PMA 4585 - [Advanced Film and Video Projects]

(crosslisted)
(also VISST 4793) (LA-AS)

4 credits.

Prerequisite: minimum PMA 3570 or PMA 3571, priority given to those who have taken PMA 3444, PMA 4420, or PMA 4580. Recommended: PMA 3531 and THETR 3980. Course fee: $150. Students must purchase additional supplies and materials as determined by the instructor. Next offered 2013-2014. Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to: seniors, with priority given to film majors. Limited to 6–8 students.

Staff.

Intensive filmmaking course in which students focus on developing and producing a single, already-proposed (15–25 min.) digital video project over the semester (HD and 16mm are options as well). Students direct and edit their own (or collaborative) projects working in crews for digital narrative films or documentaries, or individually for experimental or animation work, and in small groups for technical exercises and assisting others in projects. Readings, revision; directing; scene breakdowns, auditions, and casting; cinematography, lighting, location recording, digital video cameras; sound and editing techniques; and digital editing (e.g., Final Cut Pro, Color AVID, ProTools). (AU)