ISMP

CLASS CONTENTS

ISMP offers two 3-month courses of study: beginners and advanced levels. Each course consists of 4 classes: Production1, Production2, Production3, Film History. (Refer to the below list for details of each class.) In both courses students will learn practical skills such as writing original scripts, filming with a camera, editing with the newest digital equipment. Two digital video(DV) productions in the beginners course and two DV productions in the advanced course are required for the completion of each course curriculum. The advanced-level course focuses on the producer's role, and students at this level, will learn about the production system in which more specialized professional techniques are required.

Class Name	Descriptions
Production 1A (PRD1A)	Students will learn the basic skills of script writing and complete 2 scripts which are between 5 to 10 minutes long
Production 2A (PRD2A)	Students will learn the basics of Pre-Production. They will also be exposed to the basic skill of operating a DV camera, lighting, gripping recording sound production. Students are required to complete a short film based on the scripts they wrote in the PRD1A class
Production 3A (PRD3A)	This class focuses on the post-production aspects of film-making. Students will learn basic operation of Final Cut Pro digital editing program, and basic skill of editing picture, sound and music. Students are required to complete two short films.
Film History 1A（FH1A)	This class focuses on the film history from the birth of film to the Hollywood movies in 1960's. Emphasis will also be given to the evolution in style and theme of the films in each decade.
Production 1B (PRD1B)	Students will learn to write scripts with more fully developed story lines and complete three scripts which are less than 20 minutes in length.
Production 2B（PRD2B)	Students will gain experience in pre-production and production with more crew members. Focus will be on the role of a producer and all the students will gain experience by being the producer of their own film.
Production3B（PRD3B)	At this level, students will have the opportunity to improve their skills while editing and completing three short films. They will also learn more professional levels of the post-production, including film opticals, CGI, sound FX, sound design, ADR, Foley, music cues, temp music and original sound track.
Film History１B（FH1B)	Focuses on the Hollywood movies from 1970's thru 2000. Students will examine and learn about the evolution in style and theme of the films in each decade.