Students study both the aesthetics and production aspects of soundtrack design including location recording, ADR, Foley, sound effects, and digital workstations. A step by step analysis of each stage of production is provided, including concept development, formation of production plan, script breakdown, production boarding, budgeting, assembling cast, crew, locations and facilities, and post production. Particular emphasis is placed on the American independent feature film. Students begin working in their specialization. This includes camera, lighting, sound and editing techniques as well as the workings of a full motion picture production crew.
Students continue their study of story by concentrating on the feature-length film script.
This course takes a more detailed, in-depth approach to dramatic storytelling that involves a study of Campbellian myth and Jungian psychology. Additional lab required. A look at transforming a literary property, not originally intended for the screen, into a filmable script. This course also discusses how to obtain properties and rights of both fictional and non-fictional stories. By learning how and why actors do what they do, directors can communicate their vision.