Directing Tutorial 2

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Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction Semester
311DITU2 credit 5 4 hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 83 to 108 hours of self-study English summer

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Department

The subject provides FAMU International

Contents

In the Directing Tutorial 2 students work on the Triangle project as well as they getting ready for the winter semester project of the following year—the group exercise Atelier and Documentary.

Directing Tutorial 2 helps directors approach the story and the script development process from a conceptual and critical point of view. The content of the course aims towards developing a script with a specific directorial plan.

Students work on mastering directing techniques and developing directing skills. The project is created within the limits set by the description and nature of the exercise, which students have been following since the winter semester.

Based on the Triangle exercise parameters, student develops the short film format from their own original idea, through the story set-up towards the final film.

A significant portion of the summer semester in the Directing Tutorial will also be dedicated to preparing for the second-year projects—the group project Atelier and the individual project Documentary.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

develop, structure, and present the idea for the short fiction film

develop the story into a screenplay

develop the visual interpretation of the proposed project

develop a realistic production plan from the director’s perspective, as well as prepare for the implementation phase and execution of the project

work with the crew on location and establish productive collaboration with the creative members of the crew (both during shooting and in post-production)

learn how to develop an idea, conclude the research, and write the treatment of the documentary project

Prerequisites and other requirements

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Literature

JECH, Pavel a ANGIOLILLO, Mary. The seven minute screenplay. 2. vydání. Praha: Nakladatelství Akademie múzických umění v Praze, 2017. 62 stran. ISBN 978-80-7331-447-7.

Evaluation methods and criteria

The minimum required attendance to the class is 70 % +

The assessment is based on the active participation in guided and non-guided discussions, Director’s pitch for the Triangle and at the end of the semester for Atelier (collective assignment with roles in the crew assigned) and Documentary – exercises of the 2nd year of their studies.

Note

Director´s pitch – the student presents the story outline to the tutor and guest teacher(s) from FAMU International and FAMU faculty, the project goes into production if it is greenlit by the panel of faculty members present and the production supervisor.

Further information

No schedule has been prepared for this course

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