Dates & Curriculum

June 28 – July 8, 2016
2 weeks: Monday – Friday from 10am to 6pm
* Lunch 1:30pm-2:30pm

•  Total: 80 hours

COURSE CONTENT 

DAY I: DEVELOPMENT

• 10am-11am FILMMAKING FUNDAMENTALS: 5 Phases
• 11am-1:30pm SCREENWRITING: Idea / Premise / Synopsis / Writer’s Objective / Conflict
• 2:30pm – 4:30pm ACTING: 3 Introduction to Drama
• 4:30 – 6pm INTRODUCTION TO CINEMATOGRAPHY

DAY II: PREPRODUCTION

• 10am-11am SCREENWRITING: 3 Act Structure/ First draft/ Formatting/ Re-write / Polish
• 11am-1:30pm DIRECTING: Fundamentals
• 2:30pm – 4:30pm ACTING: 3 Introduction to Drama
• 4:30 – 6pm CAMERA: Film/ Video Camera Fundamentals/ Formats

DAY III: PREPRODUCTION

• 10am-11pm SCREENWRITING: 3 Act Structure/ First draft/ Formatting/ Re-write / Polish
• 11am-1:30pm DIRECTING: Fundamentals/ Floor Plans
• 2:30pm – 4:30pm ACTING: 3 Introduction to Drama
• 4:30 – 6pm CAMERA: Lenses/ Composition

DAY IV: PREPRODUCTION

• 10am – 11am ACTING:  Introduction to Drama/ Casting
• 11am – 1:30pm DIRECTING: Fundamentals/ Storyboard
• 2:30 – 6pm CAMERA: Camera Operating Techniques

DAY V: PREPRODUCTION

• 10am – 11am ACTING: Introduction to Drama/ Rehearsals
• 11am – 1:30pm DIRECTING: Fundamentals/ Storyboard
• DIRECTING ACTORS: Character Analysis / Objectives/ Obstacles/ Tactics
• 2:30 – 6pm CINEMATOGRAPHY/ CAMERA: Exercises

DAY VI: PREPRODUCTION

• 10am – 1:30pm Polishing the script/ Fine-tuning Storyboard/ Blocking/ Shoot Simulations
• 2:30 – 6pm CINEMATOGRAPHY/ CAMERA: Shoot Preparation

DAY VII : PRODUCTION

• 10am – 1:30pm SHOOT Short Digital Film
• 2:30pm – 6pm SHOOT Short Digital Film/ Prep next day’s Shoot

DAY VIII: PRODUCTION

• 10am – 1:30pm SHOOT Short Digital Film
• 2:30pm – 4pm SHOOT Short Digital Film
• 4pm – 6pm View/ Capture footage shot

DAY IX: POSTPRODUCTION

• 10am – 2pm EDITING: Rough Cut
• 3pm – 6pm EDITING: Fine Cut

DAY X: POSTPRODUCTION/ EXHIBITION

• 10am – 1:30pm EDITING: Final Cut/ Credits
• 2:30pm – 5pm SOUND: Soundtrack/ Music/ Mix
• 5pm – 6pm PREMIER: Screening Short Films/ Certificates