Date of Award
11-1-2010
Document Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Organizational Unit
College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences
First Advisor
Diane Waldman, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Rodney Buxton
Third Advisor
Sheila Schroeder
Fourth Advisor
Darrin Hicks
Keywords
Docudrama, Docufiction, Documentary, Drama documentary, Hybrid film, Student loans
Abstract
This thesis combines creative and academic efforts in an examination of the "hybrid" film. The question asked: in what ways can fiction be combined with non-fiction to engage with issues of social importance, is answered in analysis, and through practice. Traditional analysis is focused on films that blur the line between the documentary and the narrative-- the "hybrid film" or "docufiction." Analysis through practice is presented in an original feature length script that moves back and forth between the documentary and fiction film. This feature length script-- entitled Rigged, develops a fictional story while examining the issue of corruption in the higher education finance and student loan systems. A final report returns to the thesis question and offers an assessment of the script's strengths and weaknesses.
Copyright Date
November 2010
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Rights Holder
Joseph V. Brown
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
File Format
application/pdf
Language
en
File Size
254 p.
Recommended Citation
Brown, Joseph V., "Scripting the Docufiction: Combining the Narrative and Documentary Modes in a Social Issue Film" (2010). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 92.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/92
Discipline
Mass communication, Fine arts, Film studies