Production Groundwork
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
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| 311PG | credit | 3 | 24 hours (45 min) of instruction per semester, 57 to 72 hours of self-study | English, Czech | winter |
Subject guarantor
Name of lecturer(s)
Věra MÜHLDORFOVÁ
Department
Předmět zajišťuje FAMU International
Contents
- Hierarchy of the crew.
- Roles in a production team and how to approach them.
- Pre-Set-& Post-production workflow in detail.
- Working with a director.
- How to choose a director.
- Communication in a team.
- Overcoming prejudice.
- Balancing forces within a project.
- Filming process - all stages from a point of production position.
- Technology in the industry.
- Problem & conflict solving in the film industry.
- Practice in calling and writing emails.
- Casting exercise.
- Excel, Word, shared files & other communication programs.
- Difference between production of a small, medium and large shoot.
- Creating a shooting schedule from scratch.
- How to secure a location.
- Green filming & sustainable production rules.
- Feature vs. documentary filming.
- Mental health and taking care of self while shooting.
*Sexism on set and how to recognize and stop it.
*Basic legal rules.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to understand the filmmaking world, while respecting the hierarchy and processes on a film set. They will learn how to take care of others and themselves, do the prescribed work, respect deadlines and the industry standards.
Prerequisites and other requirements
80 % attendance
Literature
How to Read a Film - James Monaco
Producer to Producer - Maureen A. Ryan
Film Production - Steven Bernstein
Film Marketing - Finola Kerrigan
Evaluation methods and criteria
- Attendance.
- Working on exercises in lessons and at home.
- Preparation for lessons.
Note
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Schedule for winter semester 2024/2025:
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| Date | Day | Time | Tutor | Location | Notes | No. of paralel |
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| Mon | 13:10–15:35 | Věra MÜHLDORFOVÁ | Room No. 7 Lažanský palác |
between 30. 9. - 18. 11. | lecture parallel1 |
Schedule for summer semester 2024/2025:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Production Team Studies (Required subjects)