7111s

From Script to Screen - Film Production

Semester / 0.5 Credit / Grade 10 - 12

Prerequisites:

Students must submit an application expressing their interest in the class

Students get hands-on experience in creating a short film from conception to screening. Students will learn writing, speaking and performance skills; explore group dynamics, interviewing, and problem-solving strategies; and write proposals, story treatments and scripts; create storyboards; and participate in all aspects of the actual filmmaking process. Students will complete the course by creating (in a working team) one complete short film. Course focus will rotate between documentary and fictional/narrative films in alternating years.