CINE 310 - Intermediate Directing

Institution:

Point Park University

Subject:

CINEMA

Description:

A workshop course on the fundamentals of film directing with a focus on directing actors. Students explore the basic relationship between actor, text and director. Students learn the craft and vocabulary of the actor through exercises and scene studies, and how to utilize that understanding in communicating with and directing actors. Other areas of study include the responsibilities of the director in each stage of the filmmaking process, basic staging for camera, and formulating on overall visual strategy for a project. Prerequisite: CINE 250. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Direct actors using a standard methodology that employs a specific set of communication tools to achieve a desired performance. (2) Analyze a dramatic script through identifying its key dramatic elements, structure and thematic purpose. (3) Understand both the craft and vocabulary of the actor and the historical context of acting styles. (4) Understand the responsibilities of the director in each stage of the process of making a short film (5) Use blocking and camera to effectively stage increasingly complex scenes (6) Begin to develop the ability to conceptualize and apply an overall, unified cinematic style to a text

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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