Film Course Curriculum

 

SCREENWRITING MODULE lessons include:

 

OVERVIEW: The Script, the Script, & the Script | PRE-WRITING: Introduction | Story Development | Character Development | Supporting Materials | Recap & Exercise| STRUCTURING YOUR STORY: Introduction | Beginnings & Endings | The First Act & Plot Points | The Second Act | The Third Act | The Western Dramatic Structure Chart | The Plant & Payoff| Recap & Exercise | THE WRITING PROCESS: Introduction | Action & Dialogue | Understanding the Screenplay Format | Production Considerations | Recap & Exercise | DOCUMENTARY WRITING: Introduction | The Five Steps | How to Create Your Documentary Scripts | Recap & Exercise | ASSIGNMENT I: Choose Your Track & Do the Work!

 

DIRECTING MODULE lessons include:

 

OVERVIEW: Your Gift, Your Curse | SCRIPT ANALYSIS: Introduction | Creating “Moments” | Finding the Subtext | MISE EN SCÈNE: Introduction | How Space Manifests Story | Costume Design, Color Palette, & Exercise | DIRECTING ACTORS: Introduction | Action Verbs |Problematic Performances | Method Acting | Production Environment | Casting | Case Study | BLOCKING: Introduction | Coverage | Shot Sequencing | DIRECTING A DOC: Introduction | The Interview & Narration | Ethics | DIRECTOR INTERVIEWS: Introduction | Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Jane Campion | Mike Leigh | Ridley Scott | The Coen Brothers | Roundtable, 2011 | Roundtable, 2016 | ASSIGNMENT II: A Technical Exercise

 

CINEMATOGRAPHY MODULE lessons include:

 

INTRODUCTION: 88 Years in 7 Minutes | COMPOSITION & FRAMING: Introduction | Visual Elements | Technical Applications | LIGHTING: Introduction | Natural Lighting | Directionality & Intensity | Artificial Light | MOVEMENT: Introduction | Movement Types | Movement Examples | TONAL RANGE: Attuning Your Eyes | CONTINUITY & SHOT FLOW: Introduction | The Line of Action | The 30 Degree Rule | Continuity Coverage | Shot Connections | Cutting in Camera | Shot Flow & 6 Considerations | ASSIGNMENT III: Cinematography Portfolio

 

 

EDITING MODULE lessons include:

 

OVERVIEW: Editing Starts in Pre-Production | Editing Software | Dailies | KEY CONCEPTS: Mirror Program Exercise Files | Transcoding | Beginning the Edit | Understanding Bins | Selects & the Rough Cut | Names & Keywords | Subframe Editing & Sync | Coverage & Multiple Takes | When to Cut | Technical Basics | Visual Punctuation | Dialogue | Rhythm | EDITING TOGETHER: Introduction | Steps I – VI | THE FILM LOOK: Understanding Production Value | COLOR GRADING: Introduction | Exposure & Contrast | Saturation | Color | Cropping | The Final Image | TITLES: Introduction | Choosing a Font | Animations | Credits & Title Cards | Finalizing Your Mirror Program Cut | ASSIGNMENT IV: Film Analysis

 

SOUND DESIGN MODULE lessons include:

 

INTRODUCTION: Filmmaking’s Ugly Duckling | SOUND CONCEPTS: What is Sound? | Equalizers | Filters | Scrubbing | Compression | Sample Rate | Bit Depth | Mono & Stereo | Sound Characteristics | SOUND CAPTURE: Introduction | Microphones | Continuity | Averages & Peaks | Automatic Gain Control | Room Tone | Foley & Wild Sounds | Sound on Tape | SOUND EDITING & MIXING: Introduction | Creating a Sonic Map | Preliminary Considerations | SOUND DESIGNING TOGETHER: Getting Started | Steps I – XVI | SOME FINAL POINTS: Sourcing Music | “Fixing” Audio | ASSIGNMENT V: The Culmination of Everything You’ve Learned

 

 

A good Film course should include:

History and appreciation of film

Directing

Drama, especially improvisation, Meisner, Stanislavsky, Strasberg

Set design and construction

Film Grammar and camera moves

Camera loading and operating, including grip equipment

Editing including sound

Cinematography - maths of lensing, types of lenses

Lighting and lights, exposure, Depth of Field, aperture, frame rate, over/under cranking, focus

Sound recording and equipment

Script writing, style and formatting - Final Draft

Budgeting and Scheduling - Movie Magic

Crewing - what everyone does.

 

 

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