53-508 Visual Story

12 units, Carnegie Mellon University

Students are taught the language of filmmaking and the directors craft as it applies to the digital format. Aspects of miseenscene, visual storytelling, continuitystyle coverage, temporal and spatial montage theory, directing actors and thinking visually, will be essential to the new media directors palette. All forms of digital filmmaking will be discussed including dramatic, documentary and independent features as well as commercials, music videos and experimental subjects. Through lectures, readings, screenings, webpostings, discussions, writing and production assignments, you will learn the basic principles and vocabulary of film theory and aesthetics. Understanding these fundamental ideas will help you develop a more critical eye towards creating new media

Prerequisites: none listed

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