Tell real stories. Keep trust at the centre.
ABOUT THIS PATHWAY
Documentary gives you the power to tell real stories in extraordinary ways.
Documentary begins with real people, real events and a responsibility to the truth. This pathway explores how AI can support research, visual planning, production and post-production without losing sight of editorial judgement. Learn to work thoughtfully with generated and enhanced material, including historical recreations, translation and identity-protection techniques. Bring African experiences and perspectives into focus, while asking what should be shown, how it should be represented and what audiences need to understand about the tools behind it.
Who it is for:
Documentary makers, journalists, researchers, producers and storytellers working with real people, events and lived experience.
Module SUMmARY
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01
Research & Documentary Development
Explore AI as a research assistant to organise material and develop an unscripted concept. Shape your research into a story outline, visual guide, shot list and production proposal, with human judgement guiding the process.
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02
Visual Storytelling & Ethical Reconstruction
Explore generated imagery, animation, enhanced footage, synthetic voices and sound. Consider the ethical choices involved in historical recreations and other illustrative material, keeping reconstruction clearly distinguishable from recorded evidence.
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03
Interviews, Translation & Participant Protection
Use AI to support interview preparation and multilingual fieldwork. Examine avatars and identity-protection techniques, with careful attention to consent, representation and the ethical treatment of the people whose stories you tell.
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04
Editing, Finishing & Audience Reach
Explore AI-assisted editing, audio and visual enhancement, titles and emerging documentary formats. Refine how your story is presented and discover tools that can help it reach audiences across languages and platforms.
What you will create
Work towards an AI-assisted documentary
Supported by a researched concept, visual treatment and a considered approach to the use of generated material.