MD Project
MD 402
lecturer Julien Schmid
jTA Noha Ayoub
Changes
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First appointment: 08.03.2011
Course group closing 15.03.2011
Changes
THE EVENTS of the last weeks in Egypt and the Region represent historical moments where the lessons of many decades can be telescoped into a few brief moments and seemingly minor occurrences acquire immense significance.
Throughout last semester all of you started learning about the basics in « film making » or « moving image project » making . It was a time of learning how to make something out of an idea that you developed into your final assignments in the form of a short film, and not without some success.
The aim of this semester is to continue urging you to express your ideas and then make a final project out of your ideas.
In order to do so I would require from each of you to start thinking about a personal way of expressing the actual change happening in the society that we live in, i.e a group of people related to each other through persistent relation such as ; social status, roles and social network.
The whole idea is to come up with variations on the theme Change.
Seemingly minor occurrences…
In the last few weeks, in your country, many things changed, while others did not. What is your relation to the Change(s) that occured in your country, the Region, how did it or didn’t it effect your daily personnal life, your relation to the world, your family, your Self…
Immense significance…
Throughout this 4th semester we will work together on developing your idea of Change. First through discussion then with writing and finally, shooting and editing.
Although the idea is that each one of you produces one piece of work in your Final, I would propose to work in groups of 5 students which will help you to exchange ideas about your project and … move on.
+ Screening of films should be preceeded by some research and a présentation.
Course Outline
| DATE | TOPIC | DESCRIPTION | ASSIGNEMENTS/SCREENINGS | |
| 1 | 08.03.2011 | Presentation of Change(s) | Groupe discussion | Film: "Dad" by Steven Dwoskin
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| 2 | 15.03.2011 | Discussion over film topics, form groups, | Film: "Punishment Park" by Peter Watkins | Assign. for week 3, short synopsis of project, via email
by Monday 21st, 12pm (midday!) latest
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| 3 | 22.03.2011 | Discussion over film topics | Film: "Russian Arch" by Aleksandr Sokurov | Repeat...Assign. for week 4, short synopsis of project, via email
by Monday 28th, 12pm (midday!) latest
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| 4 | 29.03.2011 | Group meetings as set in class on the 22.03, cf list below | Assign. for week 5, develop synopsis of project after group discussion, via email by Monday 04th of April, 12pm (midday!) latest
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| 5 | 05.04.2011 | Group meetings, Please be on time. | Late is too late! | Scene breakdown
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| 6 | 12.04.2011 | Group meetings, Please be on time. | Locations |
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| 7 | 19.04.2011 | !!! NEW Group meetings, Please be on time. | Sent also by FB. | Final loc. and breakdown.
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| 8 | 26.04.2011 | Group meetings, Please be on time. |
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| 9 | 03.05.2011 | DEADline for all documentation * (what is Documentation? see below) | Hand in shooting schedule | Shoot kick off!
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| Activity week | 10.05.2011 | Shoots | Feedback from first shoot...
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| 10 | 17.05.2011 | Return from shoots, screening of rushes in groups. | For the ones who can, start of editing! | Same meeting schedules as last weeks!
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| 11 | 24.05.2011 | Editing, postprod finished | Make sure to come to group meetings with your rushes, edits... |
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| 12 | 31.05.2011 | Last course BUT meetings throughout the week | Submission of Final Assignment
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| 13 | 07.06.2011 | Submission of ALL Assignments |
Production documentation:
1. Synopsis
2. Scenario/scene breakdown/storyboard
3. Visuals for location, actors (photos)
4. Wardrobe, props list
5. Technical team and equipment list
6. Shooting schedule
List of groups and meetings:
BE THERE OR BE SQUARE !
Gr 1: 12h00 Sarah G., Mennatallah, Yasmin S., Roba, Nissmah R.
Gr 2: 13h30 Rania M, Marina G., Aya I., Laila H.,Noha S., Shaimaa M.
Gr 3: 14h30 Sarah S., Yasmina R., Ghalia A., Rana B., Nourhan R.
Gr 4: 15h30 Nerveen E., Zeinab E., Donia Rafaat
Gr 5: 16h30 Khaled, Ahmed.