The course aims to provide students with the basic knowledge about the realization of an audiovisual product, through the direct involvement of the participants. In particular, it aims to provide knowledge concerning: 1) the three production steps of writing, production, post-production; 2) the functioning of audiovisual language, including its rhetoric; 3) the making of short audiovisual stories through easily accessible technological devices.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
subtext. Choice of the point of view adopted to
tell the story and practical exercises starting from
the loglines presented by the students.
How to proceed in writing a screenplay-
treatment for documentary cinema and exercises
with viewing excerpts from a selection of
documentary films.
The different methodologies to adopt to make a
documentary film compared to subjects and
history: the most analytical approach of study
and in-depth knowledge of the character before
the start of the shooting, and the most direct
approach to discovering the character and the
story together with the camera. Exercises
starting from the stories identified by the
participants.
On the basis of the adopted point of view and
of the language used, choice of technical
shooting equipment, sound and crew necessary
for the realization of the documentary film.
Shooting techniques: formats, lenses, and
accessories. Practical exercises are foreseen
starting from the loglines sent by the students.
Shooting: hand camera, tripod and
steadycam. How, why and when to use them.
Practical exercises are planned.
Scenes: how to set up the shooting and why.
Cuts and shots.
Cinematographic sequences, how to
approach them and which grammar to use.
Expressive choices and aesthetic choices.
Sound, between shooting, editing and audio
mix.
Starting from the subjects proposed by the
students, collective workshop on the authors'
narrative, stylistic and technical project and
analysis of the shots taken.
Assembly: what it is and how to deal with it.
From the choice and the lineup of materials, to
the actual rewriting and research of dramaturgy
through images.
Post-production, music, titles and effects. The
invisible importance of careful finalization.
Mutuazione: 20709146 LABORATORIO DI FILMMAKING 3 in DAMS (Discipline delle Arti, della Musica e dello Spettacolo) L-3 de lillo antonietta
Programme
Identify the subject of the story and thesubtext. Choice of the point of view adopted to
tell the story and practical exercises starting from
the loglines presented by the students.
How to proceed in writing a screenplay-
treatment for documentary cinema and exercises
with viewing excerpts from a selection of
documentary films.
The different methodologies to adopt to make a
documentary film compared to subjects and
history: the most analytical approach of study
and in-depth knowledge of the character before
the start of the shooting, and the most direct
approach to discovering the character and the
story together with the camera. Exercises
starting from the stories identified by the
participants.
On the basis of the adopted point of view and
of the language used, choice of technical
shooting equipment, sound and crew necessary
for the realization of the documentary film.
Shooting techniques: formats, lenses, and
accessories. Practical exercises are foreseen
starting from the loglines sent by the students.
Shooting: hand camera, tripod and
steadycam. How, why and when to use them.
Practical exercises are planned.
Scenes: how to set up the shooting and why.
Cuts and shots.
Cinematographic sequences, how to
approach them and which grammar to use.
Expressive choices and aesthetic choices.
Sound, between shooting, editing and audio
mix.
Starting from the subjects proposed by the
students, collective workshop on the authors'
narrative, stylistic and technical project and
analysis of the shots taken.
Assembly: what it is and how to deal with it.
From the choice and the lineup of materials, to
the actual rewriting and research of dramaturgy
through images.
Post-production, music, titles and effects. The
invisible importance of careful finalization.
Type of delivery of the course
There will be 5 lectures, each focused on a different topic in order to teach the students how to make a doc film from the idea to the editing. There will be screenings as well as practical work to give a well-rounded learning experience .Attendance
Attendance is a must in order to fully understand and manage the making of a documentary in its whole.Type of evaluation
The laboratory aims to teach students how to make a documentary film, from the students'proposals, and unfolding itself through the practical realization of the techniques of making a documentary film. The evaluation of the students will be created on the basis of the project that it will be realised. teacher profile teaching materials
subtext. Choice of the point of view adopted to
tell the story and practical exercises starting from
the loglines presented by the students.
How to proceed in writing a screenplay-
treatment for documentary cinema and exercises
with viewing excerpts from a selection of
documentary films.
The different methodologies to adopt to make a
documentary film compared to subjects and
history: the most analytical approach of study
and in-depth knowledge of the character before
the start of the shooting, and the most direct
approach to discovering the character and the
story together with the camera. Exercises
starting from the stories identified by the
participants.
On the basis of the adopted point of view and
of the language used, choice of technical
shooting equipment, sound and crew necessary
for the realization of the documentary film.
Shooting techniques: formats, lenses, and
accessories. Practical exercises are foreseen
starting from the loglines sent by the students.
Shooting: hand camera, tripod and
steadycam. How, why and when to use them.
Practical exercises are planned.
Scenes: how to set up the shooting and why.
Cuts and shots.
Cinematographic sequences, how to
approach them and which grammar to use.
Expressive choices and aesthetic choices.
Sound, between shooting, editing and audio
mix.
Starting from the subjects proposed by the
students, collective workshop on the authors'
narrative, stylistic and technical project and
analysis of the shots taken.
Assembly: what it is and how to deal with it.
From the choice and the lineup of materials, to
the actual rewriting and research of dramaturgy
through images.
Post-production, music, titles and effects. The
invisible importance of careful finalization.
Programme
Identify the subject of the story and thesubtext. Choice of the point of view adopted to
tell the story and practical exercises starting from
the loglines presented by the students.
How to proceed in writing a screenplay-
treatment for documentary cinema and exercises
with viewing excerpts from a selection of
documentary films.
The different methodologies to adopt to make a
documentary film compared to subjects and
history: the most analytical approach of study
and in-depth knowledge of the character before
the start of the shooting, and the most direct
approach to discovering the character and the
story together with the camera. Exercises
starting from the stories identified by the
participants.
On the basis of the adopted point of view and
of the language used, choice of technical
shooting equipment, sound and crew necessary
for the realization of the documentary film.
Shooting techniques: formats, lenses, and
accessories. Practical exercises are foreseen
starting from the loglines sent by the students.
Shooting: hand camera, tripod and
steadycam. How, why and when to use them.
Practical exercises are planned.
Scenes: how to set up the shooting and why.
Cuts and shots.
Cinematographic sequences, how to
approach them and which grammar to use.
Expressive choices and aesthetic choices.
Sound, between shooting, editing and audio
mix.
Starting from the subjects proposed by the
students, collective workshop on the authors'
narrative, stylistic and technical project and
analysis of the shots taken.
Assembly: what it is and how to deal with it.
From the choice and the lineup of materials, to
the actual rewriting and research of dramaturgy
through images.
Post-production, music, titles and effects. The
invisible importance of careful finalization.
Type of delivery of the course
There will be 5 lectures, each focused on a different topic in order to teach the students how to make a doc film from the idea to the editing. There will be screenings as well as practical work to give a well-rounded learning experience .Attendance
Attendance is a must in order to fully understand and manage the making of a documentary in its whole.Type of evaluation
The laboratory aims to teach students how to make a documentary film, from the students'proposals, and unfolding itself through the practical realization of the techniques of making a documentary film. The evaluation of the students will be created on the basis of the project that it will be realised.