Directing and Producing 1
This course in directing and producing is critical for writers, directors, producers and other creative practitioners involved in the interpretive process.
Producing takes students through their first journey in independent film production by providing them with the knowledge, skills, and experience to produce a zero-budget short film. By the end of the term, students have taken a film from the initial concept through the script stage all the way to production and be ready to take it into the next stage of post-production and distribution.
Students learn the following disciplines:
- Visualization tools.
- Professional casting processes, contracts.
- Table readings, read-throughs, blocking, rehearsals and recording.
- Different roles among staff at all levels within film and television production.
On successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
Skills:
- Produce a short film incorporating the artistic considerations of producing for film and tv
- Demonstrate insight into the art of direction by directing a short film
- Understand how to direct actors within the film
Knowledge:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the varied roles of a producer
- Understand the production process/timeline of production and set procedures
- Demonstrate the importance of call sheets/scheduling
- Understand how studios operate
General Competence:
- Demonstrate how to successfully take a script through the stages of pre-production, production and post production
- Understand production matters (health & safety, crew management, catering, contracts and location permits)
- Understand artistic and technical limitations of directing a short film
Portfolio:
2 assignments (group or individual) 1 reflection paper (individual)
Med overlapp menes en faglig likhet mellom emner med samme faginnhold. Du vil derfor få følgende reduksjon i studiepoeng om du har tatt emner som er angitt under:
FTV1031 - Producing 1 - 5 Studiepoeng
VFX1051 - Storytelling and Directing 1 - 5 Studiepoeng