Description:
The primary focus in this class will be on telling a story visually. You will also be
introduced to the basics of film production, including pre-production, production and post-production techniques and procedures. This course counts toward the film studies minor.
You will learn basic filmmaking techniques and will be asked to work online alone
and as part of a film crew to tell a story visually. You will plan, script, shoot, and edit one, or more, short films in digital video format. Special attention will be paid to screenplay, directing and pre-visualization techniques, cinematography, sound, lighting production design, and editing. Time will be spent on learning post-Covid filmmaking techniques which are currently being used to adapt to a pandemic production environment.
These techniques are important to learn in the current entertainment
environment since shifts are occurring in the filmmaking industry which preclude in-person collaboration and may carry over as post-pandemic industry standard practices. These new techniques include writing and editing remotely online in teams, shooting solo asynchronously in remote locations (with or without actors), and uploading to the cloud and editing (stitching scenes together) remotely as a team in different locations, as well as other evolving techniques and technologies.
Time will also be spent discussing the hiring of crew, auditions and casting,
production meetings, budgeting, scheduling, location scouting, pulling permits, clearances and releases, festivals, etc.
Filmmaking is a craft. Like any other craft, learning is a process built upon
foundational techniques and basic, traditional skill sets acquired over time. Even though our class is accelerated, acquiring proficiency in filmmaking (like writing or art, for instance) demands repeated application of certain skill sets which do not reflect on value (“how good something is” or if the work is “liked”) so much as how well a filmmaker (or writer/artist) is able to communicate a story visually (or idea) to an audience. You may be asked in this class to re-shoot, re-edit or make changes to your film after it is screened to help you improve your technique--furthering your ability to develop a strong, visual vocabulary recognized by others in the traditional filmmaking community as “basic” to the craft.
Due to online instruction, and Covid restrictions, students will use either their own
personal camera equipment or use their smart phones to shoot during the term. Adobe Cloud/Teams will be licensed to students for individual use and can be downloaded on private computers. Students can also use open source editing software, if desired, or purchase apps online (i.e., FilmicPro, etc.). Access to additional software will be licensed for the student, including FilmSkills, Wipster, Editmentor, StudioBinder, Screeningroom.org, etc..
The primary focus in this class will be on telling a story visually. You will also be
introduced to the basics of film production, including pre-production, production and post-production techniques and procedures. This course counts toward the film studies minor.
You will learn basic filmmaking techniques and will be asked to work online alone
and as part of a film crew to tell a story visually. You will plan, script, shoot, and edit one, or more, short films in digital video format. Special attention will be paid to screenplay, directing and pre-visualization techniques, cinematography, sound, lighting production design, and editing. Time will be spent on learning post-Covid filmmaking techniques which are currently being used to adapt to a pandemic production environment.
These techniques are important to learn in the current entertainment
environment since shifts are occurring in the filmmaking industry which preclude in-person collaboration and may carry over as post-pandemic industry standard practices. These new techniques include writing and editing remotely online in teams, shooting solo asynchronously in remote locations (with or without actors), and uploading to the cloud and editing (stitching scenes together) remotely as a team in different locations, as well as other evolving techniques and technologies.
Time will also be spent discussing the hiring of crew, auditions and casting,
production meetings, budgeting, scheduling, location scouting, pulling permits, clearances and releases, festivals, etc.
Filmmaking is a craft. Like any other craft, learning is a process built upon
foundational techniques and basic, traditional skill sets acquired over time. Even though our class is accelerated, acquiring proficiency in filmmaking (like writing or art, for instance) demands repeated application of certain skill sets which do not reflect on value (“how good something is” or if the work is “liked”) so much as how well a filmmaker (or writer/artist) is able to communicate a story visually (or idea) to an audience. You may be asked in this class to re-shoot, re-edit or make changes to your film after it is screened to help you improve your technique--furthering your ability to develop a strong, visual vocabulary recognized by others in the traditional filmmaking community as “basic” to the craft.
Due to online instruction, and Covid restrictions, students will use either their own
personal camera equipment or use their smart phones to shoot during the term. Adobe Cloud/Teams will be licensed to students for individual use and can be downloaded on private computers. Students can also use open source editing software, if desired, or purchase apps online (i.e., FilmicPro, etc.). Access to additional software will be licensed for the student, including FilmSkills, Wipster, Editmentor, StudioBinder, Screeningroom.org, etc..
- Teacher: Patti McCarthy