For students who have already mastered the basics of screen production work, this course advances through the next level of filmmaking practice. Students will direct three short films, working in rotation with a collaborative crew, and according to individual prompts that are designed to emphasize cinematic storytelling techniques. The course culminates in scene work and the directing of a short film from an assigned script. This course has heavy demands on advanced editing and cinematography skills - it is strongly recommended that students complete both Editing and Cinematography, or have demonstrably commensurate experience, before registering for this course. NOTE: This course is open to Juniors and Seniors in Screen Studies and Culture & Media only. [Track S]

Directing: Nonfiction is a film production course centered around the art of nonfiction. Through directing exercises involving observational shooting, archival footage and, mostly centrally, interviews with friends, family, and one another, students learn how to turn real life into compelling films. This course relies heavily on pre-existing editing and cinematography skills, and it is strongly recommended that, before registering, students complete both Editing and Cinematography, or have demonstrably commensurate experience. NOTE: This course is open to Juniors and Seniors in Screen Studies and Culture & Media only. [Track S]

DIRECTING: NARRATIVE FEATURE PRODUCTION. For students who have mastered the basics of screen production work, this course advances to the next level of filmmaking practice, while also providing the student with experience in feature production beyond the classroom. This is a new course, being piloted as a means by which to provide students with experience in narrative filmmaking in a multi-dimensional way. As such, the course will have non-traditional flexibility and hybrid meeting structures. There is also an audition process to enter the class by permission of the Professor, interested students should email Professor Talia Lugacy, lugacyt@newschool.edu with any questions. Students will develop their narrative directorial skills with a rotation of projects, as well as be given an assigned crew role on an independent feature film in pre-production or production, for which they will be credited on that film. It is strongly recommended that students complete both Editing and Cinematography, or have demonstrably commensurate experience, before applying for this course. NOTE: This course is open to Juniors and Seniors in Screen Studies and Culture & Media only. [Track S]

Directing: Nonfiction is a film production course centered around the art of nonfiction. Through directing exercises involving observational shooting, archival footage and, mostly centrally, interviews with friends, family, and one another, students learn how to turn real life into compelling films. This course relies heavily on pre-existing editing and cinematography skills, and it is strongly recommended that, before registering, students complete both Editing and Cinematography, or have demonstrably commensurate experience. NOTE: This course is open to Juniors and Seniors in Screen Studies and Culture & Media only. [Track S]