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Using scripts from a variety of film and television styles, students will be introduced to working with the camera. Students will study script analysis and choice-making. Basic techniques such as "hitting their mark", finding and working in key light, camera awareness, and movement on camera will be...

Preparatory and advanced work on dialects, including study of the International Phonetic Alphabet: Speech, work with particular reference to working on microphone; Additional Dialogue Recording (ADR); voice-over techniques; and WALLA (background sounds).Registration in this course is restricted to...

On-camera blocking, rehearsals and final taping will be practiced, including heightened and more sophisticated camera awareness. Physical and emotional continuity will be added, including work on the arc of a character within scenes, from scene to scene, and working out of sequence. A demo signature...

Techniques for narration, commercial slots, and animation.Registration in this course is restricted to students admitted to the Certificate in Film Arts (Acting).Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C-" grade in FLMA 1120.

The on-camera interview and audition process, learning how to prepare, and audition quickly and effectively, how to handle cold readings and call backs. Through filmed mock auditions and directorial adjustment, students will acquire a specific and effective approach to auditioning for film and...

Students will study the characteristics of a good short film, script treatments, screenplay format, scene construction, structure, character development, plot, and dialogue. They will develop outlines for three short films and complete two drafts and a polish for at least one of them. Minimum output...

From script to screen: lectures and seminars on produced films with emphasis on scene construction. Beginning with the films original screenplays, students will apply their knowledge to visualize the films by way of design materials, storyboards, and short lists prior to viewing films. They will...

Fundamentals of film directing with an emphasis on effective storytelling. Studies in script analysis, mise-en-scene, cinematic motion, form and style, and coverage.Registration in this course is restricted to students admitted to the Certificate in Film Arts (Directing).

This course will concentrate on narrative/dramatic elements of cinematic storytelling for the writer. Writers will practice their pitching, writing, and rewriting skills in collaboration with the actors and directors. Writers will create original concepts and be teamed up with the directors and...

This course will concentrate on narrative/dramatic elements of cinematic storytelling for the director. Directors will practice pitching projects and receiving pitches from writers. Directors will work closely with actors in the rehearsal process to practice effective communication of objectives and...