The NON FICTION seminar talks about documentary films. The overall theme of the seminar was Pulp Fiction. Theme was incorporated into the posters but not really applied much to the seminar. Credit for theme. The approach of the seminar was in Q&A format and it felt a bit dry at times however, I liked how they approached the guests by presenting a case study [Asylum Seekers]. Distinction for approach. The content of the seminar was overall relevant. It was focused on informing students about documentary filmmaking. They had experienced guests who’s done pretty good documentary work. I especially thought Genevieve Bailey was really informative and provided the audience with really useful tips on working as a documentary filmmaker. She also shared a lot of her personal experiences, such as the making of “I am eleven”. She gave some tips on getting the right interviewees for documentary films. Some other tips from the seminar was when Terry Cantwell talked a little bit about funding, which is useful information for people wanting to get into doco filmmaking. The guests also shared a bit about being passionate in creating documentary films, and to build relationships with people in the industry, respecting them, and to be humble. High distinction for content. Promotion was overall okay. The posters could have been a bit bigger and colorful to be more eye-catching. The promotion of the seminar on social media was executed better with yellow text and interesting images. Distinction for promotion. The staging of the seminar was pretty good as I don’t remember there being any audio or video difficulties but again, it could have been more themed. Distinction for staging.

Overall grade for this seminar is distinction.