INTRODUCTION
TO FILMMAKING |
| Description: |
INTRO: LECTURE-PRESENTATION
Screenwriting
The Hollywood Paradigm--a three act
story: set-up, confrontation, and resolution; inciting
incident, turning points, plot points, midpoint,
pitch points, and climax; scene structure: beats,
dramatic arc, shift of power, text & subtext,
conflict; character analysis: conscious goal &
unconscious desire, back story & character flaw;
given circumstances & emotional charge.
Hands-on:
Still photography exercise
Story idea pitching session
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| Timing: |
4 meetings; screenings 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM; class meetings: 7:00 PM - 10:00
PM
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| Prerequisites: |
open to all
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| Seats: |
30 |
| Description: |
DEVELOPMENT & PREPRODUCTION:
SCRIPTING AND BLOCKING A NON-DIALOGUE SCENE
(hands-on in-class group exercise)
Screenwriting
Story structure, dramatic arc, beats, shift of
power, text & subtext, conflict; character
development: conscious goal &
unconscious desire, back story & character flaw;
given circumstances & emotional charge.
Directing
Grammar of the film language: image
sizes, 180-degree rule; in-depth vs. flat frame
composition; visual emphasis and de-emphasis; scene
coverage: master shot w/covering angles; overlapping
action; blocking a non-dialogue scene.
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| Timing: |
5 meetings; 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
| Prerequisites: |
Introduction to Filmmaking or equivalent |
| Seats: |
25 |
| Description: |
PRODUCTION:
SCRIPTING, BLOCKING, SHOOTING, AND EDITING A
NON-DIALOGUE SCENE
(hands-on exercise in groups of 4 during and
outside class hours)
Screenwriting
Story structure, dramatic arc, beats, shift of
power, text & subtext, conflict; character
development: conscious goal &
unconscious desire, back story & character flaw;
given circumstances & emotional charge.
Directing
Grammar of the film language: image
sizes, 180-degree rule; in-depth vs. flat frame
composition; visual emphasis and de-emphasis; scene
coverage: master shot w/covering angles; overlapping
action; blocking a non-dialogue scene.
Editing
Editing procedures; editing software
operations; basic rules of picture editing: cutting
patters, cutting on action, cutting for continuity
vs. for dramatic narrative, stretching & compressing
moments, etc.
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| Timing: |
5 meetings; 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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| Prerequisites: |
Level 1 or equivalent |
| Seats: |
25 |
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all workshops are subject to sufficient
enrollment
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