Topics in F/V/A Production (379-0-72)

Topic

The Director’s Vision

Instructors

Rana Kazkaz

Meeting Info

Northwestern Qatar Room 3-203: Tues, Su 11:30AM - 12:45PM (AST)

Overview of class

Vision is what distinguishes one film director from another. This course is meant to assist each student in defining and maintaining their unique vision from script to finished film. And yet a director's vision can only be realized through creatively and respectfully collaborating and communicating with others in the cast and crew. By breaking down the director's role from beginning to end, the class will offer vocabulary, tools and examples of the art and language of cinema in order to help the director knowledgeably communicate his/her unified vision to all the people responsible for fulfilling it. Each student will examine how to choose and work with a producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, production designer, editor and composer. In addition, the class will analyze the choices made by professional directors known for their unique visions in the hopes that students will be further inspired to create and define their own.

Registration Requirements

Prerequisites: MIT 190-0

Open to sophomores and above, MIT majors only

MIT Technical-Practical Course

Satisfies Film and Design Minor

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: NUQ: MIT majors only. Students who completed MIT 190, Sophomores and above.