Directing Workshop I: Composition and Movement

FILM TV X 476.95

As the first hands-on course in the directing series, you complete four short films using your own video camera. Instruction focuses on the basic building blocks of narrative filmmaking

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What you can learn.

Learn basic building blocks of filmmaking: the shot, mise-en-scene, concept, the actor, environment, sound, and montage
Learn visual expression through the use of composition, rhythm, and point-of-view
Learn about moving from black and white/silent compositions to the use of color; non-sync sound; editing
Create work to be screened and critiqued by the instructor and class

About this course:

As the first hands-on course in the directing series, you complete four short films using your own video camera. Instruction focuses on the basic building blocks of narrative filmmaking: the shot, mise-en-scene, concept, the actor, environment, sound and montage. Assignments explore aspects of visual expression through the use of composition, rhythm and point-of-view; moving from black and white/silent compositions to the use of color; non-sync sound and editing. Your work is screened and critiqued by the instructor and class.

Prerequisites

Students must provide their own digital video camera and have access to editing equipment and software.

Summer 2025 Schedule

June 23 - September 8

Monday 7:00PM - 10:00PM PT

Available

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Instructor: Bill Watterson

403798

Fee:

$785.00

In Person

Location: UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood

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Notes

No meeting Sept. 1. Internet access required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline

No refunds after July 06, 2025

Course Requirements

Book: On Film-making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director by Alexander Mackendrick

ISBN 978-0-571-21125-8

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

Schedule

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Lecture

Mon Jun 23, 2025

7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT