这门影片制作课程将通过练习和期末专题的影片探究电影和电视叙事的本质及功用。

这门课程开始先简要解读经典叙事电影的基本原则，然后逐步探讨为测试叙事元素而设计的策略：故事线索，角色发展，极度逼真，时空连续性，观众认同，怀疑悬念和结束。

放映的影片考察了近年独立电影和影像中极具特色的（短）叙事方式，例如怀疑性传记，概念影像，仿制，重拍及民族化等等。

课堂上的大部分时间将用于观看别人的工作进展。每名学生每周有四分钟的讨论时段，展示自己的作品或想法，或陈述某个指定主题的概要。此外还会有关于技术和美学论题的讲座、研讨会和讨论，包括高级编辑，音效和特效。也可以选择其他课程活动，如制作影片，影片放映和实地考察等。学生们不但会用到工作室和实地摄制的设备，而且会用到非线性编辑工具。高级影像需要收取实验费用，此外每个学生还应该准备约100美金的额外花销，包括购买一本标准影像制作教材作为参考书。必须按规定准时上课。成绩由课堂演讲次数（60%），完成作品中的个人进展（20%）和出勤率（20%）决定。

成绩评定

晚交的作业会被扣分。

出勤规定

不可缺课。迟到两次以上将被视为缺席一次。

This production course will explore the nature and function of narrative in cinema and video through exercises and screenings culminating in a final project.

Starting with a brief introduction to the basic principles of classical narrative cinema, we will proceed to explore strategies designed to test the elements of narrative: story trajectory, character development, verisimilitude, time-space continuity, viewer identification, suspension of disbelief, and closure.

Screenings will survey a range of alternative approaches to the (short) narrative form that have characterized the recent history of independent film and video, such as speculative biography, conceptual video, the fake, the remake, and domestic ethnography.

Much of the class time will be devoted to observing each other's working processes and progress. Each student will be responsible for discussing or showing their work or ideas, or presenting a summary of an assigned topic, during a four-minute time slot each week. In addition, there will be lectures, workshops, and discussions of technical and aesthetic issues including advanced editing, audio, and special effects. Other course activities (productions, showings, field trips) are also an option. Students will use both studio and field production equipment, and will work on nonlinear editing facilities. There is a lab fee for Advanced Video, in addition to which the student should plan for up to $100 in additional costs, including a standard video production text for reference. Regular and punctual attendance at course meetings is mandatory. Grades are based on the number of classroom presentations made (60%), personal progress in work completed (20%), and participatory attendance (20%).

Grading

Grades will be lost for late work.

Attendance Policy

Attendance to class is mandatory. Lateness more than twice will constitute an absence.