INITIATIVE
FALL 2003 SCHEDULE
Filmmakers' Collaborative :: Documentary/Experimental Filmmaking
Fundamentals of Film Production Design :: Introduction to Film Genre: The Science Fiction Film
Fundamentals of Producing :: Acting: Scene Study and Technique
12 Weeks, Begins Sept. 17, 2003, Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The Filmmakers Collaborative is an introductory, intensive, hands-on course in digital film production offered by the Taos Filmmakers Initiative (TFI). Students will learn the fundamentals of directing, screenwriting, producing, acting and editing while collaborating on short, narrative film projects which will be screened at a TFI-UNM public exhibition. Appropriate for students with minimal or no production experience.
Instructor: James Lujan. Read the Syllabus.
Documentary/Experimental Filmmaking
12 Weeks, Begins Sept. 15, 2003, Mondays, 3:30-6 p.m.
Documentary/Experimental Filmmaking is an exploration of nonfiction, non-narrative, personal filmmaking. This beginner’s-level course, offered by the Taos Filmmakers Initiative, will be a hands-on experience where students learn by doing. The instructor and other students will provide support, feedback and criticism, but most of what each student will learn will be through the process of conceiving, researching, directing, shooting and editing their own projects. Following the completion of the course, the short video films will receive a TFI-UNM public screening.
Instructor: James Lujan. Read the Syllabus.
Fundamentals of Film Production Design
12 Weeks, Begins September 16, 2003, Tuesdays 6-8 p.m.
The Fundamentals of Film Production Design is designed to introduce students to the process of Production Design both creatively and administratively. Students will learn to read a script to approach a film with a comprehensive creative concept to influence the look of the sets as well as the administrative process to execute them. The question they will follow is what are the ways they can come to understand the aesthetics of filmmaking.
Instructor: David Nichols. Read the Syllabus.
Introduction to Film Genre: The Science Fiction Film
Begins September 15, Mondays 6:30-9:30 p.m.
The study of a film genre " stresses the shared conventions by which large numbers of films are recognized as resembling each other." It emphasizes the subtle (and not so subtle) filmic techniques which alter the way we will experience a film, and examines the cultural assumptions which an audience brings to every film. In this class we’ll view a wide variety of films from the genre known as Science Fiction and see how these films are connected by a system of stylized rules. Over the course of the class students will also become familiar with the basic elements of the genre criticism and how it relates to film theory.
Instructor: Kelly Clement. Read the Syllabus.
Fundamentals of Producing
12 Weeks, Begins Sept. 18, 2003, Thursdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
The Fundamentals of Film Producing is designed to introduce aspiring filmmakers to the business aspects of filmmaking, from concept to distribution. Students will learn to read a script with an eye to budget breakdowns, and explore the various methods of financing a film. Legalities, from setting up the right kind of company to contracts, unions and copyrights will also be explored. Various avenues of distribution and licensing markets will be discussed, as will the marketing and advertising of a film.
Instructor: D.A. Zivkovich. Read the Syllabus.
Acting: Scene Study and Technique
For Adults, begins Sept. 18: Thursdays, 6-9 p.m. For High School Students: Tuesdays, 6:30-9 p.m.
This course is for the student with an interest in acting on a professional level. The course will involve learning the nuts and bolts of the craft of acting from script analysis to sensory work, to a variety of acting exercises. We will apply all of this to Scene and Monologue Work. The final two weeks will explore camera technique. Extensive work outside of class is required.
Instructor: Cynthia Straus. Read the Syllabus.
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