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6 ADVANCED FILM PRODUCTION Fall 2012 MEDX 118 MWF 9:30-10:45am Units: 4 Instructor: Dr. Patti McCarthy Location: WPC 213 Office: WPC 129 Office Hour: TBA pattimcc43@gmail.com Course Description: The primary focus in this class will be on telling a story visually. You will learn advanced film production techniques (pre-production, production and post-production) based on current industry practices and standards. Enrollment is limited to 15. You will plan, script, shoot, and edit one, or more, short film in digital video format. Special attention will be paid to screenplay, directing and pre-visualization techniques, cinematography, sound, lighting and production design, costuming, musical scoring and editing. Time will also be spent discussing the hiring of crew, auditions and casting, production meetings, budgeting, scheduling, location scouting, pulling permits, clearances and releases, production reports, the studio system and distribution, financing, festivals, foreign markets and marketing, above and below the line, deal memos and contracts, production reports, etc. Students will share digital cameras, tripods, lighting equipment, sound kits and software. Students can also provide their own equipment or editing software, if desired. Materials Fee: NONE Equipment & Stockroom Equipment will be shared among students. Students will be required to sign a Equipment Loan Agreement & Responsibility Form every time equipment is checked out and will be responsible for maintaining the equipment in proper working order. If equipment is damaged beyond normal wear and tear, students will be required to repair, or replace either the equipment in kind or in cash value. Students will not be allowed to use any other class equipment until the damaged equipment is repaired, or replaced in kind or in cash value. If payment is not made for damages at the end of the semester, fees will be forwarded to the financial services office of the University for collection prior to any future registration.

7 Students will be required to roll for equipment when necessary. The students who roll the highest number on two dice get first choice of equipment for the weekend. Students with the next highest number get second choice and so on. If there is a tie, students will roll again and the team with the highest number will get to choose first. It is recommended that students invest in an external drive for editing purposes. Film video files are large and information is more easily accessible on an external drive. You can borrow an eternal drive in the library for use in the Media Lab (your editing and post-production home away from home), but you will need to return it after each session. It is far easier to have your own drive. STOCKROOM HOURS: TBD Attendance Policy Attendance is extremely important. As discussed prior to registration, this will be a very time demanding course and you need to participate fully in all the exercises and projects. Film is a collaborative art. You will team up with other students who will need your help to complete filmmaking assignments. You will be allowed three unexcused absences during the semester. After three unexcused absences, your final grade for the course will be lowered by one grade (i.e., from a B+ to a C+ ) for each day that you are absent from class without a valid excuse. This means that if you miss three days of class without a valid excuse, your final grade for the course will be lowered by three grades (i.e., from a B+ to a D+ ). A valid excuse for missing class will require written documentation from a person who can certify the seriousness of your illness or other misfortune. NOTE: If you do not show up for a weekend shoot, editing session, etc., that you have agreed to participate in (and people are depending upon your help), this outside class activity will qualify as two unexcused absences. You can t get away with this type of behavior on a professional shoot and you can t get away with it here either. If this behavior occurs twice with out an excuse you will be given a failing grade for the class period, end of story. Participation You are required to show up for class and be ready to discuss and participate in the class discussion. You are also required to audition and work with Pacific acting students. Honor Code Write your own screenplay. Plagerism will not be tolerated. Every student must observe the University s Honor Code. In this course, it is a violation of the Honor Code to submit all or part of someone else s work or ideas as your own. Violations of the Honor Code are serious. They damage the integrity of academic life at the University and threaten the trust on which the learning community is built. Alleged violations will be referred to the Office of Judicial Affairs. If found guilty, a student might receive a range of

8 penalties, including failure of an assignment, failure of the course, or suspension from the University. If you have questions about plagiarism and other departures from the right way of conducting yourself in academic situations, speak with your professor. For more information about Pacific s academic dishonesty policy, consult the Tiger Lore Student Services and Accommodations Any student who, because of a disability, may require special arrangements in order to meet course requirements should notify the instructor as soon as possible. It is the responsibility of the student to request necessary accommodations for individual learning needs. Information to determine your eligibility for services requires that you obtain an Accommodations Request Form from the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, Bannister Hall, Room 101. Contact information: Mr. Daniel Nuss, Coordinator of the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities in Bannister Hall, Room 101; SSD@pacific.edu or (209) Required Texts: Honthaner, Eve Light. The Complete Film Production Handbook, 4 th ed. Assorted Hand Outs, as assigned and posted on Sakai: Anthony Artis, Shut Up and Shoot! (SS) Hunter-Johnson, Crafting Short Screenplays that Connect (CSS) Hurbis-Cherrier, Voice & Vision: A Creative Approach to Narrative Film & DV Production (Hurbis) FORMS: Required (blank) production forms will be posted on Sakai or can be downloaded from the internet. Internet Resources: Internet Movie Database: Screenplay samples: Screenplay samples: Writers Guild of America: Directors Guild of America: (Free & Downloadable) Screenwriting Software: FILM PRODUCTION Course Schedule 2011 Week 1 M 8/27 Intro/Syllabus. Quick refresher. Read: Connecting to Character, pg Crafting Short Screenplays that Connect, Chp 7-10, pp Hurbis, Chp 1 (Idea to Cinematic Story) Assignment: 4 Story Ideas (1-Discovery/Decision, 2-Boxing Match, 3-Improbable Connection, 4-Fill In the Blanks), put each of the 4 ideas into DETAILED treatment form. Screen: Short Film: The Lunch Date W 8/29 No class work on story ideas F 8/31 No class work on story ideas

9 Week 2 M 9/ 3 Labor Day Holiday W 9/5 Discuss/Pitch 4 Story Ideas DUE: 4 Story Ideas (Discovery/Decision, Boxing Match, Improbable Connection, Fill In the Blanks), put each of the 4 ideas into DETAILED treatment form. F 9/7 Continue to Discuss/Pitch 4 Story Ideas. The Production Team & Types of Productions Week 3 Read: Screenplay Refresher: Hubris, Chp 2 (The Screenplay) Honthaner, Chp 1 (The Production Team and Who Does What), Chp 24 (Specifically Television), Chp 25 (Independent Filmmaking), Chp 26 (Low-Budget Filmmaking), Chp 27 (New Media), Chp 28 (Commercials). Assignment: Choose 1 of your story ideas to produce and direct and turn it into a 3-4 page (NO MORE THAN 4 PAGES) screenplay, synch sound, dialogue. M 9/10 Due: 3 Page Project #1 Screenplay. Pitch/Discuss. Team Up. W 9/12 Script Breakdown & Scheduling & Storyboarding. Previsualization Techniques. Read: Honthaner, Chp 4 (From Script to Schedule), EP Movie Magic Scheduling (Sakai), Hurbis, Chp. 5, pp ; Chp 6, p , , Chp 21. Rabinger, Directing: Chp 26 (Production Design). Assignment: Project #1 Script Breakdown/P Design Questionnaire, Storyboard Forms: Honthaner (Sakai), Script Breakdown Sheet, Storyboards, Hurbis: Appendix: 4-3, 4-4, 4-5 F 9/14 Library: Lab: Movie Magic Scheduling Week 4 DUE: Project #1 Script Breakdown DUE: Production Design Questionnaire M 9/17 Library: Lab: Movie Magic Budgeting Read; Honthaner, Chp 3 (Basic Accounting), EP Movie Magic Budgeting (Sakai), Rabinger, Directing: Chp 27 (Preproduction Meeting & Deciding Equipment), Hurbis, Chp 6, pp discuss short student film budget vs Feature film budget. Assignment: Project #1 Budget, Storyboard Forms: Honthaner (Sakai), Short Film Budget and Breakdown, Hurbis, Appendix 4-1, 4-2 Due: Project #1 Schedule

10 W 9/19 Casting Read: Rabinger, Directing: Chp 21 (Casting & Auditioning) Honthaner, Chp (Unions & Guilds, Principal Talent, Background Talent, Using Animals) Rabinger, Directing: Chp 21 (Casting and Auditioning). Hurbis, Chp 7, pp Assignment: Cast Breakdown & Character Description DUE: Storyboard Guest: Casting Director TBD F 9/21 Auditions/Working with Actors Due: Project #1 Budget (2 types: short film & feature film) Due: Cast Breakdown & Character Description Forms: Talent Release Form, Hurbis, Appendix 5 Guest: TBD Sa/Sun 9/22-23 Auditions On-Campus M 9/24 Hiring a Crew Read: Honthaner, Chp 9 (Making Good Deals & Ethics), Chp 10 (Deal Memos), Chp 6 (Pre-Production), Chp 15 & 16 (Clearances & Releases) Rabinger, Directing: Chp 28 (Production Crew). Hurbis, Chp 7, pp Assignment: Get your clearances, permissions, & releases Guest: UPM TBD W 9/26 Locations Read: Honthaner, Chp 18 (Locations), Chp 19 (Distant Locations), Chp 20 (Foreign Locations), Chp 21 (Travel & Housing). Hurbis, Chp. 6, p Assignment: In-class/on-campus Find a Location, begin to lock locations on Project #1. Forms: Location Contract, Hurbis, Appendix 5-2 Guest: Location Scout/City Film Permit Office F 9/28 Cameras & Equipment Read: Sony HVR-V1U manual (sakai) Sa/Sun 9/29-30 Lock your locations, shoot stills: location photos M 10/1 Sound

11 W 10/3 Lighting Assignment: Sound Design Due: Location stills MP: Lighting, pgs ; FHB: Artis, (SS) Shut Up and Shoot, Chp 3-5 (camera/lighting + lighting cookbook, and sound). Assignment: Lighting Design Due: Sound Design F 10/5 Getting Ready to Shoot: Action! Read: Honthaner, Chp 7 (insurance), Chp 8 ( During the Shoot). Hurbis, Chp 18 (On Set), Rabinger, Directing, Chp 31 (Before the Camera Rolls), Chp 32 (Roll Camera). Slating, on-set protocol, production paperwork, wrap. DUE: Location Permits, Preproduction Work: Script treatment, Screenplay, Script Breakdown, Budget, Schedule, Storyboards, Cast Breakdown, Character Description, Talent Release Forms, Releases, Permissions, Clearances, Location Permits, Deal Memos, etc. Sa/Sun 10/6-7 Putting It All Together: Shoot! (Team Member #1) M 10/8 Post-Production Lab: Library: Video Capture in Avid or FCP Finding the Right Codec W 10/10 Stockroom Library: Open lab: Avid Training Transfer equipment F 10/12 Prep Library: Open lab: Avid Training Sa/Sun 10/13-14 Shoot! (Team Member #2) M 10/15 Post-Production Lab: Library: Open lab: Avid Training W 10/17 Library: Open lab: AVID/Production Meeting F 10/19 Library: Open lab: AVID

12 Sa/Sun EDIT M 10/22 Edit/Library: Open lab: Avid Color Correction W 10/24 Edit/Library: Open lab: Avid Color Correction/Production Meeting F 10/26 Screen Short Films Week 6 M 10/29 Turn in detailed Treatments for your Project #2 W 10/31 No Class work on your screenplays for Project #2 F 11/2 Screeplay DUE Week 7 M 11/5 Discuss Project #2 screenplay DUE: All pre-production paperwork for Project #2 W 11/7 BEGIN PRODUCTION! Open Lab: Avid: After Effects F 11/9 Shoot! Avid: Open lab: After Effects Week 8 M 11/12 Production Avid: Open lab: After Effects W 11/14 Production Avid: Open lab: After Effects/Production Meeting F 11/16 Production Avid: Open lab: After Effects Week 9 M 11/19 Holiday W 11/21 Holiday F 11/23 Holiday Week 10 M 11/26 Continue with production Avid: Open lab: After Effects W 11/28 Production Avid: Open lab: After Effects/Production Meeting F 11/30 Production Meeting Week 11 M 12/3 Post-Production

13 W 12/5 Post-Production/Production Meeting F 12/7 Post-Production Week 12 M 12/10 ALL FILMS DUE on DVD T 12/11 ALL FILMS DUE in format for FESTIVAL (2 DVD copies) PACIFIC STUDENT FILM SHOWCASE: JANET LEIGH THEATRE F 5/1 Due: Production Notebooks Grade Breakdown Chapter 6 exercises Group Super 8mm project Digital Video project 1 Digital Video project 2 On Location episode Participation Peer Reviews Final Production Notebook 1000 points 100 points 200 points 150 points 200 points 100 points 100 points 50 points 100 points Special Note: Copies of student work may be retained to assess how the learning objectives of the course are being met. Program learning objectives and university competencies addressed by this course: 1. Create Multilayered Content. Synthesize and apply knowledge from the liberal arts to produce culturally relevant, effective content. (Major Field Competence, Critical and Creative Thinking, Communication Skills, Intercultural and Global Perspectives). 2. Integratively Apply Theories. Integrate and apply media and performance theories in multiple media and illustrate technical fluency, including computer programming. (Major Field Competence, Critical and Creative Thinking). 3. Articulate Cultural Frameworks. Articulate an understanding of economic, political, and cultural differences and hierarchies that influence global artistic production and media practices. (Critical and Creative Thinking, Intercultural and Global Perspectives, Ethical Reasoning). 5. Manage Creative Projects. Exercise self-initiative and project management techniques congruent with a field characterized by high levels of autonomy, independence, interdependence, and entrepreneurship. (Major Field Competence, Critical and Creative Thinking, Sustainability). 6. Practice Interprofessional Collaboration. Demonstrate knowledge of expected and alternative forms of collaboration in the professional media and performance industries when creating and executing collaborative projects. (Major Field Competence, Collaboration and Leadership).