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Co-producer and featured filmmaker in Documentary! New Trends New Formats MOOC (Massive Online Open Course) by Universidad Crlos III de Madrid for edX by MIT/Harvard University. “This course features new trends and formats in contemporary documentary film with a focus on innovative works in an interactive and multi-platform environment.”

Documentary! New Trends New Formats

2015 Documentary! New Trends New Formats MOOC by UC3M for edX by MIT/Harvard University

MOOC Massive Online Open Course: course of study made available over the internet without charge to a very large number of people.

OVERVIEW [ENGLISH] “This course features new trends and formats in contemporary documentary film with a focus on innovative works in an interactive and multi-platform environment. It includes an overview of essential authors and genres, as well as the contribution of national and international scholars, professionals of the field and documentary makers. The learning experience is enhanced with videos, slideshows, infographics and timelines, to provide the learner with an interactive, reflective and entertaining experience.”

[SPANISH] “Este curso presenta las nuevas tendencias y formatos del documental audiovisual contemporáneo, prestando especial atención a las prácticas más innovadoras en un contexto interactivo, transmedia y multiplataforma. Incluye una aproximación a los géneros y autores fundamentales, y  cuenta con la participación de profesionales del sector, documentalistas y académicos. A través de vídeos, infografías, animaciones y timelines y un amplio repertorio de recursos y materiales complementarios, se busca ofrecer al  alumno claves creativas y eficaces en el momento actual.” I Site

TEAM Director: Pilar Carrera I Co-producers: Eva, Herrero, Clara Sáinz de Baranda, Pedro Valiente

PROJECT online course by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

PLATFORM edX by MIT/Harvard University I edX Mooc

© 2015 UC3M I edX

"I worked as associate lecturer (profesor asociado) on lectures in a Bilingual Program including Erasmus students, communication director for Crossing Stages European arts project, and co-produer of a MOOC for edX by MIT/Harvard University. 

edX selected three institutions to launch its first MOOCs in Spanish: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and Secretary of Education of Mexico. Out of 20 projects, three were selected, and that’s how Documentary! New Trends New Formats was one of the first edX courses on documentary filmmaking.

Vicedean Pilar Carrera directed the project. Lecturer Eva Herrero worked mostly on academic development and production. Along with lecturer Clara Sáinz de Baranda, we supported academic work and contributed to produce media content. On the side, my work was featured through a documentary film and interview.” —PV

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“A documentary film is a way of artistic expression that, more than capturing reality, transforms it.“

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Waht is for you documentary filmmaking?

A documentary filmmaking is a way of artistic expression that, more than capturing reality, transforms it.

Which are the subjects of your films?

Looking life through documentary filmmaking, besides a need it’s a true passion. Subjects and above all characters come my way especially in non-fiction projects. It may be different working on fiction or theater.

What’s the aim of your film work?

Living in different countries has inspired my work. Back in Spain, it’s happening too. Filmmaking is a character in action on a visual context. Character is essential. In my work on non-fiction, real people turn into characters as the soul of documentary filmmaking. I’m intrigued by their dreams, and challenges that raise in their life.

Can you tell us about one of your films?

New York Spin is my first documentary feature film. Running time is 87min with a 60min version for television. Before returning to his country, a foreigner wants to take the best of his llife in the city which happens to be the spirit of the people that he met. In filmmaking, like in art, there are starting and ending points as what is fascinating is your experience through the journey: as artist and human being. New York Spin turned into a multicultural portrait of the city since my friends were actually from different countries, ethnics and faiths. The convergence of sensitivities and life projects gave the film its local flavor but also a way to connect with people from many walks of life.

How technology is affecting filmmaking?

Digital technology enters documentary filmmaking and cinema as well as our lives. I’m convinced that it’s not only a distribution tool, it’s a vehicle for creativity. For a long time, cross-media has been designed for a variety of platforms. Now, transmedia offers the possibility not only for difussion but for developing content.

Do you use technology in your projects?

Reality is what it is, but life is audiovisual. Our daily life is connected to visual media. Above all to smart phones: through them, we live, breath, feel, create, work… also in cinema and documentary filmmaking. Now, in times of citizen journalism, it’s true that everyone can make non-fiction, but I think that for professionals and artists, it’s worth it considering technology as it opens new ways of expression.

Do you think on screening devices for your films?

As a filmmaker with a background on literature and performing arts, my work blends these languages. Last month, we went to Northern Mexico to make what I call portraits in motion of a Tarahumara family. There is a traditional side, anthropological or National Geographic style, but it’s añso conceived from start not for the conventional screens of movie theaters or television, but for online platforms. It’s a tarnsmedia project on multiple screens than may bring life that happens to be interactive, flexible and open.”

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