Film 4: Advanced Film Production

Level: Undergraduate

Division: The New School for Public Engagement

School: School of Media Studies

Department: Communication

Course Number: NFLM 3680

Course Format: Studio

Location: NYC campus

Permission Required: No

Topics:

• Media Studies
• Film & Video Production
• Directing

Description:
Experienced film students are guided in shooting their own narrative, documentary, or experimental films, using HD digital video or 16mm film. All students in the class crew on one another's productions as a way of practicing the teamwork that is part of filmmaking and in order to maximize the learning experience. The course covers preproduction (budgeting, casting, scheduling, locations, permits, releases, film stocks), directing (including script analysis and rehearsals), camera and lighting (with professional equipment like the Arriflex SR camera and Mole-Richardson and Lowel lights), sound (use of professional microphones and digital sound recorders), and editing (synching dailies and an editing approach). Students should expect to incur personal expenses beyond tuition. Prerequisites: Filmmaking Studio 1 and Film 2. Because of space limitations, enrollment priority is given to degree and film certificate students. Bring a seven- to ten-page script to the first session. Note: This class was previously called Film 3: Advanced Film Production. Please do not repeat this course. Film 4 fulfills a requirement of the Certificate in Film Production.