TV Production - Documentary Option
The TV Production - Documentary Option immerses students in the art and craft of creative nonfiction storytelling. Students will study the genres, narrative elements and production techniques of documentary filmmaking, with an emphasis on high production value, cinematic, single-camera storytelling. The final semester students will be part of a collaborative team making a short documentary thesis film.听
Students master all aspects of production 鈥� including producing, directing, cinematography, sound and editing 鈥� to realize documentary projects. Graduates will emerge with the professional, creative and collaborative skills critically needed in today's evolving world of nonfiction storytelling.听听
Admission to the TV Production - Documentary Option is by portfolio submission only. Students interested in this option must complete all the lower division CTVA requirements of CTVA 100, 210, 220 and one of the following 鈥� CTVA 240 or CTVA 250 or CTVA 260 鈥� with a grade of 鈥淐鈥� or better.听听
Contact Professor Judy Korin (judy.korin@csun.edu) for more information.听
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Award Winning Documentaries produced by CTVA Television students
#2276 (16-minute Documentary)听
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Finalist - Student Academy Awards听
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Official Selection - Santa Barbara Indie Film Festival听
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Shred (15-minute Documentary)听听
Winner Best Documentary听
- CSU Media Arts Festival听
- The Luna Collective Digital Film Festival听
- Film33 Film Festival听
Finalist听
- Santa Barbara Indie Film Fest听
- PBS SoCal Fine Cut Festival of Films听
Official Selection听
- Student Film Awards (Florida)听
- ImageOut: Rochester LGBTQ+ Film Festival听
- Festival De Cine Latino Americano - NORTE听
- BIPOC Film Festival听
- Out On Film: Atlanta's LGBTQ Film Festival听
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Don鈥檛 Blink (15-minute Documentary)听
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Finalist - PBS SoCal Fine Cut Festival听
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Official Selection - Santa Barbara Indie Film Festival听
Translucent (16-minute Documentary)听
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Semi-Finalist听- Student Academy Awards听
Serve (10-minute Documentary)听听
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Semi-Finalist - Student Academy Awards听
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Semi-Finalist - Sydney Indie Festival听
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Best Short Film - Highland Park Independent Film Festival听
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Regional Award of Excellence - Broadcast Education Association听
Slabbers (5-minute Documentary)听听
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Honorable Mention - Broadcast Education Association听
1000Xno: Students Giving Voice to a Silent Epidemic (10-minute Documentary)听
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Special Jury Prize - Atlantic City Film Festival听
Homegirl (5-minute Documentary)听
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Finalist Best Documentary - CSU Media Arts Festival听
Humble Pie (12-minute Documentary)听
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Finalist Best Documentary - CSU Media Arts Festival听
Catharsis 鈥淭he story of a survivor鈥檚 art鈥� (10 minute-Documentary)听
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Winner Best Documentary - CSU Media Arts Festival听
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Finalist - Spuds Festival Idaho (2008)听
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Undying Monster (10-minute Magazine)听
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Finalist - Spuds Festival Idaho听
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Best Student Documentary Short - Broadcast Education Association听
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Official Selection - Shock Film Festival听
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听Jenny鈥檚 Journal (10-minute Documentary)听
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Best Northwest Filmmaker - Idaho Panhandle International Film Festival听
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Finalist - Calgary International Fringe Film Festival听
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Official Selection - Westwood International Film Festival听
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Dairy Cow (10-minute Documentary)听
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Winner Best Documentary听 - Broadcast Education Association听
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Best Cinematography of Festival - Spuds Festival Idaho听
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2nd Place Best Documentary - CSU Media Arts Festival听
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Finalist - LA Short Film Festival听
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Finalist - Bluegrass Independent Film Festival听
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Unmask the Future (PSA)听
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Winner Best of Television - CSU Media Arts Festival听
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The White Line (10-minute Documentary)听
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Winner Best Cinematography - CSU Media Arts Festival听
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2nd Place Best Documentary - CSU Media Arts Festival听
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Extended Love (10-minute Documentary)听
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Winner Best Documentary - CSU Media Arts Festival听听
The Ultimate Price (10-minute Documentary)听
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Finalist Best Documentary - CSU Media Arts Festival听
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Program Information
Faculty
Email:听erik.boccio@csun.edu
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Alessandro Jacchia
Email:听alessandro.jacchia@csun.edu
Email:听judy.korin@csun.edu
Email:听quinn.saunders@csun.edu
Lecturers
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David de Rozas
Email:听david.de-rozas@csun.edu
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Kyle Keris
Email:听kyle.keris@csun.edu
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Steve Miller
Email: steve.p.miller@csun.edu
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Thomas Popp
Email:听thomas.popp@csun.edu
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Ashley York
Email:听ashley.york@csun.edu
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