Fiction Film Production: Fiction Film Production

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Explain the technical fundamentals of digital moving image photography & sound recording
• Evaluate and describe the conceptual and aesthetic qualities in given works of cinema
• Apply techniques of single camera video production to achieve desired aesthetics
• Employ production skills to conceive, write, photograph, and edit a short narrative video
• Collaborate successfully in a shared, creative learning community

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Treatment | Script treatment (1-2 pages)	5 points
Microfilm | Work in groups (30 sec - 1 minute)	10 points
Script | (8-12 pages, depending on group size)	15 points
In Class Shoot 1 | (graded individually)	10 points
In Class Shoot 2 | (graded individually)	10 points
Final Project (Rough) | Rough cut (at least 3 minutes)	10 points
Final Project | Final cut (8-12 minutes, dep. on group size)	40 points

Final course grades will be based on the following scale:

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
100-93	A
92.9-90	A-
89.9-87	B+
86.9-83	B
82.9-80	B-
79.9-77	C+
76.9-73	C
72.9-70	C-
69.9-67	D+
66.9-63	D
62.9-60	D-
59.9 and lower	F

Attendance/Participation:

You are allowed one unexcused absence without penalty. Every unexcused absence thereafter will result in 3 points off your final grade (out of 100)

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

For this course, you will need to have your own external hard drive for editing as well as SD cards for video and audio media storage. Please note that high speed SD cards are necessary for recording HD and 4K video.