LT408-6-FY-CO:
Advanced Fiction Filmmaking
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2023/24
Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 6
Inactive
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 28 June 2024
30
16 August 2022
Requisites for this module
LT122 and LT226
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This module follows on from Fiction Filmmaking and aims to provide students with advanced skills in film production in their third year.
The primary focus of the module is the art of filmmaking, exploring theoretical approaches in practice. Students will creatively investigate narrative, cinematography, music, sound, art design and lighting. On the module students work in small groups and will devise and realise two short films.
The module is an alternative to the Independent Project and is aimed at students who prefer to work in a collaborative manner. Similar to the Independent Project, the module emphasises the synergy between theory and practice, devising work through a framework of academic research. Students will be expected to draw on scholarly research to inform their work.
The aim of the module is provide students with a deeper and more creative understanding of film practice. Through their assignments they will produce pieces of high quality work worthy of submission to film festivals.
After successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. critically engage with key concepts in fiction filmmaking practice
2. acquire advanced practical skills necessary for an HD short fiction film
3. devise and produce two short films with an academic framework
4. apply rigorous fiction film industry practices to their work, including scheduling and budgeting
5. effectively time managed their productions
6. apply skills in negotiating / working effectively with others in achieving a common goal
7. apply the knowledge and skills to effectively ‘sell’ their film to festivals and/or galleries
Indicative syllabus:
Introduction
Exercise: Critiquing a film
Workshop: Shooting Canon C100
Workshop and exercise: visual control
Film Sound
Workshop: Shooting Foley
Exercise: Constructing an auditory film
Creative narrative structure
Exercise: Creating an alternative narrative
(Review sound films)
Creating Design
Exercise: Applying design
(Review experimental film exercise)
Creative Camera Techniques (movement)
Workshop: Shooting movement
Exercise: Filming with slider, tracks & jib
(Review design exercise & movement exercise)
Creative Camera Lighting
Workshop: Creating Light
Exercise: Lighting Three Scenes
Theoretical & safety briefing for 24-Hour Film
Evaluating Film
Assignment I Continued: Critique of 24hr films In Class
Experimental Cinema
Workshop: Critiquing experimental cinema
Exercise: Devise an experimental film with constraints
The Beautiful Short
Workshop: Developing A Film Idea
The Promo
Workshop: Creating dynamic promo films
Exercise: Editing with power
Creating A Visual Style
Workshop: Advanced Post Production (Colour grading)
Exercise: Creating a look / creating a complex mix
Creating Audio Depth
Workshop: Advanced Post Production (Sound)
Exercise: Complex sound design & music
Creating A Performance I
Workshop: Advanced directing professional actors
Workshop scripts
Creating A Performance II
Workshop: Advanced directing non- professional actors
Script Meetings
Production meetings
Camera / Sound Tests
Script Meetings
Production meetings
Workshop: Careers in film
Production meetings
Filming
The production pack
Filming / Editing: the first cut
Workshop: planning the screening
Workshop: Submitting To Festivals
Viewing fine cuts
Finalising Films
Screenings
The classes are structured around short lectures, demonstrations and practical exercises for which students work in small groups. In some weeks there are readings to inform the seminars and these are essential to broaden knowledge and for class discussions. There will be practical work outside of seminars that will be screened in class the following week.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Mr Nic Blower, email: nblower@essex.ac.uk.
Nic Blower
LiFTS General Office, Tel. 01206 872626
email liftstt@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Andrew Birtwistle
Canterbury Christ Church University
Reader in Film and Sound
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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