Seminar in Media and Communication Arts: Directing

Catalog description

Using the script as a blueprint, the student will be led through specific techniques translate the words into a visual story. This seminar will address directing the camera for maximum visual storytelling effect. The nuts and bolts of conceptualization and overall visual design as well as selecting, planning, and executing shots and coverage will also be discussed. Classical directorial methods, theory and technique as well as the creative process of directing will be explored by offering students hands-on work with the fundamentals of directing video.