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The Eight-Week workshop equips students with the fundamental skills in a variety of filmmaking disciplines including camera operating, editing, directing, producing and screenwriting. The course culminates in students producing their own short film. This course is suitable for beginners, no previous experience required. Eight Week workshop is a fully immersive course. Students can expect to explore the world of filmmaking and content creation through practical workshops, lectures and crew role exercises. Designed to improve students understanding, knowledge and practice in the following areas: Screenwriting Cinematography Shooting techniques Editing Directing actors Pre-production Course outline Session 1 Screenwriting Storytelling foundations: Theme, tone and genre The 3 Acts Structure:Inciting Incident. Plot Points. Climax. Linear and non linear structures Scene fundamentals: Scene Goals. Character goals. Beats. Characters: Biography and Backstory Practicum: Screenwriting exercise Session 2 Film grammar Staging and blocking fundamentals The connection between Script, camera and Acting The Shot: Fundamentals and uses. Shot sizes. Camera angles. Camera movements: Pan. Tilt. Dolly. Zoom and tracking The shot list. Floor plans Practicum: Camera exercise Session 3 Shooting techniques The 180º Rule.The 30º Rule. Shot and reverse shot Technique The Master shot technique Dialogue shooting techniques Practicum: Shooting exercise Session 4 Cinematography Composition Rules: Balance and point of interest Rule ofThirds. Diagonals. Horizons. Symmetry. Depth of field fundamentals Lens: The Standard lens. The Wide angle . The Telephoto lens Rack focus Session 5 Editing I Editing fundamentals Basic editing tools Editing types: Continuity editing. Ideologic editing The cut: Elements. Practicum: Editing exercise Session 6 Editing II Tempo and Rhythm Long take vs short take Techniques: Cut in movement. Smash cut. Match cut.Cut away. Cross cutting. Jump cuts. L cut and J cut Editing dialogues: Overlapping Practicum: Editing exercise Session 7 Directing actors The rehearsal process The 1st reading: Zone Zero. Rehearsal techniques: Images. Action Verbs. Physical activity Castings Quick tips to improve Actors perfomances before and after the take Practicum: Directing actors exercise Session 8 Pre-Production The Pre-production process The Script breakdown The shooting plan Call sheets Practicum: Shooting schedule from a Short film

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