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12-WEEK EVENING
FILM SCHOOL
5 College Credits
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2008 TUITION: $ 3,500 (USD)
€ 2,448 (EURO)
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In our Evening Film School, each student writes, shoots, directs, and edits 3 of his/her own films and crews on 9 others
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| Overview • Objectives • Classes |
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Evening Film Making packs the instruction and production of a semester at film school into twelve weeks!
The Evening Film Making Workshop gives film school students the instruction they need while allowing them to work during the day through the work week. All film classes are geared towards providing the building blocks needed to create a film. The Evening Film Making Workshop is comprised of approximately 100 hours of class time and production.
This is not a continuing education program for people who want to dabble. It meets three evenings per week plus weekends. The Evening Film Making Workshop is the ideal program for individuals who must balance film school with other responsibilities. Designed for film students with little or no film making experience, the course meets three evenings a week, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at our film schools in New York City (6:30pm - 9:00pm) and Universal Studios, Los Angeles (7:15pm - 10:15pm). Some additional classes meet on a few Saturdays and students' films are shot over the weekends.
Overview
The first six weeks of the 12-Week Evening Film Making Workshop are devoted to the study of four primary elements of film making: Writing, Directing, Cinematography, and Editing. During the first six weeks, our film school students apply the concepts they learn in class by writing, producing, directing, and editing two short film projects, using 16mm Arriflex-S cameras, Lowel lighting packages, and Apple Final Cut Pro digital editing systems.
In the second six-weeks each film school student writes, directs, shoots and edits a short film of up to seven minutes with multiple tracks of sound including ambience, sound effects and voice over. Throughout the Evening Film Making Workshop, film school students meet with instructors for one-on-one consultation.
OBJECTIVES
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PRODUCTION GOALS
• Write, direct, and digitally edit three short non-synchronous 16mm films. The last of the three films can be up to 7 minutes in length with multiple tracks of sound.
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LEARNING GOALS
• Be cinematographer, gaffer, and assistant Camera on your crew's films.
• Explore and understand the art and technique of visual storytelling including directing, cinematography, editing, and post-production sound design.
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CLASSES
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DIRECTOR'S CRAFT
Director's Craft serves as the spine of the workshop, introducing students to the language and practice of film making. Through a combination of hands-on exercises, screenings, and demonstrations, students learn the fundamental directing skills needed to create a succinct and moving film. This class prepares students for each of their film projects and is the venue for screening and critiquing their work throughout the course.
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WRITING
The writing portion of the film making course adheres to the philosophy that good directing cannot occur without a well-written script. The course is designed to build a fundamental understanding of dramatic structure which is essential to writing an engaging film. Arc, theme, character, tension, and conflict are thoroughly explored.
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EDITING
This class covers the language of editing and the organization of film and sound material. Films are shot on 16mm film and edited digitally with Final Cut Pro on Apple computers. While students learn how to use the nonlinear editing software, the emphasis is on the craft of editing which challenges students to create cogent sequences that best serve the story.
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HANDS-ON CAMERA AND LIGHTING
Beginning on day one, this is a no-nonsense camera class in which students learn fundamental skills in the art of cinematography with the 16mm Arriflex-S, the Lowel VIP Lighting Kit and its accessories. Unlike many film school programs, students shoot and screen tests for focus, exposure, lens perspective, film latitude, slow/fast motion, contrast, and lighting during their first week of class.
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PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
Production Workshop gives students the opportunity to learn which techniques will help them express their ideas most effectively. This class is designed to demystify the craft of film making through in-class exercises shot on film under the supervision of the instructor. The guiding idea is that once students articulate the objective of a given scene, the craft and techniques they need will follow.
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SOUND DESIGN
In this class, film school students learn to incorporate voice-over, sound effects, and music into their final film projects. Students will have access to our extensive library of sound effects and sound recording equipment. Final films may have multiple tracks of non-synchronous sound.
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