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By
Angelique McKowan
Photo by Maria Ho
Kent State Electronic Media Production major
Courtney Collins is only a junior, but she and a group of
her classmates are already producing a documentary.
Because Collins is one of many students taking
the Historical Documentary workshop offered through the School
of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC).
" I was really excited that they offer a class that is
so hands-on when I haven't completely dove into my major yet,"
Collins said. "I am a little nervous, but we have
a great team. We all have different strengths and weaknesses."
The workshop, taught by professor Dave McCoy, was designed
that way - he divided the group of 16 students into smaller
teams, with each producing its own documentary.
Each student was assigned his or her own group based on strengths
and weaknesses in editing (using the Final Cut Pro program),
research, writing and directing.
And each group will produce a 10 to-30- minute documentary
on the history of a subject of its choice.
" Every person in each group has to do
a little of everything in the production of the documentaries,"
McCoy said. "But in each group there are also students
who are particularly strong in certain areas."
Junior Electronic Media Production major Todd Pulling,for
instance, is particularly strong in the directing aspect of
the production, after having produced and directed the library
orientation video now shown to incoming Kent State freshman.
" I'm really gung-ho about this project,"
said Pulling, whose documentary is about the Chrysler Crossfire
concept car. "I would love to make it the best
piece Dave McCoy ever had."
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| Professor Dave McCoy
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Pulling's classmates range from history majors
to english majors to education majors, as well as JMC majors.
At the end of the semester, all documentary
students will participate in a "world premier,"
for which McCoy will invite former documentary students to
a viewing of the finished products.
Some broadcast news majors are taking the Historical Documentary
class this semester as a substitute for the required Broadcast
Documentary class, which is offered in the spring.
How did the Broadcast Documentary class begin?
Read more...
See clips from past
documentaries
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