Dates & Curriculum for Feature Film Production

February:        Producing Theory/ Practical Exercises

March:              Preproduction feature film

April:                 SHOOT FEATURE FILM

Post / Distribution        -270 hours total

February 1, – April 28, 2016     Monday – Thursday 3:30pm – 6:00pm
Shoot: March 28 – April 22, 2016       Monday – Friday 10am – 8pm

COURSE CONTENT:

• OBJECTIVES/ CONTENT / EVALUATION/ BIBLIOGRAPHY

•INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE PRODUCTION -Statistics

• THE 5 PHASES OF THE CINEMA PROCESS
• CREWS: PRODUCTION VS DIRECTION (SPAIN, USA)

Human Resources, Responsibilities, Interdepartmental Relationships

• DEVELOPMENT (SELECTION, “PACKAGING”, FINANCING-DISTRIBUTION)

A. SELECTION:  (Adaptation, Own Material, “Spec. Script”)

(Author’s Rights – Public Domain, Intellectual property Law) -Registration

-GRANTS Development / Screenplay development

• PRACTICAL EXERCISE: “COVERAGE”/ Script Analysis

SCREENPLAY STRUCTURE: THREE ACTS/ 5 PLOTS

• B. “PACKAGING”: CREATING THE PACKAGE (ADDED VALUES)

BREAKDOWNS (SCREENPLAY FORMAT)

-Documentary Package

SHOOTING SCHEDULE (& CALL SHEET)

-Crew Lists -Cast List -Synopsis -Director’s Intent

• FINANCING / DISTRIBUTION PLAN

-The current market place. Legislation, other factors

• BUDGETING (OFFICIAL & MOVIEMAGIC)*

-Reviewing the cinema process

• THE ART OF PITCHING

-View professional pitch

• PRACTICAL EXERCISE: PITCHES (RECORDED)
• ANALYSIS PITCH SESSIONS AND RECORDINGS
• PREPRODUCTION DIGITAL FEATURE FILM (additional subjects)

-Crew/ Cast Contract

-Rights Contracts

-Sales Contracts

-Daily Production Report

SHOOT A DIGITAL FEATURE FILM 

• FUTURE:

-ADDITIONAL EDUCATION

-CV/ PRESENTATION LETTER

           -CAREER PLANNING

           -HOW TO CREATE A PRODUCTION COMPANY