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SOCAPA Vermont

3WK ADVANCED FILMMAKING

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Tuition:
$3895
Room&Board:
$2325
Ages:
14-17
Experience Level: Advanced
 

Description

Advanced Filmmaking is the next step after our Core Filmmaking program. The program is competitive and requires applicants to submit at least one completed film or video project and a short film treatment (story idea) for review during our selection process. Students accepted into the Advanced Filmmaking intensive focus on making two longer, more polished films that they can use as part of their college applications and submit to film festivals. In addition to advanced classes in cinematography, sound, and digital editing, students attend writing and directing classes where they learn advanced techniques for developing scripts and working with actors. Students receive extensive one-on-one advisements from our seasoned staff of instructor/filmmakers - all of whom have experience at festivals and with agents.

Capacity: 12
Experience: Advanced
Length: Three Week
 

Example Projects

Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock was a master of visual storytelling. He would often convey information using a single silent shot, when a lesser filmmaker would need pages and pages of cumbersome dialogue to get it across. In this film, students are encouraged to take a visual approach to telling their stories. Dialogue should be used sparsely, if at all. Instead, we urge students to use composition, camera movement, shot selection, blocking, lighting, color and non-synchronous sound to convey meaning.
Kurosawa
Renowned globally as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, Akira Kurosawa was a master of all genres; The Seven Samurai, Ikiru, and The Hidden Fortress (one of the main inspirations for Star Wars) are just a few of his many masterpieces. Along with his supremely artistic visual style, which became an inspiration for many of America's most famous directors of the seventies, Kurosawa was also especially attentive to performance, eliciting bravura acting from all those with whom he worked. In this culmination film, we challenge our Advanced Students to elicit the best and most truthful performances they can from their cast without losing sight of all they have learned about visual storytelling.

Schedule (EST - Eastern Standard Time)

Date 12:00
AM
12:30
AM

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