Students will acquire in this filmmaking program the knowledge and the skills on how to become a movie director. Learning the history of American Cinema, studying the classics and thinking about the stories they need to tell. Our aspiring filmmakers will brainstorm with working professionals on how to formulate them.
One thing is to watch, analyse and learn and another is to do – very early on our students will know what it is like to shoot a short movie that they wrote from scratch. They will acquire the techniques to talk to actors and to get them to deliver powerful performances. The result is that they will learn all aspects of filmmaking in a hands on approach to shooting and will be confident pitching their ideas and understanding what really goes on set and behind the camera.
1st Quarter
| CLASSES | CLOCK HOURS | DAY | TIME | TEACHER |
| American Film History | 5h | Monday | 10AM – 3PM | Brian Drillinger |
| Golden Box (Filmmaking) | 5h | Tuesday | 10AM – 3PM | Michelle Danner |
| Fundamentals of Directing I | 4h | Wednesday | 10AM – 2PM | Everett Aponte |
| Film Analysis | 4h | Thursday | 10AM – 2PM | Valerie Debler |
| Outline Treatment and Writing Short Film | 4h | Friday | 10AM – 2PM | Derek Reid |
2nd Quarter
| CLASSES | CLOCK HOURS | DAY | TIME | TEACHER |
| Directing Actors | 4h | Monday | 10AM – 2PM | Brian Drillinger |
| Casting | 4h | Thursday | 10AM – 2PM | Michelle Danner |
| Cinematography | 5h | Tuesday | 10AM – 3PM | Teferi Seifu |
| Production Design | 5h | Wednesday | 10AM – 3PM | Alessandra Manias |
| Production Management | 4h | Friday | 10AM – 2PM | Everett Aponte |
3rd Quarter
| CLASSES | CLOCK HOURS | DAY | TIME | TEACHER |
| Directing Scenes I and II | 4h | Monday | 10AM – 2PM | Brian Drillinger or Michelle Danner |
| Editing and Presenting Scenes | 4h | Tuesday | 10AM – 2PM | Brian Drillinger |
| Cast – Crew up and Rehearse the Short | 4h | Wednesday | 10AM – 2PM | Valerie Debler |
| Filming the Short I | 5h | Thursday | 10AM – 3PM | Everett Aponte |
| Filming the Short II | 5h | Friday | 10AM – 3PM | Derek Reid |
4th Quarter
| CLASSES | CLOCK HOURS | DAY | TIME | TEACHER |
| Film Editing and Post Production | 5h | Monday | 10AM – 3PM | Teferi Seifu |
| Write a Full Length Feature I | 5h | Tuesday | 10AM – 3PM | Everett Aponte |
| Write a Full Length Feature II | 4h | Wednesday | 10AM – 2PM | Everett Aponte |
| Full Length Features and Brainstorming Ideas for Full Length Outline Treatment | 4h | Thursday | 10AM – 2PM | Everett Aponte |
| Art of the Pitch, Fundraising and Show Shorts | 4h | Friday | 10AM – 2PM | Ed Debler |
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