T206 INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN AND PRODUCTION CALENDAR
OVERVIEW OR COURSE TOPICS:
>>>>>PREPRODUCTION
Production Process
Production and Production Management
Scriptwriting and Story/Narrative and Dramatic Structure
>>>>>PRODUCTION
Directing and Moving Image Grammar
Audio/Sound
Lighting
Camera
Recording
>>>>>POST PRODUCTION
Design and Graphics
Visual/Action Editing
Sound Editing
Animation
Special Effects
>>>>>DISTRIBUTION AND EXHIBITION
Distribution and Exhibition
>>>>>NEW MEDIA/INTERACTIVE PROJECTS
Interactivity, Web Design
Game Design
CALENDAR
>>>>>PREPRODUCTION
WEEK ONE
Monday 09/01-
Labor Day, class does not meet
Wednesday 09/03-
1st class - syllabus/course info./survey
Discussion-
Introductions
DUE: T206_introForm.pdf (1 point)
WEEK TWO
Monday 09/08-
Production Process, K&M 1 pgs. 1-8
Production Process Slides
Wednesday 09/10-
Production Process, K&M 1 pgs. 13 (starting at production terminology)-23 (up to but not including Production Aesthetics) and Summary on pg. 26
Discussion-
Review and prepare to discuss Production Aesthetics K&M 1 pgs. 23-25
DUE: ASSIGNMENT 1
WEEK THREE
Monday 09/15-
Production and Production Management, K&M 2 pgs. 28-43
Preproduction/Production Management Software:
http://www.entertainmentpartners.com
http://www.mindstarprods.com
http://wwwjunglesoftware.com
Proposal Example:
http://www.austinfilm.org/files/Sample%20Proposal%20-%20Documentary.pdf
Production Budget Example:
http://www.austinfilm.org/files/Sample%20Budget%20-%20Documentary_0.pdf
Wednesday 09/17-
Production and Production Management, continued
Discussion-
DUE: ASSIGNMENT 2
WEEK FOUR
Monday 09/22-
Scriptwriting and Story/Narrative and Dramatic Structure, K&M 3 pgs. 45-58
Wednesday 09/24-
Scriptwriting and Story/Narrative and Dramatic Structure, cont.
Discussion-
>>>Quiz I (30 points) - 20 multiple choice questions and 2 essays
WEEK FIVE
Monday 09/29-
Scriptwriting and Story/Narrative and Dramatic Structure, K&M 3 pgs. 58 (start at Adaptation)-72
Wednesday 10/01-
Scriptwriting and Story/Narrative and Dramatic Structure, cont.
Discussion-
View and discuss The Brick in terms of production writing and process:
CASE STUDY-
Film Noir
Sunset Boulevard on Dailyscript.com
Style- Chiaroscuro
The Brick
Download Production Files
Website
DUE: ASSIGNMENT 3
>>>>>PRODUCTION
WEEK SIX
Monday 10/06-
Directing and Moving Image Grammar, K&M 4 pgs. 73-87 (up to, but not including Sound and and Image Interaction)
Wednesday 10/08-
Directing and Moving Image Grammar, cont.
Storyboarding reading
Blank boards
Examples: sample one, sample two, sample three
Discussion-
Aesthetic approaches and visualization, scripts
DUE: ASSIGNMENT 4
WEEK SEVEN
Monday 10/13-
Directing and Moving Image Grammar, K&M 4 pgs. 90 (from Preparing the Shooting Script)-102
Wednesday 10/15-
Audio/Sound, K&M 4 pgs. 87-90 (Sound and Image Interaction), K&M 5 pgs. 104-108
Discussion-
Discussion critique of project...
DUE: Shots And Composition Project I
WEEK EIGHT
Monday 10/20-
Audio/Sound, K&M 5 pgs. 109-113 (to Selecting the Best Mics), pgs. 114 (Sound Signal Control)-115, and pgs 120 (from Recording and Mixing Commands)-122
Wednesday 10/22-
Audio/Sound, Cont.
Discussion-
DUE: Nick Peck article and questions AND ASSIGNMENT 5
WEEK NINE
Monday 10/27-
Lighting, K&M 6 pgs. 124-144 and this article
Some questions to focus on for the reading...
1- How do light and color interact?
2- What does the lighting director do and how?
3- Describe color temperature and compare to different lights.
4- What is white balance?
5- What is three-point lighting?
6- What does Graf say about three-point lighting (in the link above)?
Wednesday 10/29-
>>>Mid-Exam (70 points) - 60 multiple choice questions and 2 essays
cumulative: will include material from Quiz I and new material up to Lighting
Discussion-
>>>No discussion this week
WEEK TEN
Monday 11/03-
Camera, K&M 7 pgs. 145-163
Camera Optics
Depth of Field
Wednesday 11/05-
Recording, K&M 8 pgs. 165-182
Discussion-
Look over Exam
>>>>>POST PRODUCTION
Monday 11/10-
Design and Graphics, K&M 9 pgs. 184-200
DUE: ASSIGNMENT 6
Wednesday 11/12-
Visual/Action Editing, K&M 10 pgs. 202-222
Discussion-
Discussion critique of project...
DUE: Shots And Composition Project II
WEEK TWELVE
Monday 11/17-
Visual/Action Editing/Sound Editing, K&M 11 pgs. 224-237
Wednesday 11/19-
Animation, K&M 12 pgs. 239-246 and Summary 251-253 and
12 Principles
Web Animation
Example one, example two, example three
Discussion-
>>>Quiz II (30 points) - 20 multiple choice questions and 2 essays, new material from Camera to Sound Editing
WEEK THIRTEEN
Monday 11/24-
Special Effects, K&M 12 pgs. 246-251
DUE: ASSIGNMENT 7
Wednesday 11/26-
Thanksgiving Break, sorry, no lecture or discussion : (
>>>>>DISTRIBUTION AND EXHIBITION
WEEK FOURTEEN
Monday 12/01-
Distribution and Exhibition, K&M 13 pgs. 255-273
DUE: ASSIGNMENT 8
>>>>>NEW MEDIA/INTERACTIVE PROJECTS
Wednesday 12/03-
Web Design
Flowcharts 1, Flowcharts 2, Flowcharts 3
Discussion-
DUE: PITCH PROJECT
First round of verbal pitch
WEEK FIFTEEN - FREE WEEK
Monday 12/08-
Game Design
Game Makers Round Table
Serious Games
Lee Sheldon's Game Design Document
Game Developer's salary and industry articles
Wednesday 12/10-
PITCH PROJECT: final round of verbal pitch
Discussion-
Review for Final Exam
WEEK SIXTEEN - FINAL EXAMINATION
Wednesday 12/17, 5:00-7:00PM in RTV# 251
>>>Final Exam (70 points) - 60 multiple choice and 4 essays, cumulative: includes new material, as well as material from Quiz I, II and Mid Exam
