ورشة ميني فيلم

Film Workshop

Course objectives: understanding the filmmaking process

                                     understand and appreciate film as an art
                                     use film as a form of expression
                                     not become bound by limits
                                     understand that film is as much as message as it is entertainment
                                     make a film

Brief: The course's main activity will be dividing 2 teams that will make separate films, during the making of the film they will learn about the filmmaking process , at the end of the course both films will be reviewed and a winner of both teams will be announced

Day 1: Intro to the course

The teachers begin by introducing themselves, then get to know a little bit about each student asking What's your name? Where do you live ? What's the last movie you saw? What's your favorite movie?

Discuss the course briefly saying how the course is planned out and what will happen on each day Organize the two teams

Discuss the aims of the course

Show a sample of a video made in adef by the teachers to show the students what they should be capable of making in the workshop

The rest of the session can be used in a range of activities like: Watch clips from films and talk about them discussing (style, techniques, genres, etc.)

Charades

(Practice at shooting a scene)

If the students have any time after the sessions, they could watch a film

Day 2-3 Writing

Begin by discussing the direction each teams wants to take with their film whether its Social, Political or just for entertainment

Train them on forming an opinion and finding a way in order to express that opinion

Then have the team choose a style or genre that they wish to use to put forward their ideas/message

With an aim and style planned, the team begins to form a rough story, that accomplishes the aim of the film If the team is having trouble coming up with a story, they can look at/take ideas from movies that have a similar message to theirs, they can then adapt the movie's story for their film

Then by the end of the first day of writing, the team, along with the teachers develop the story into a plot and have a set of characters the are in the film

With a plot and characters in mind the team would use the remainder of the team writing a script of the dialogue between the characters The point of this section of the course is, by the end, to have a clear idea of the film like (how it will look?, how long?, what's its purpose, etc.)

Day 4-5 Pre-Production

Explain the role of pre production in the overall filmmaking process and how important it is

The role of pre production is to organism and prepare all the elements needed to film the movie on the day of recording

The teachers will help the teams organize their film for the next stage of the course (Filming)

The students will read through their script and write down the things that they need such as Cameras Lights Microphones Tripods Props Costumes Set Other pieces of equipment

The students will also organize the following elements that will make shooting easier such as Location Whether or not they will need special effects Green screen Casting Actors Rehearsing with actors Appointing a certain roles (director, producer, etc.)

Day 6-8 Filming

This stage will be each team filming their own projects on camera Through this stage the teachers will teach the students different elements of filming such as Lighting Sound Setting up cameras and camera angles Using a green screen

The stage will also teach the students the problems that come with filming and how they can manage them

Day 9-10 Post-Production

Post-Production is the stage after filming where the pieces of footage taken during filming will be put together and edited in order to produce the movie

Both teams will have a computer and begin work on The editing of the film Montages Sound mixing Adding special effects

At the end of this stage the movie (and the course) should be complete

Day 11 Presentation

This is almost like a celebration that the course is over Students are free to invite family and friends A projector will be set up along with seats Both of the team's films will be presented in front of the audience The audience will then provide feedback and a team of judges will decide the winner between the two teams