Duration: 24 months (including 6 months practical experience)
Qualification: Diploma in Film Making (DFM LFTA)
INTRODUCTION TO FILMMAKING
Story Telling.
Types of Stories, Where to get Stories from / Subjects to Avoid, 3 Act Aristotelian Structure, Hook, Turning Points, Obstacles, Climax, Resolution, Short Films versus Feature Films, Storytelling Games, Exercise: Create 5 storylines to discuss and develop in class, Screenplay Format: Write the Storyline as a Screenplay.
Screen Grammar.
Importance of Cinema in the History of Mankind, The Shot, Scene, Sequence, Sequence Shot, Connotation (Point of View), Juxtaposition, The Axis (Line of Action), Camera Moves, Floor Plans and Storyboards
Breaking up a Story into Shots, Exercise: Create a Storyboard of the Screenplay, Exercise: Shoot small exercise from the Storyboard.
Directing Actors.
Casting, Auditions, Readings, Rehearsals, Actor’s Script Breakdown, Improvisation and Shooting.
Pre-Production.
Production Script Breakdown, Exercise: Write another Script to put into Production (Break into Groups), Crew Roles and Responsibilities, Call Sheets, Breakdowns, Day out of Day’s, Schedule, Set Rules and Etiquette, Exercise: Shoot Short Film.
Post-Production.
Editing Language (from the Director’s Point of View), Relationship with Editor, Deliverables.
Extra-Curricular.
Planning a Career, Apprenticeship and Further Education. |
