Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Liverpool Screen School

Learning Methods

Lecture
Workshop

Module Offerings

6032FILM-SEP-MTP

Aims

1. To teach approaches to pre-production and planning skills for fiction, documentary, and experimental film. 2. To demonstrate how to compile a film proposal portfolio. 3. To explain how films are commonly pitched to a film industry audience.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:In preparation for their Final Film (Semester 2) students will engage in rigorous pre-production planning. They will develop a firm understanding of documentary, fiction, and experimental film pre-production techniques and become acquainted with film proposal and pitching requirements as currently employed in industrial practice.
Module Overview:
Within this module, you will learn approaches to pre-production and planning skills for fiction, documentary, and experimental film. You will also demonstrate how to compile a film proposal portfolio and explain how films are commonly pitched to a film industry audience.
Additional Information:Students will present their film proposal in a pre-production portfolio (Assignment 2), which will serve as a blueprint for their Final Film. The presentation (Assignment 1) aids to stimulate reflection on creative and organisational choices for Assignment 2.

Assessments

Portfolio
Presentation