Film direction

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE DESCRIPTION
The film director is responsible for creatively and technically directing and coordinating the realization of an audiovisual work in all its phases: from the screenplay to guiding the actors, from lighting to set design, from costumes to location selection. He/she is the artistic director of the film, thus closely collaborating with all departments involved.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This training programme provides students with the necessary tools to express and develop their narrative ideas, enabling them to navigate a professional environment in all its complexity. The creative and production processes involved in the realization of a motion picture project will be examined, discussed and experienced through practical tutorials and lectures.

The programme includes lectures on the writing of short fiction films, narrative structures, directing as a synthesis of group work, the profession of filmmaker, the film industry, directing actors, the organization of a set and its figures, the shooting, the elements of photography direction and the stages of post-production, thereby developing a deep understanding of directing as a synthesis of the collective creative process.

SKILLS ADDRESSED

• The role of the director as the artistic leader in the making of a film 
• The audiovisual language and its different forms and genres
• Directing a film and coordinating the production phases, from the conception of the idea to the editing stage
• Coordinating and getting to know the various departments by conveying the overall idea of the film 
• Managing casting and directing actors

PROGRAMME MODULES

• Introduction to the role and the language of filmmaking
• Development of an artistic project
• Development of a short film script, mood board, outline, treatment
• Directing actors
• The directing department and the artistic-technical coordination in the pre-production - production - post-production phase
• The development as a fundamental part of the feasibility and viability process: funds and co-production markets
• The pitch and the logline
• Analysis of the development and creative process of a film co-production project. Working with crews of different nationalities. Technical and artistic differences in an international project. Identifying the international technical and artistic cast.

WORKSHOP AND MASTERCLASS MODULES

• WORKSHOP HANDLING IDEAS
• WORKSHOP WALKING INTO CHARACTER’S SHOES
• WORKSHOP ON THE USE OF MOVIE MAGIC SCHEDULING SOFTWARE
• MASTERCLASS GREEN-NOVATING CINEMA 2.0 - GREEN-NOVATING
• MASTERCLASS CULTURAL HERITAGE AND FILM INDUSTRY 2.0
• MASTERCLASS ON COPYRIGHT
• MASTERCLASS FUNDS AND CO-PRODUCTION MARKETS
• MASTERCLASS AI - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & CREATIVITY: A RESOURCE?
• MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION: THE DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITY, TARGET MARKETS AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES OF A FILM PROJECT

PRACTICAL EXERCISES

• PITCH - Presentation of scripts and mood boards to a commission of PRODUCERS
• PRE-PRODUCTION – PRODUCTION – POST-PRODUCTION OF A SHORT FILM

DOCUMENTATION

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS AND REGULATIONS

APPLICATION FORM - ANNEX 1

PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING POLICY - ANNEX 2

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