Triangle
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| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 311TRE | credit | 5 | English | summer |
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Předmět zajišťuje FAMU International
Contents
Triangle is an exercise – a short film (8 minutes maximum) based on a realistic story, preferably in three acts and with the basic dramatic situation involving three characters. All three characters are material for the plot development - none of them is marginal. Students should avoid clichéd characters (beggars, pickpockets etc.) and formally obvious traits of genre films. The objective is to narrate a dramatic arc in the film language and find an adequate stylistic expression for the narration. Triangle should be based around not more than three locations. The project must be shot in Prague only. Shooting in the moving car is not allowed. Night shifts are not allowed.
Learning outcomes
With this exercise students will:
- Learn how make a short film within given restrictions, with limited options and parameters.
- Experience the entire process of making a film - from the initial theme to the screenplay, preparation, shooting and editing to post-production.
- Understands advantages and the limitations of working with film.
Prerequisites and other requirements
Directing student must present the project at pitching and submit the director's treatment 3 days before the pitching (the director's treatment must include the essential members of the crew - DoP and camera crew, production manager, set designer, sound designer).
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Evaluation methods and criteria
The subject is credited upon the submission of the final version of the exercise (project).
(The exercise is then evaluated and graded within Final Commission 1).
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)