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This introductory course covers every aspect of a film production on the technical/crew side and offers a critical approach to the art of screen writing, film acting, and film directing. Students who have an interest in pursuing a career in film complete this course with a clear understanding of the...

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...

Through a combination of lectures and workshops, students will complete a treatment for a feature film and a minimum first draft of the first act. Emphasis will be on structure, plot, and character development. Students may complete a screenplay that they began in an introductory course or begin...

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...

Through lectures and labs, students will learn Final Cut Pro post-production picture-editing theory and techniques, including logging, off-line assembly, structure, and locking picture. Students will learn the operation of digital cameras, including options and aspect ratios for full-application...

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).

From development through pre-production, post-production, and distribution, this course will cover every aspect of filmmaking from the producer's perspective.Registration in this course is restricted to students admitted to the Certificate in Film Arts (Acting), Certificate in Film Arts (Directing)...

This course will concentrate on narrative/dramatic elements of cinematic storytelling for the actor. Actors will practice their rehearsing and acting skills in collaboration with the writers and directors, adjusting their performances to the needs of the scripts and the directors' visions. In a...

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...