Course ID: | EMST 7010. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Directing III |
Course Description: | Designed for students who have chosen directing as their emphasis and those who plan to direct a thesis film. Delivered in a workshop format, the course allows directing students to apply the competencies learned in Directing I and Directing II to their thesis film. |
Oasis Title: | Directing III |
Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in FILM 7010 |
Prerequisite: | EMST 6010 and EMST 6042 |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | This course prepares directing students to direct their thesis
film through preproduction, production, and post-production.
Weekly course assignments fulfill the steps necessary to plan
and successfully complete their film. |
Topical Outline: | I. Script Breakdown: Line the thesis film script and break the
script down into beats and objectives.
II. Audition Prep: Choose sides and liaise with thesis film
producer to plan and crew auditions.
III. Location Scouting and Tech Scouting: In conjunction with
the producer and location manager, the director will scout
locations and design a plan for shooting.
IV. Rehearsal: Strategies, rehearsal goals, and trust between
the cast and the director.
V. Storyboards, Shot Lists, and Production Meetings:
Communicating the vision and designing a strategy for each day
of principal photography.
VI. On Set, Reshoots, and Pickups: In conjunction with the first
Assistant Director, the director will plan each day of principal
photography and develop an approach for reshoots and or pickups.
VII. Post Production and Distribution: Plan and execute the
third phase of the production process. |
Honor Code Reference: | UGA Student Honor Code: "I will be academically honest in all of
my academic work and will not tolerate academic dishonesty of
others." A Culture of Honesty, the University's policy and
procedures for handling cases of suspected dishonesty, can be
found at www.uga.edu/ovpi. Every course syllabus should include
the instructor's expectations related to academic integrity. |