For students who have completed Art of Filmmaking, Applied Filmmaking, and Screenwriting, this course will focus on the production of a single short film each semester. Students will assume the roles of writers, directors, and producers as they develop a story, script it, break it down for production in terms of props, equipment, locations and actors, secure locations and--working within a predefined budget--acquire the necessary props, costumes and equipment. They will then decide upon a director and assistant director (the other students will be producers), cast the film from the student body, and begin production. The production crew will be drawn from the Applied Filmmaking course. The last part of each semester will be dedicated to editing and delivering the final product.
Additional Expectations: Students should expect to meet after school every other week and to meet on a couple of weekends per semester to work on the film production (approximately 10-20 hours).
