J213 Visual Storytelling: Realeyes Magazine
An in-depth documentary photo class where students will work photographing stories about California and its people and will try to visually create a singular photo essay on subjects such as immigration, schools, , urban sprawl, development, the environment etc. You will work throughout the term on one in-depth project attempting to reduce a tiny area…
Read MoreJ210 Introduction to Photojournalism
An exploration of journalistic photography as applied to newspaper, magazine, visual multimedia and the photo essay. The primary goal of the course will be to emphasize the technical aspects in journalistic photography such as composition, editing, and presentation and to support student’s exploration and growth as visual journalists. Students will be working on weekly assignments…
Read MoreJ201 Community Sites
This course builds on reporting from J200. Students will cover local government in Richmond and Oakland, with the intent of developing enterprising and investigative stories from those cities. Students can expect to cover meetings, sometimes at night, and to occasionally work weekends. This is a hands-on class that will be run like a newsroom, with…
Read MoreJ211 Reporting the News Lab – Audio
This is a lab to complement J200.
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J298 Writing with Power
Open to first years only. This is a writing class to support students with additional coaching to complement the instruction they receive in J200. This class offers personalized editing and one-on-one support to elevate student work to generate stellar portfolio clips. This class is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to get additional support…
Read MoreJ298 Democracy & Inequality
Inequity is sown into the bedrock of the American experiment and affects how we individually experience our democracy. In this course students will explore how policies at the local, state, and federal level perpetuate and express inequity. Students will be tasked with considering personal identity as we analyze how historical policies and current events shape…
Read MoreJ219 MINI: Video Lab – Sep 2; Sep 30; Oct 14
Video Lab is a required course for all second-year shortform and documentary students. These technical workshops are designed to flow with coursework for J284A and J285. Classes are designed around hands-on experience. There will be no outside assignments, but students must attend the workshops and demonstrate an understanding of the advanced equipment to be able…
Read MoreJ219 Advanced Cinematography and Sound Vérité Edition
Class is nine weeks starting on Sept. 8. Dates of classes are 9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3
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