H56.1092 Lecture 3 Credits
Course Level: Intermediate/Advanced
The purpose of this course is to give students important tools to design strategies for independent producing. The course focuses on independent narrative features, and recognizes the fundamental nature of film as art and commerce. It examines the marketplace for independent feature film and its workings, including the mechanics and economics of distribution, festival strategies, and funding strategies, including grant funding. Students construct a production plan for a feature project of their choice, incorporating a market/distribution plan, a production strategy, and a financing strategy. There will be guest speakers and occasional screenings.
