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Lawton, Oklahoma 73501
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The Comanche Nation College is pleased to announce a new certificate program, American Indian Filmmaking that will be taught by professional filmmaker Tvli Jacob. This is an entry-level program open to anyone with an interest in learning about making films. There are five sections and each can be enrolled in individually.
Jacob, a member of the Choctaw Nation, is an ABC/Walt Disney Diversity Scholar who has taught motion picture storytelling in youth arts programming. As a videographer for Touchstone Pictures, "America's First Horse", he filmed the supplemental documentary for the motion picture, "Hidalgo". In addition, he produced "Silent Thunder", a short documentary, which received funding through Native American Public Television.
He has taught several film workshops and this includes PBS Reel Native Workshops and the Lawton Arts & Humanities Council’s Writing and Directing for Film. He was the Producer for "The American Experience: We Shall Remain” TV Series: Parts I-V, Co-Producer for “Silent Thunder” and Executive Producer for “American Indian Graffiti: This Thing Life”. He is a member of the Writers Guild of America (WGA).
The five-week program includes the following courses:
AMERICAN INDIAN FILMMAKING COURSE DESCRIPTION
PROGRAM PLAN SHORT CERTIFICATES
DATES COURSE TITLE HOURS CEU COST
Week 1, Sep 21-25 Introduction to Filmmaking 15 1.5 $100.00
Week 2, Sep 28-Oct 2 Filmmaking Development 15 1.5 $100.00
Week 3, Oct 5-9 Filmmaking Pre-Production 15 1.5 $100.00
Week 4, Oct 12-16 Filmmaking Production 15 1.5 $100.00
Week 5, Oct 19-23 Filmmaking Post-Production-Editing 15 1.5 $100.00
AMERICAN INDIAN FILMMAKING
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Week One: INTRODUCTION TO FILMMAKING
Course instruction will provide the student a comprehensive understanding of what it takes to make a short ten minute movie for the beginner independent filmmaker. Course overview will discuss the process of filmmaking which includes development of the story to script, screenwriting, pre-production, production, post-production, release forms, and marketing.
Course assignments include selecting ten favorite movies from the top 100 grossing films, assigned readings on filmmaking, contacting the Oklahoma Film and Music Commission and requesting a film directory, critiquing movies, and researching the Internet on film topics. Student will learn how to tell a story for a screenplay and develop a short film idea for a screenplay.
15 Contact Hours M-F 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Course Tuition: $100.00
Minimum enrollment: 4
Maximum enrollment: 20
Class Dates: September 21-25, 2009
Week Two: FILMMAKING DEVELOPMENTPRE-REQUISITE: INTRODUCTION TO FILMMAKING
Course instruction will include producing and screenwriting: What constitutes a story? What makes a successful producer? How much work goes into making a movie? Class instruction will include reviewing a feature length script, watching the movie, and discussing the movie from screenplay to screen. The student will learn how to write a logline, treatment for a ten-minute screenplay, outline a screenplay, beats, a scene-by-scene outline, and finalize a ten-minute screenplay. The student will then pitch their screenplay to the class. A guest speaker screenwriter will be invited to speak about what a scriptwriter does as a writer.
15 Contact Hours M-F 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Course Tuition: $100.00
Minimum enrollment: 4
Maximum enrollment: 15
Class Dates: September 28-October 2, 2009
Week Three: FILMMAKING PRE-PRODUCTIONPRE-REQUISITE: INTRODUCTION TO FILMMAKING, DEVELOPMENT
Course instruction will include a guest speaker to discuss what happens in pre-production, paperwork, budgeting, shooting, film jargon and definitions. Students will submit their ten minute screenplay written from the previous class. The class will read, review, and critique student screenplays. A student screenplay will be chosen in class to produce. The students will choose the crew and “break the script” Students will watch a movie and will critique and discuss movie based on students’ exposure to knowledge of filmmaking shooting, camera, lighting, sound, set design, and roles and responsibility of crew members. Students will schedule, budget, and prepare shot lists, storyboard, and find and set-up locations for a student project film shoot.
15 Contact Hours M-F 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Course Tuition: $100.00
Minimum enrollment: 4
Maximum enrollment: 15
Class Dates: October 5-October 9, 2009
Week Four: FILMMAKING PRODUCTIONPRE-REQUISITE: INTRODUCTION TO FILMMAKING, PRE-PRODUCTION
Course instruction will be the movie shoot of selected ten-minute script selected from the pre-production class. Roles of the crewmembers will be designated by class participants. Students will learn to set up camera equipment, lighting equipment, sound equipment, set-design, direct, and act in movie.
15 Contact Hours M-F 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Course Tuition: $100.00
Minimum enrollment: 4
Maximum enrollment: 15
Class Dates: October 12-16, 2009
Week Five: FILMMAKING POST-PRODUCTION – EDITINGPRE-REQUISITE: PRODUCTION
Students will edit ten minute movie shoot from production class. Students will learn how to edit using a storyboard, shot list, and editing software. Editing instruction will include editing definitions, Audio Dialogue Replacement (ADR), Foley, cutting, rough-cut, review, credits and final cut. *The post-production class will wrap up with a final showing of the film.
15 Contact Hours M-F 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Course Tuition: $100.00
Minimum enrollment: 4
Maximum enrollment: 15
Class Dates: October 19-23, 2009
*The final film will be included in the 6th Annual Comanche Nation College Film Festival, October 24, 2009.
