PreProduction

VFX2070

This course focus on pre-production for the Short Fiction project with is an cooperation between Film and TV students and 3D art, animation and VFX students. They have to prepare for producing a short fiction movie where they include both displines.

On successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

Skills

Conceive and pitch story ideas for a short film
Write a script, taking it through several drafts
Break down the script as to cast, locations, prop needs, etc.
Effectively scout and negotiate use of locations
Effectively audition talent for casting
Effectively create a storyboard of the film
Effectively create a production design plan for the film
Construct realistic schedules and budgets

Knowledge

Understand the pre-production process, including knowledge of writing, casting, locations, scheduling, budget, etc.
Understand the importance of all element processes in pre-production
Understand how decisions made in pre-production will impact production and post-production.
Understand the use of pre-vis techniques to simulate the final product

General competence

Create a viable and accomplishable plan from a concept
Identify strengths and weaknesses in a plan
Mitigate possible negative effects of the weaknesses
Make a plan as a group
Focus on details in a critical fashion
Work in a task-specific way, yet within a larger group or dynamic

No tuition fees. Semester fees and cost of course literature apply.

Lectures and practical exercises.

Students do evaluation on both courses and the hole curriculum.