Encounter

Not scheduled

Subject guarantor

Priit POHJALA

Name of lecturer(s)

Valerio Antonio MENDOZA GUILLÉN, Priit POHJALA

Department

The subject provides FAMU International

Contents

A series of short-term projects that will allow student to explore, test and refine diverse tools, knowledge and crafts that are essential for film directing.

Project no. 1

• Shot in Ponesice. 1 day. 1 minute take film. No dialog. No editing. Student directs and does camera themselves.

Project no. 2

• Shot in Ponesice. 2 days to shoot and edit. No dialog. 3 acts, 3 shots. 90 sec. Final length. Students do camera themselves or can collaborate with other Ponesice present students.

Project no.3

• Special dinner. No dialog. Limits of shots and type of shots. Not moving camera. Convey a space or the use of a prop without showing it.

Final project

• Encounter. 3 min. 5 shots. 2 characters (no 1, no 3, just 2 characters). 1 location. Dramatic use of prop. No dialog. Dramatic scene; 3 internal acts. Change/shift of power (**Sound on location, shotgun mic, students record themselves). No casting. DAMU collab or fellow students.

Learning outcomes

With this exercise students will:

• Put on practice and refine essential skills of visual storytelling.
• Understand and incorporate the necessary tools for designing and directing a dramatic scene/situation.
• Learn how to create characters and build the situation based on its pre-set elements.
• Understand the logic of building a brief story and estimate its filmmaking potential.
• Learn how to formulate and develop creative cinematic ideas.

Prerequisites and other requirements

Directing student must present the final project (Encounter) and its directing interpretation to the teacher.

Literature

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Evaluation methods and criteria

Class screening: the student receives feedback from the teachers. The grade is given for Encounter exercise by the subject teacher (mentor).

Overall artistic success is evaluated with an emphasis on:

• Audiovisual and cinematic interpretation of the exercises.
• Understanding and using the concepts of dramaturgy.

The student's failure to comply with the requirements and/or parameters of the exercise (project) may result in a lowering of the grade.

Note

• Directing student is responsible for finding the essential crew members. Production managers will be assigned.
• Technical parameters: The equipment list is given by the production sheet (“White Book”) of the exercise. Students must choose from the shooting dates pre-selected by the FI production office.

Further information

No schedule has been prepared for this course

The subject is a part of the following study plans

• Cinema and Digital Media - Directing (Required subjects)