a documentary and give to the students the instruments to make a documentary film. The course will discuss problems and the complexity making a documentary. The use of interview, the management of the time, the distance from the subject, the relationship between the observer and who is under observation, the manipulation of reality, are some point necessary to explore an ethical documentary practise.
During the lab the students will realize some individual and common exercises.
During the lab the students will realize some individual and common exercises.
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Afterwards there will be a selection of subjects proposed by the students based on a topic given by the the teacher and developed during classes.
The selected subjects will be realized in individual or group works.
Limits of duration and setting woulb eventually be communicated at the beginning of the classes.
Maximum number of class participants: 30 people.
Mandatory attendance. Will not be consented more than 2 non-justified absences.
- Simone Aleandri, Roberto Moliterni. "Fare un documentario. Scrivere, girare e produrre cinema del reale". Dino Audino. 2020.
- Gianfranco Pannone. "È reale? Guida empatica del cinedocumentarista". Artdigiland, 2021.
- Lorenzo Hendel. "Il documentario narrativo. Come inventare una storia vera". Dino Audino. 2021.
- A cura di Marco Bertozzi e Ivelise Perniola. "Storia del cinema documentario. Carocci, 2025.
Programme
The class includes a brief historical excursus of documentary films and meetings with documentary filmmakers and producers.Afterwards there will be a selection of subjects proposed by the students based on a topic given by the the teacher and developed during classes.
The selected subjects will be realized in individual or group works.
Limits of duration and setting woulb eventually be communicated at the beginning of the classes.
Maximum number of class participants: 30 people.
Mandatory attendance. Will not be consented more than 2 non-justified absences.
Core Documentation
Recommended books:- Simone Aleandri, Roberto Moliterni. "Fare un documentario. Scrivere, girare e produrre cinema del reale". Dino Audino. 2020.
- Gianfranco Pannone. "È reale? Guida empatica del cinedocumentarista". Artdigiland, 2021.
- Lorenzo Hendel. "Il documentario narrativo. Come inventare una storia vera". Dino Audino. 2021.
- A cura di Marco Bertozzi e Ivelise Perniola. "Storia del cinema documentario. Carocci, 2025.
Reference Bibliography
Reference Filmography: Un’ora sola ti vorrei, Alina Marazzi, 2002; L’orchestra di Piazza Vittorio, Agostino Ferrente, 2006; L’udienza è aperta, Vincenzo Marra, 2006; Improvvisamente, l’Inverno Scorso, Gustav Hofer e Luca Ragazzi, 2007; Below Sea Level, Gianfranco Rosi, 2008; La bocca del lupo, Pietro Marcello, 2009; In purgatorio, Giovanni Cioni, 2009; Fratelli d’Italia, Claudio Giovannesi, 2009; The Cambodian Room, Tommaso Lusena de Sarmiento e Giuseppe Schillaci, 2009; Lettere dal deserto, Michela Occhipinti, 2010; Le quattro volte, Michelangelo Frammartino, 2010; L’estate di Giacomo, Alessandro Comodin, 2011; Lasciando la baia del Re, Claudia Cipriani, 2011; Cadenza d’inganno, Leonardo Di Costanzo, 2011; Terramatta, Costanza Quatriglio, 2012; Il libraio di Belfast, Alessandra Celesia, 2012; Noi non siamo come James Bond, Mario Balsamo, 2012; Materia Oscura, Massimo D’Anolfi e Martina Parenti, 2013; Stop the Pounding Heart, Roberto Minervini, 2013; Dal profondo, Valentina Pedicini, 2013; Le cose belle, Agostino Ferrente e Giovanni Piperno, 2014; I ricordi del fiume, Gianluca e Massimiliano De Serio, 2015; Cinema Grattacielo, Marco Bertozzi, 2017; La strada di Samouni, Stefano Savona, 2018; La dernière séance, Gianluca Matarrese, 2021; Marx può aspettare, Marco Bellocchio, 2021; Il Modernissimo di Bologna, Giuseppe Schillaci, 2022; Sconosciuti puri, Valentina Cicogna e Mattia Colombo, 2023; Kripton, Francesco Munzi, 2023; Fela, il mio dio vivente, Daniele Vicari, 2023; Amor, Virginia Eleuteri Serpieri, 2023; Non ne parliamo più, Vittorio Moroni e Cécile Khindria, 2024.Attendance
Students will be assessed through the frequency, participation and overall quality of the documentary exercises produced.Type of evaluation
Students will be evaluated through attendance, participation and the overall quality of the documentary exercises produced.