Create and justify a film/video project (A)

 A. Original or scene study

 B. Documentary or fictional

 C. Have a reasonable basis for the project idea

 D. Design a realizable film/video for a term project

 

 II.      Produce a professional quality project to industry standards (A,B,C,D,E,F)

 A. Break down the project according to shot list/storyboards

 B. Budget the project

 C. Schedule the project according to industry standard methods

 D. Cast the project with professional actors

 E. Organize the project shoot according to equipment needs and availability

 F. Choose a crew

 G. Dramatize the project

 H. Choose film or video as the acquisition format

 I. Create the film/video footage (principal photography)

 J. Arrive at a final project (editing)

 K. Assess their own performance at all phases of the project

 L. Communicate their ideas to actors and crew and class

 M. Effectively communicate their narrative/ideas to an audience through film/video means

 N. Exhibit professional mastery of the production process

 I.       Student presentation of project to class

 A. Script format

 B. Storyboard

 C. Casting needs

 D. Budgetary needs

 E. Scheduling needs

 F. Crew needs

 G. Equipment needs

 H. Timeline

 I.

 

 II.      Student critique of other student presentations

 A. Professionalism of presentation

 B. Level of preparedness

 C. Is it compelling?

 

 III.      Preproduction

 A. Computer-based storyboarding

 B. Script revisions

 C. Computer-based scheduling

 D. Computer-based budgeting

 E. Casting

 F. Crewing out (DB, PM, etc.)

 G. Finalizing format (film or video)

 H. Location Scouting

 I. Location contracts/releases

 J. Rehearsal

 

 IV.       Production

 A. Directing actors

 B. Running the crew

 C. Interaction with key personnel (DP, PM/AD)

 D. Staying on schedule

 

  V.      Evaluation

 A. Viewing dailies

 B. Assessing quality

 C. Scheduling re-shoots

 D. Planning post-production

 E. Finishing post-production

 

 VI.       Marketing

 A. Distribution (theatrical, broadcast, festivals, etc.)