Spring 2013 Certificate in Documentary Arts Students Present Final Projects on Friday, May 17
Eleven continuing education students in the Certificate in Documentary Arts program at the Center for Documentary Studies will present their final projects to the public and receive their certificates. A reception will follow at the Center for Documentary Studies. The students and their projects are described below. Certificate in Documentary Arts Project Presentations Friday, May 17, [...]
Screenings of Student Documentary Video Projects From Scotland Neck, North Carolina, May 24
Anytown, USA is a class at the Center for Documentary Studies offered annually through our Continuing Education program, in which students produce and edit videos related to a small town in North Carolina. This year’s class, taught by filmmaker Randolph Benson, focused on the town of Scotland Neck, and each of the eleven students created a [...]
Student Work From Harvey Stein’s Documentary Street Photography Workshop
Acclaimed documentary photographer Harvey Stein visited the Center for Documentary Studies in the fall of 2012 to give a talk related to an exhibit of his photographs then on view, Coney Island 40 Years, and to teach a documentary street photography workshop in our Continuing Education program. The nineteen fortunate participants—the class was wait-listed in [...]
Fresh Docs Film Screening Features Work-in-Progress “Bringing It Home”
Fresh Docs is a works-in-progress film series presented by the Center for Documentary Studies (CDS) and the Southern Documentary Fund. The idea is to watch these not-quite-finished films as a community, and then give constructive feedback to the filmmakers. Next up in the series is Bringing It Home, codirected by Linda Booker and Blaire Johnson, both CDS Certificate in Documentary Arts graduates. The filmmakers [...]
Listen: Student Documentary Projects from the 2012 Summer Audio Institute
Hearing is Believing I: An Audio Documentary Institute is an annual weeklong immersion in making audio documentaries offered by the CDS Continuing Education program. Students learn hands-on skills in recording and digital audio mixing, discuss issues like the ethics of documentary work, hear accomplished producers talk about their work, and create a short piece. The 2012 institute [...]
Register Now: Acclaimed Audio Institute, “Hearing Is Believing II: Making It Sing,” Starts August 6
The second CDS summer audio institute, Hearing is Believing II: Making it Sing, starts August 6; click on the link to register. An intensive six-day workshop for students who’ve recorded interviews and gathered sound and are ready to construct a six-to twelve-minute audio documentary. This course is designed for those who have a basic grasp [...]
Watch Student Films from the 2012 Summer Video Institute
Every summer the Center for Documentary Studies holds a series of Documentary Institutes. The Documentary Video Institute is an eight-day intensive where students are fully immersed in the process of documentary filmmaking. Working in small production teams (one instructor for every four students) led by experienced documentary filmmakers, students are introduced to an array of [...]
Watch Films: “Anytown USA” Student Video Projects on Star, North Carolina
Anytown USA is a documentary video production and editing class at the Center for Documentary Studies, in which continuing education students produce and edit videos related to a small town in North Carolina. This year’s class, taught by filmmaker Randolph Benson, focused on the town of Star, and each of the eleven students created a [...]
Look and Listen: Final Projects of Spring 2012 Certificate in Documentary Arts Grads
Throughout the year, CDS offers continuing education courses in the documentary arts to people of all ages and backgrounds. Some choose to enroll in the Certificate in Documentary Arts program, which offers a more structured sequence of courses culminating in the Final Seminar in Documentary Studies, where students finish and present a substantial documentary work—photography, [...]
“Anytown USA”: Screening of Student Documentary Video Projects on Star, North Carolina Thursday, May 24
Anytown, USA is a documentary video production and editing class at the Center for Documentary Studies, in which continuing education students produce and edit videos related to a small town in North Carolina. This year’s class, taught by filmmaker Randolph Benson, focused on the town of Star, and each of the eleven students created a [...]
CDS Students Help Curate a New Photo Exhibit on Traditional Labor in North Carolina
Students in a recent Center for Documentary Studies continuing education class helped curate an exhibit of renowned photographer Cedric Chatterley’s work, which will open on April 29 at the Durham County Library. “We wanted to raise the curtain on the practical, hands-on tasks of creating and mounting an exhibit,” says folklorist and curator Liz Lindsey. [...]
Register Now for the 2012 Summer Documentary Video Institute, and Watch Last Summer’s Projects
Every summer the Center for Documentary Studies holds a series of Documentary Institutes. The Documentary Video Institute is an eight-day intensive where students are fully immersed in the process of documentary filmmaking. Working in small production teams (one instructor for every four students) led by experienced documentary filmmakers, students will be introduced to an array [...]
Watch Videos: Final Projects of Fall 2011 Certificate in Documentary Arts Graduates
Throughout the year, CDS offers continuing education courses in the documentary arts to people of all ages and backgrounds. Some choose to enroll in the Certificate in Documentary Arts program, which offers a more structured sequence of courses culminating in the Final Seminar in Documentary Studies, where students finish and present a substantial documentary work—photography, [...]
Film Screening: Against the Tide
Against the Tide is a documentary about two men released from Orange Correctional Center—their preparation for release and their experiences immediately upon release and the following six months. Unlike most released inmates, Bill Rasor and LeJhoyn Holland had the benefit of support teams and sponsors. Through personal interviews conducted over twelve months, this documentary shows [...]
