Activity and Assignment: Imagine the Ethical Dilemmas Faced by Student Filmmakers

Shara K. Lange, East Tennessee State University

Imagine the Ethical Dilemmas Faced by Student Filmmakers was originally part of a series of assignments about integrating ethics into an entry-level production course that I wrote about for the Journal of Media Education (http://en.calameo.com/read/00009178989899f1688e0). Here, it has been adapted as a stand-alone exercise for EDIT Media’s teaching materials database. The guide to ethical decision making referenced in this article comes from the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University. https://www.scu.edu/ethics/ethics-resources/ethical-decision-making/a-framework-for-ethical-decision-making/

This assignment was designed for entry-level production students who were preparing to embark on the production of their first documentary project.

Keywords: documentary, ethics, representation