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Directors Rehearsing Actors

You will learn to capture incredible performances from actors by thoroughly analyzing your script and mastering the technique of holding auditions. Actors have a special language, and your job as a director is to know how to guide them to get their best performance on screen. This is the first… Read More

Organic Blocking for Camera

As the second half of a two-part class joined with MPT 644/MPT 378 Directors Rehearsing Actors, you’ll not only learn how to direct scenes in a professional, efficient manner, you’ll experience the technical side of movie-making by decorating sets, operating camera, lighting performers, and recording sound. Follow that up with… Read More

Documentary Editing

Editing a story without a script is the documentary editor’s greatest challenge. This course will teach you practicalskills to discover and craft compelling stories in all documentary genres. (This course is cross-listed with MPT 806D.)

Fall Production Central

This two-semester portfolio course feels like a real-world production company, where you will write, direct, or produce at least 2 different projects: an assessment scene, and a thesis film. In this hands-on advanced production environment writers, directors, and producers collaborate to develop scripts in the first semester along with writing… Read More

Film Language Studio

Gain visual storytelling skills by shooting and directing short scenes. You’ll use the camera as an optical tool to learn bracketing, depth of field, shot size, framing, composition, and more.

The Power of Story

Storytellers are powerful people. They wield character development, dialogue, conflict, and structure to tell stories that change the world. You’ll develop these storytelling skills by creating an outline and beginning to write a short film. (This course is cross-listed with LA 166.)

Development: Finding Material and Influencing Writers

Learn how to find, option, and develop material for feature films and television. Practice composing effective script notes to help writers, and learn to evaluate the appropriate marketplace for your developed content. (This course is cross-listed with MPT 688 and 288.)

Content Creation: Experimental Filmmaking 1

This course focuses on expression ideas and emotions within the constraints of moving images. Students will reassign meaning to found footage and creatively combine sound and image for a visual experience. The evolution of experimental film will be studied in a sociological context. (This course is cross-listed with MPT 315.)

Advanced Editing: Fall

In this advanced class, you will apply your skills to edit original narrative and documentary projects shot by students in the film schools and sometimes by outside clients. You will gain extensive hands-on experience of the final post-production process under the mentorship of an industry editor and showrunner. Focus on… Read More

Advanced Cinematography Workshop (Fall)

You will be taught 35mm techniques in both Arriflex and Mitchell formats from the viewpoint of the first assistant cameraman along with how to light and shoot night interiors and products. Image quality of 35mm and HD cameras will be compared. Specialty cinematography is discussed, including underwater, car mounts, rigs,… Read More