PMA 3570 - Introduction to 16mm and Digital Filmmaking

(LA-AS)

Fall, spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Course fee: $150. Students must purchase additional supplies and materials as determined by the instructor (est $500). Permission of department required. Limited to 12 students.

J. P. Sniadecki.

Creative, hands-on production course in filmmaking, emphasizing the development of original ideas and the acquisition of basic technical skills in digital video and 16mm formats: cinematography, lighting, sound recording, and digital editing. Students complete several exercises and two short projects exploring narrative, documentary, experimental, or animation forms, and a final project, which is shown in a public, open-campus screening at the end of the semester. (AU)