Course Description
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Course Name
Film Directing
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Host University
The American University of Rome
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Location
Rome, Italy
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Area of Study
Film Studies, Studio Art
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Credits
3 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4
Hours & Credits
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Overview
Course description
This is a course that brings students’ fluency of cinematic language to a more advanced stage by expanding upon and synthesizing the shooting and editing techniques. The class introduces the conceptual and technical framework necessary to shoot and edit dual‐system sound films, block and shoot dialogue scenes, perform dramatic analysis to scripts, and apply that analysis to more sophisticated use of camera work and complex editing strategies.Course fee Euro 75.
Recommended Readings (subject to change)
On Directing Film, David Mamet
ISBN: 978‐0140127225Notes on the Cinematographer, Robert Bresson
ISBN: 978‐1557133656Course Learning Objectives
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
1. Apply dramatic analysis to scripts to determine a rhetorical strategy in blocking and camera placement.
2. Demonstrate advanced creative use of continuity system concepts in blocking
and shooting scenes to create dramatic meaning.
3. Demonstrate the correct production and post‐production workflows for shooting
dual‐system sound scenes.
4. Apply advanced dialogue editing techniques to clarify and heighten dramatic effects in edited scenes.Course Learning Activities
- Participatory lectures introducing fundamental concepts
- Shooting and editing exercises
- In‐class lab work
- Group critique of student work
Course Disclaimer
Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.
Eligibility for courses may be subject to a placement exam and/or pre-requisites.
Some courses may require additional fees.
Availability of courses is based on enrollment numbers. All students should seek pre-approval for alternate courses in the event of last minute class cancellations