
DIRECTING 2 (required: Directing 1 or equivalent)
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Directing actors
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inside-out vs. outside-in acting techniques
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director-actor communication
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working with actor on character development
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improvisation technique
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directing as translating character psychology into his/her behavior/action
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psychologica beat vs. psychical beat
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directing approaches to scene development: Elia Kazan vs. Mike Leigh
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world directors: Bergman, Ray, Kurosawa, Kubrick
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text analysis
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text & subtext
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beats
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dramatic arc
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shift of power
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character development and analysis
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conscious goal vs unconscious desire
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characterization vs. deep character
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character flaw
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back-story, character flaw, and story plot causal correlation
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given circumstances & character's emotional charge
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blocking a scene
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blocking pattern
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working with the cinematographer on the visual style
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development of a character-driven dialogue film project
INSTRUCTOR:
ROBERT TUTAK, MFA director, professor of film at the City University of New York
CINEMATOGRAPHY 2 (required: Cinematography 1 or equivalent)
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Intensive advanced workshop in cinematography--comprised of lectures, presentations, hands-on exercises, in-group assignments, it covers:
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Cinematography and the role of the cinematographer: - the artistic and technological elements of cinematography - how a cinematographer creates the "look" of the film - how a cinematographer changes the mood of the film
- Cinematography during pre-production - collabortating with the director - previsualisation: finding the visual style of the film - planning the lighting situations to achieve a certain 'look' - selecting and testing film stock & filters - identifying equipment needs
- Cinematography during production - positioning the camera - composing the shot - setting up the lights
- Cinematography during post-production - using special processing - communicating with the lab - communicating with the timer/grader
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advanced hands-on lighting exercises:
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lighting a night interior-exterior scene
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lighting a daylight interior-exterior scene
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lighting or comedy, drama, horror
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screening & lecture-presentation
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a scene-by-scene analysis of a film – how the art, craft, and technological elements of cinematography tell the story, create the mood of the film, and help the actor deliver her character
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development of the visual style for the character-driven dialogue film project
INSTRUCTOR:
RYSZARD LENCZEWSKI, BAFTA-winning and OSCAR-niminated cinematographer (MY SUMMER OF LOVE, IDA)
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Scene-by-scene analysis of films made by the MASTER CLASS faculty
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Guiding Directing 2 and Cinematography 2 students through the process of development, preproduction, and production of a character-driven dialogue film
INSTRUCTOR: TBA
FILM PRODUCTION 2 (required: Directing 2, Cinematography 2 or prior expaerience)
Film Preproduction:
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story development
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casting
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location scouting
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pre-visualization
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budgeting & scheduling
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film crew functions
Principal Photography
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blocking
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lighting
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shooting
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working on the set: crew collaboration, set rules and ethos
Film Post-Production:
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editing hardware & software operations
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picture & sound editing techniques
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editing the dialogue film project
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sound design
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color grading
INSTRUCTORS:
MASTER WORKSHOP faculty, directing, cinematography
RYSZARD LENCZEWSKI, cinematography, color grading
ROBERT TUTAK, directing
ELLA SLOBODA, acting