Communication · Boston College
Satisfies one of four elective courses required within the Communication major. This course will examine the intersection of documentary filmmaking and reality TV. Both "nonfiction" mediums have undergone a tumultuous evolution over the last two or three decades as a result of new technology, shifting audience expectations, and new distribution patterns. How are 'snippets of real life" transformed into compelling narratives? What defines objective and subjective filmmaking styles? How is audience trust is established and broken? And what is the source of authority in visual storyte
