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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
 
  May 01, 2024
 
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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FMST 0800 - FILMMAKING 1: FUNDAMENTALS


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Filmmaking is a creative process that combines art, science, craft, and collaboration. This course is a hands-on introduction to the process, starting with the building blocks of motion pictures: light and cameras, composition, editing, and visual storytelling. You will complete several short video projects over the course of the semester, shooting video with DSLR cameras and editing using Adobe Premiere Pro. In-class exercises will provide a deeper understanding of making moving images. No previous filmmaking experience is required. This is a required course for the Film and Media Studies Major Production Track.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Attributes: DSAS Creative Work General Ed. Requirement, Film Studies, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Humanistic GE. Req.


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