Adjunct Professor at Hult International Business School.
DATE | COURSE | DESCRIPTION | LOCATION |
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SUONE2015 Jun 2015 |
IS: Regional Documentary Study | Independent Study Supervision | |
WI2015 Feb 2015 |
SKL 150 Video Basics |
.5 credit skills seminar | Hult International Business School |
WI2015 Jan-Mar 2015 |
HUM 275 Practical Film Producing |
3 credit undergraduate course | Hult International Business School |
FA2014 Nov 2014 |
SKL 150 Video Basics |
.5 credit skills seminar | Hult International Business School |
WI2014 Jan-Mar 2014 |
BUS 340 Practical Film Producing |
3 credit undergraduate course | Hult International Business School |
FA2013 Oct-Dec 2013 |
IS: Scriptwriting | Independent Study supervision | Hult International Business School |
SU2013 Jun-Jul 2013 |
IS: Short Film Production Asst | Independent Study supervision | Hult International Business School |
BUS 340 Practical Film Producing
Introduction
Film is an Artistic Medium. Film is a Business. A Film Producer controls a film from inception to distribution and beyond. This course looks at the practical requirements for producing for film or television. Students will develop skills in Project Management, Marketing and Promotion, Budgeting, Fundraising, Casting and HR Management, Health and Safety and on-set hierarchy, whilst studying the basics of film production. This course includes taking part on a film set (weekend date tba, attendance will be mandatory). By the end of the course, students will have gained the necessary skills to work in a Producing role on a film set.
Global Knowledge Elective: 300-level course, 3 credits
No prior knowledge in filmmaking, photography, or media is expected.
This course is aimed at students with artistic passions, who want to learn about film and media, and who may wish to get into filmmaking. It is also directed at students who want a practical application of the skills they have learned in their other Business courses.
Course Description
This is a course covering the basics of producing films. The course will cover skills such as:
- Project Management
- Social Media, Marketing and Promotion
- Writing a Distribution Plan
- Budgets
- Fundraising
- Networking
- Finding clients and client handling
- Casting and HR Management
- Working with Cast
- Health and Safety
- On-set hierarchy and Management
Required Reading
- Lyons, Suzanne. Indie Film Producing: The Craft of Low Budget Filmmaking. Oxford, UK: Focal Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-240-81763-7
- Worthington, Charlotte. Basics Filmmaking 01: Producing. Switzerland: AVA Publishing SA, 2009. ISBN 2-940373-57-4 and 978-2-940373-57-4
Recommended Reading
- De Winter, Helen. What I Really Want To Do Is Produce. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 2006. ISBN 978-0-571-21744-1 and 0-571-21744-3
- Goodell, Gregory. Independent Feature Film Production. Revised Edn. New York, USA: St. Martin’s Griffin, 1998. ISBN 0-312-18117-5
- Levy, Edmond. Making A Winning Short. New York, USA: Henry Holt and Company LLC, 1994. ISBN 0-8050-2680-0
- Macnab, Geoffrey & Sharon Swart. Film Craft: Producing. UK: Ilex, 2012. ISBN 978-1-908150-62-2
- Schreibman, Myrl A. The Indie Producers Handbook: Creative Producing from A to Z. New York, USA: Watson-Guptil Publications, 2012. ISBN 978-0-7704-3351-2
- Turman, Lawrence. So You Want To Be A Producer. USA: Three Rivers Press, 2005. ISBN-10 0-413-77584-4 and ISBN-13 978-0-413-77584-9
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