Diploma in Filmmaking

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Diploma in Filmmaking

Map of studies
Diploma in Filmmaking

  • ECTS – European Credit Transfer System
  • OB – Mandatory
  • FB – Basic training
  • FBC – Common basic training
  • FBR – Basic Branch Training
  • PE – External internships
  • RAC – Academic recognition of credits
  • TFG – Final degree project

Course 1

MODULE I. CONSTRUCTION OF THE STORY

First writing practice to prepare a 2,5 minute fiction script. The students will take into account that some of these scripts will be the basis for future filming outdoors without direct sound.

CONTENTS

Audiovisual aesthetics and trends:
- Styles

Construction of story and written expression:
- Writing
- Characters
- Dialogue
- Arguments
- Genders
- Documentary film

Direction and visual language:
- Planning

Production and management:
- Production

Photography, color and lighting:
- Lighting and camera

MODULE II. OUTSIDE WITHOUT DIRECT SOUND

First film practice: filming outdoors and without direct sound based on a script written in Module I. Duration of the short: 2,5 minutes.

CONTENTS

Audiovisual aesthetics and trends:
- Styles

Construction of story and written expression:
- Writing

Direction and visual language:
- Planning
- Direction of actors

Production and management:
- Production
- Distribution and marketing

Photography, color and lighting
- Lighting and camera
- Color

Post-production and assembly
- Assembly

MODULE III. FILM WRITING

Individual creation and writing of a 3-minute fiction script.

CONTENTS

Audiovisual aesthetics and trends:
- Styles

Construction of story and written expression:
- Writing
- Characters
- Dialogues
- Genders
- Documentary film

Direction and visual language:
- Planning

Production and management:
- Production

Photography, color and lighting:
- Lighting and camera

Industry:
- Industry

MODULE IV. STORY IN 3'

Second film practice: filming a 3-minute short film based on a script written in Module III.

CONTENTS

Audiovisual aesthetics and trends:
- Styles

Construction of story and written expression:
- Writing

Direction and visual language:
- Planning
- Direction of actors

Production and management:
- Production
- Distribution and marketing

Photography, color and lighting:
- Lighting and camera
- Color

Post-production and assembly:
- Assembly

Sound production:
- Sound

Industry:
- Industry

Course 2

MODULE V. SERIES SALES DOSSIER (SCRIPT ITINERARY, DIRECTION, PRODUCTION)

Creation and writing of the sales dossier and the script of the pilot episode of an individual fiction series project. Pilot episode duration: 6 minutes.

CONTENTS

Audiovisual aesthetics and trends:
- Trends

Construction of story and written expression:
- TV series
- Characters
- Dialogues
- Sales dossier
-Pitch
- Gender

Direction and visual language:
- Planning
- Direction of actors
- Art direction

Production and management:
- Production
- Showrunner

MODULE V. NON-FICTION SHOOTING (PHOTOGRAPHY ITINERARY, SOUND, POST-PRODUCTION)

Individual script writing and filming of a 3,5 minute non-fiction project (documentary, video art, etc.).

CONTENTS

Audiovisual aesthetics and trends:
- Trends

Construction of story and written expression:
- TV series
- Sales dossier
-Pitch

Direction and visual language:
- Planning

Photography, color and lighting:
- Lighting and camera
- Color
- DIT
- Lighting engineering

Post-production and assembly:
- Assembly
- Postproduction

Sound production:
- Sound

MODULE VI. SERIES PILOT (SCRIPT ITINERARY, DIRECTION, PRODUCTION)

Third film practice: joint filming of the pilot episode of the series created in Module V (script itinerary, direction, production) lasting 6 minutes. In this film practice, each student performs a professional role related to the itinerary she has chosen.

CONTENTS

Audiovisual aesthetics and trends:
- Trends

Construction of story and written expression:
- TV series
- Characters
- Dialogues
- Gender

Direction and visual language:
- Planning
- Direction of actors
- Art direction

Production and management:
- Production
- Showrunner

Industry:
- Industry

MODULE VI (PHOTOGRAPHY, SOUND, POST-PRODUCTION ITINERARY)

Third film practice: joint filming of the pilot episode of the series created in Module V (script itinerary, direction, production) lasting 6 minutes. In this film practice, each student performs a professional role related to the itinerary she has chosen.

CONTENTS

Audiovisual aesthetics and trends:
- Trends

Production and management:
- Showrunner

Photography, color and lighting:
- Lighting and camera
- Color
- DIT
- Lighting engineering

Post-production and assembly:
- Assembly
- Postproduction

Sound production:
- Sound

Industry:
- Industry

MODULE VII. PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTION: WEBSERIES FILMMING (SCRIPT ITINERARY, DIRECTION, PRODUCTION)

Production of web series (filming of a 3 and a half minute episode by director) in collaboration with the students of the Diploma in Audiovisual and Stage Interpretation. In this filming, the students perform the professional roles according to the chosen itinerary.
Distribution and exhibition of the filmed web series.

CONTENTS

Construction of story and written expression:
- TV series

Direction and visual language:
- Planning
- Direction of actors
- Art direction

Production and management:
- Production

Industry:
- Industry

MODULE VII. PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTION: WEBSERIES FILMING (PHOTOGRAPHY ITINERARY, SOUND, POST-PRODUCTION)

Production of web series (filming of a 3 and a half minute episode by director) in collaboration with the students of the Diploma in Audiovisual and Stage Interpretation. In this filming, the students perform the professional roles according to the chosen itinerary.
Distribution and exhibition of the filmed web series.

CONTENTS

Photography, color and lighting:
- Lighting and camera
- Color
- DIT
- Lighting engineering

POST-PRODUCTION AND ASSEMBLY
- Assembly
- Postproduction

sound production
- Sound

Industry:
- Industry

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