Course Description
Students will learn the practical, creative, and ethical issues involved in producing. They will learn to use industry-standard scheduling and budgeting programs and prepare a detailed prospectus for a media entertainment project.
Athena Title
Producing for the Screen
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in EMST 4120, EMST 6120, EMST 6120E
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
This course concentrates on the business, art, and craft of producing. The course focuses on the functions and duties of the producer as she or he shepherds an idea through the life cycle of a project.
Topical Outline
1. Locating, optioning, and developing source material 2. Raising production finances and structuring financial deals 3. Crewing and casting 4. Managing pre-production, production, and post-production 5. Marketing and publicity licensing and distribution
Syllabus
Public CV