Description
The final year of the Filmmaking program centers on yearlong individualized research, production projects and exhibitions. In the first semester, Filmmaking Seniors will apply project development skills to the development of a Senior Thesis production and research project, based on their individualized investigations. Development of written articulation will take place through academic research workshops, approaches to developing a thesis research hypothesis, methods to assemble a thesis research paper and project proposals. Techniques to successfully express ideas through the spoken word and visual media will be explored and culminate in a twenty-minute thesis research presentation and department wide critiques. Project management practices will be examined including effective production scheduling strategies, creating professional production budgets with a mindfulness of one's own creative processes. Preparation for valuable self-distribution practices include individualized student