Film

The Film Production course is a hand-on approach to filmmaking and the business of film. Students in this course will experience all five stages of Film Production: Development, Pre-Production, Production, Post-Production, and Distribution. Each student will operate as a member of a production team in several different capacities. Some of the production roles each student will play include: Producer, Cinematographer, Write and Editor. Students will build a production portfolio of filmmaking exercises, a short film, a documentary, and a music video. The business of filmmaking includes lessons in scheduling, financing, budgeting, marketing, merchandising and legal issues. It is not necessary for students to have any experience, but students must be willing to collaborate and work in teams. This course is open to juniors and seniors.

Students who have completed Film Production may elect to take the course again at a more advanced level. In Advanced Film Production, students are given the time and guidance to develop the skill set they began to form in the initial course. More advanced producing, directing, lighting and editing techniques are developed through new creative projects. This course is open to juniors and seniors who have taken Film Production.

The primary goal of the Film Studies course is to teach an appreciation of filmmaking as an art form, critical thinking, formal research, and writing. This course teaches students to approach film analysis using and developing the same skills that are applied to studying literature. The class will screen and analyze full-length films and will read and study a college-level textbook, journal articles and popular reviews. Additionally, students will learn four models of writing about film. This course familiarizes students with basic film production and terminology, it may include a field trip and guest speakers from the professional film world to help elevate the learning and application of concepts. This course is open to juniors and seniors.

This internship is designed to introduce students interested in pursuing a film/marketing/communications career to the processes and procedures involved with creating industry-level advertisements. This 2.5 credit opportunity is comprised of multiple projects that the school uses as actual marketing materials. This is a pass/fail course open to seniors.