Producing Fundamentals
This course in producing is critical for aspiring producers and other creative practitioners involved in the interpretive process.
Producing takes students through their first journey in independent film production by providing them with the fundamental knowledge, skills, and experience to produce a low budget short film.
Producing takes students through their first journey in independent film production by providing them with the fundamental knowledge, skills, and experience to produce a low budget short film. By the end of the term, students have taken a film from the initial concept through the script stage all the way to production and be ready to take it into the next stage of post-production and distribution.
Students learn the following disciplines:
- Producing for multiple genres.
- From idea to screen.
- Different roles among staff at all levels within film and television production.
On successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
Skills:
- Create a short film incorporating the considerations of producing for film and tv
Knowledge:
- Recognise the varied roles of a producer
- Implement the production process/timeline of production and set procedures
- Recognise the importance of call sheets/scheduling
- Recall how studios operate
General Competence:
- Demonstrate how to successfully take a script through the stages of pre-production, production and post production
- Recall production matters (health & safety, crew management, catering, contracts, funding and location permits)
Portfolio:
Grade: Pass or fail
