| Course ID: | EMST 4230. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Directing for the Screen |
Course
Description: | Analysis and practice of directing the actor, shot execution,
and camera placement. Students develop their voice and unique
visual style. |
| Oasis Title: | Directing for the Screen |
| Prerequisite: | EMST 3210 and EMST 3320 and permission of department |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | A course designed to train students to direct short films using
the component parts of story, image, performance, and sound with
a particular emphasis on action and behavior. Students shoot
mini movies on a particular theme that are screened and
critiqued. Students are required to shoot a final film. Students
are in pre-production, production, and post production for their
final film the entire semester. |
| Topical Outline: | Storyboarding and Previsualization
Composing Shots and Spatial Connections
Camera Blocking and Camera Angles as Story Devices
Lenses and Forced Perspective
Point of View
Tracking Shot Choreography and Transitions
Directing Actors and Effective Communication |