Shot Composition Projects & Scene Replication Drills:

Practice framing, angles, and movements using DSLRs or professional cameras.

Recreate popular film scenes to learn visual grammar.

Script-to-Screen Projects & Lighting Setups:

Convert your own written script into a visual scene using actors and sets.

Create emotion and mood using different lighting styles, from natural light to 3-point setups.

Sound & Editing Tasks & Director’s Lab:

Record dialogues, sync audio, design ambient sounds, and cut footage to tell compelling stories.

Practice actor blocking, deliver performance feedback, and manage your own mini shoot.

Final Capstone Short Film:

Collaboratively create a 3–7 minute original film, handling every aspect – from scripting and budgeting to direction and post-production.

Silent Visual Storytelling Assignment & Genre-specific Scriptwriting Tasks

A 1-minute story using only visuals (no dialogue).

Create 3-page scripts for different genres.

Storyboarding & Mood Boarding & Cinematography Challenges

Visualize your ideas through sketches and references.

Capture specific moods (melancholy, suspense, joy) using camera and light only.

Production Planning Sheets & Editing Drill

Create call sheets, schedules, and budgets for fictional shoots.

Cut a trailer from raw rushes using music and pacing to convey genre.

Color Grading Exercise & Color Grading Exercise

Adjust tones to match mood and setting.

Script, shoot, edit and submit your complete short film, along with behind-the-scenes documentation.