Academic Calendar - 2025
Western University Academic Calendar. - 2025
Media and Communication Studies 4401
SCRIPT TO SCREEN: ADVANCED DIGITAL FILM PRODUCTION
Using a script that they have already written, students in this course will produce a polished short film ready for film festival submission. Lectures, group work, and hands-on instruction will help students further develop their abilities to produce, direct, and edit a film, from storyboards to the red carpet.
Antirequisite(s): MediaCom 3430A/B if taken in 2023-24; MediaCom 3664A/B if taken in 2022-23.
Prerequisite(s): At least 0.5 courses from Film Studies 3368F/G; MediaCom 2601A/B; MediaCom 3782A/B; MediaCom 3783F/G; Writing 2204F/G; Writing 3824F/G. Students who have taken one of the following courses also meet the prerequisite: MediaCom 2660A/B if taken in 2021-22; MediaCom 3663A/B if taken in 2020-21, 2023-24, or 2024-25; the former MediaCom 2175F/G; the former Writing 2224F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 1.00
Breadth:
CATEGORY A
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Subject Code: MEDIACOM
Media and Communication Studies 4401
SCRIPT TO SCREEN: ADVANCED DIGITAL FILM PRODUCTION
Using a script that they have already written, students in this course will produce a polished short film ready for film festival submission. Lectures, group work, and hands-on instruction will help students further develop their abilities to produce, direct, and edit a film, from storyboards to the red carpet.
Antirequisite(s): MediaCom 3430A/B if taken in 2023-24; MediaCom 3664A/B if taken in 2022-23.
Prerequisite(s): At least 0.5 courses from Film Studies 3368F/G; MediaCom 2601A/B; MediaCom 3782A/B; MediaCom 3783F/G; Writing 2204F/G; Writing 3824F/G. Students who have taken one of the following courses also meet the prerequisite: MediaCom 2660A/B if taken in 2021-22; MediaCom 3663A/B if taken in 2020-21, 2023-24, or 2024-25; the former MediaCom 2175F/G; the former Writing 2224F/G.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.