The course is designed for those who aim to work in the film and TV industries as assistants or technical personnel. It covers basic skills & techniques in all aspects of filmmaking from Storyboard to Post-production, including Shots Breakdown, Camera Movements, Lighting for Studio & Location, Operation of ARRIFLEX 35mm, BETACAM, HDV & HD Camers etc. Outstanding graduates will be offered job placement in HKFA affiliated production companies or CSTV.

All students must have an attendance rate of 80% or above and graduation results must conform with HKFA’s academic standard, only then attains the Diploma of graduation.

Date : 2009-1-6 ~ 2009-4-21

Time：Tuesdays 7:00-9:00pm

Tuition Fee: Local Students: HK$4,980 (80% refunded by CEF)
                         International students: US$2,000

Application Fee: HK$100

                         International students: US$70

Course Curriculum:

1. Narrative Structure of Storytelling

2. Artistic Thinking Methods of a Director.

3. Shots Breakdown and Storyboarding.

4. Actualization: From Script to Shooting.

5. Mood Creation and Rhythm.

6. Camera Movements and Composition of Shots

7. Filmic Time and Reality Time.

8. Lighting Set-ups: Studio and Location.

9. Color and Contrast in Lighting.

10. Montage Theory.

11. Aesthetics of Long-Take and Deep Focus.

12. Creative usage of Audio: Relationship between Visual and Audio.

13. Mise-en-scene and Film Styles.

14. Film Appreciation and Criticism: Semiotics, Structuralism and       Psychoanalysis.

15. Production Planning and Budgeting.