FLM 266 Narrative Filmmaking

Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 4
Credits: 4

Builds on the technical skills acquired in FLM 265 Documentary Filmmaking, but focuses production work on narrative styles with emphasis on storyboarding and preparation, directing actors, and effective editing techniques.

Prerequisite: FLM 265 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Student Learning Outcomes:

Apply project management skills to planning, storyboarding and scripting a video project.
Apply professional production techniques, including lighting, composition, shot selection and camera movement to a digital film project.
Identify and interpret the elements of a script.
Direct actors and crew members in the production of a film project.
Create titles and motion graphics that serve the message of the film.
Compress video for streaming and industry standard deliverables.
Use industry standard terminology in discussing projects.
Apply copyright and legal practices related to film projects.
Use business management and organization standards for production.

Statewide General Education Outcomes:

Interpret and engage in the Arts and Letters, making use of the creative process to enrich the quality of life
Critically analyze values and ethics within a range of human experience and expression to engage more fully in local and global issues.

Content Outline

Creative Processes
- Story treatment
- Storyboarding and shot plans
- Script writing
Shooting Techniques
- Manual camera controls
- Lighting
- White balance
- Compisition
- Rule of thirds
- Coverage
- Cut-aways
- Audio
  - Mic selection
  - Recording techniques
- Directing crew during production
Digital Editting
- Color correction
- Basic Compositing
- Keyframing
- Motion graphics
- Titling
- Pacing and rhythm
Publishing
- Codec and compression standards
- Portable media
- Streaming and professional delivery formats
- Hosting services
Professional Standards
- Ethics
- Copyright
- Plagiarism
Critique (Analysis), Using Both Written and Verbal Forms
- Separate ego and taste from design success
- Test finished work against original design problem requirements
- Articulate areas of success and areas of insufficiency
- Suggest solutions
- Adapt/adopt, critique (analysis) information
- Provide more solutions or variations (keeping verb tense the same)
Business management and organization standards
- Building a production budget
- Funding sources
- Contracts and release forms
- Equipment rental and insurance