ELECTIVE COURSES - 3rd & 4th SEMESTER


PRODUCTION LAB 3

This course elective is designed for students wishing to pursue a career in film production and prepares them for their roles as the principle crew for the upcoming thesis film projects. Students are introduced and trained on additional camera systems including an Arri 16SR, Arri 35mm IIC, Eclair 16NPR, Sony XDCam EX1, and introduced to the RED Digital 4k Camera system*. Students are required to pass certification on the 16mm, 35mm and Sony cameras in order to check the equipment out for out-of-class productions. Students are assigned to practice camera assembly, operation and maintenance outside of class. Additional lecture topics include the duties of the camera assistant in a camera prep and on a film set.

The role of the lighting department and gaffer are also further explored. Via lighting demonstrations and exercises, students learn to choose a pictorial lighting style and develop and lighting plan that most efficiently achieves both the desired look and exposure requirements. Topics include: Contrast control, measurement, evaluating existing light, lighting portraiture, lighting multiple-keys and movement, and lighting environments.

Image control requires not only interpretation but the knowledge to execute it. Lecture topics include: Using LUTs, filter types, selection of filmstocks, manipulating the negative with flashing, film processing techniques such as pushing & pulling, cross processing, ENR, color grading in telecine & digital intermediates, and film printing as a means to achieve the desired look.

4th SEMESTER

Production Lab 3 continues as an independent study. Students are required to work as crew on Film Directing 3 thesis film projects and on the Feature Lab project. Students are required to commit to a minimum of 60 hours on thesis film projects over the course of the semester and on no less than two films. They must also enroll in a crew position for the Feature Lab project for no less than 36 hours on set (see page 8) these hours do not count towards hours worked on thesis films or factored in below. Students receive screen credit for every production they work on. Students acting as cinematographer will be granted access to footage from those films for a demo reel. Students are grades on participation and must turn in reports for each production.



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