1-Week Digital Filmmaking Workshops

he One-Week Digital Filmmaking Workshop is the most intensive, instructional one-week program in filmmaking that can be found at any film school. In one short week, students are instructed in the basics of writing, directing, camera and digital editing, and each student writes, directs, shoots and edits a short film project. The pace of this one-week course is feverish, and students must be prepared to live and breathe filmmaking for the length of their stay. The workshop is offered at the following locations: New York City; Universal Studios; Disney Studios; Harvard University; Paris, France; Florence, Rome, Italy; London, England; Alicante, Spain.

CLASSES
Directors Craft
Students are introduced to fundamental directing skills needed to create a succinct film. This class prepares students for their film project.

Writing
In the writing class, students learn the basic necessities of a short film script. Students have writing exercises and receive information concerning the fundamentals of story. Students use this class to develop an idea for their short film project.

Story Advisement
On day two, students meet with their instructor to review their story idea.

Curriculum
The program begins with two days of intensive study in camera, writing and directing. On Day Three, students begin shooting their individual exercises. Day Five and Six are comprised of editing class, post-production and the final screening. In the one-week workshop, each student writes, produces, directs, and digitally edits his or her own film on digital video, and rotates among crew positions when his or her classmates shoot.

Editing
This class teaches students to use Final Cut Pro on Apple computers to edit their short films. Students learn the basics and apply the techniques immediately.

Hands-on Camera & Lighting

This is a no-nonsense camera class in which students learn how to successfully capture images with a DV camera. Students also learn how to light a scene with the Lowel VIP Lighting Kit and its accessories.

Equipment and Facilities

Students use digital cameras, portable Lowel lighting packages, and Final Cut Pro digital editing systems. Classrooms are equipped with a television, DVD player and video cameras for demonstration and screening of clips.

Production Workshop
Production Workshop gives students the opportunity to test out their skills with an in-class exercise shot under the supervision of the instructor. As a preparation for their own film projects, the experience is invaluable.

Workshop Goal
The one-week workshop was designed to serve the needs of different types of students, yet through hands-on classes and exercises, all students gain an understanding of the requirements and rigors of filmmaking, as well as experience the exhilaration of seeing a completed project. For some, the One-Week course is an escape vacation an opportunity to have fun doing something completely different. For others, its an opportunity to see if filmmaking is the appropriate craft for them. All students enrolling in the One-Week Filmmaking Workshop should be aware that this is an introductory course. The limitations of a one-week course should be apparent, given that many people spend years studying film and perfecting their craft. Nonetheless, many students in the One-Week Digital Filmmaking Workshop have made excellent projects and decided to pursue movie making in the future.

AVAILABLE IN

NEW YORK CITY UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES harvard university Yale university Disney Studios, florida LONDON, ENGLAND PARIS, FRANCE ALICANTE, SPAIN florence, italy ROME, ITALY
Tuition: $1,375*

* Additional Equipment Fee: $125. Students will also incur additional expenses on their own productions. This varies depending on how much film they shoot and scale of the projects.

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