Film MFA: Directing I

Students explore the grammatical rules and narrative elements of cinematic storytelling by completing a minimum of three short, non-dialogue exercises and two sound exercises, all shot and edited in video.

Emphasizes using the camera as an articulate narrator to tell a coherent, grammatically correct, engaging, and cinematic story. Technical workshops on camera, lighting, sound, and editing accompany the workshops, as well as lectures that provide a methodology for the director.