Jun 30, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

FILM 3110 - Filmmaking I


This is the first course in a two-course production sequence for the BFA in Film student. Through class exercises and the production of individual 16mm and/or video projects, students engage in the practical, technical, and aesthetic aspects of the filmmaking process.

Requisites: Two of the following: FILM 2010 2020 or 2030
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 1.0 discussion, 2.0 laboratory
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to take a narrative short film from pre-production through production to completion in post-production.
  • Students will be able to describe the roles and functions of each of the different crew positions in a narrative film production.
  • Students will be able to demonstrate an ability to conceptualize and pre-visualize a film by creating script treatments, shot lists, and storyboards.
  • Students will be able to prepare a basic film budget.
  • Students will be able to prepare a basic production schedule.


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