Postgraduate Course: Cinema Lab 2 (DESI11211)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | OWNED AND DELIVERED BY PARIS COLLEGE OF ART.
Cinema Lab 2 will help students situate their films in the wider landscape of the business of film and will help them develop a strategy to successfully distribute their films. |
| Course description |
Through discussions, practical exercises and case studies, students will learn the entire process essential to succesfully distributing a film.This course will not focus on the 'creative' elements of making a film but rather, on the elements required to start pitching a film to festivals, sales agent, distributors and streaming platforms.
Weekly lectures will broach different types of films (short narrative, experimental, installation) and the strategies involved to successeflully distribut them. Guest speakers such as festival programmers, sales agent, producers and distributors will lead some sessions sharing their expertise.
In week 5 of the semester the students will take a field trip to a film festival and will be given a festival pass enabling them to access the various market events and help them understand the type of films that a top festival is putting forward.
Starting on week 7 and up until week 15 each class will begin with students pitching their work to the class and inviting feedback from their peers in an effort to built trust, work on communication skills and understand how to built a story around the film made.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Pitch their films effectively and be confident about how to deliver their work
- Demonstrate an understanding of the exhibition landscape and be able to situate their work within it
- Show an awareness of the various strategies available to them for promoting their work.
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Reading List
Desai, J. 2020. This Work Isn't For Us. Available Online: https://heystacks.com/doc/337/this-work-isnt-for-us--by-jemma-desai
BFI Network, 2020. The Short Film Toolkit. Available online: https://www.bafta.org/sites/default/files/uploads/the_short_film_toolkit.pdf
Grade, A. 2020. Screenskills Freelance Toolkit, 3rd Edition. Available online:
https://www.screenskills.com/media/6428/freelance-toolkit-2022-interactive.pdf
Lumet, Sidney. (1996). Making Movies. New York: Vintage Books.
Mamet, David. (1991). On Directing Film. New York: Penguin Books. Ryan, Maureen A. (2017). Producer to Producer. Studio City California: Michael Wiese Productions.
Stafford, R. 2007. Understanding Audiences and the Film Industry. BFI Publishing.
Spicer, A., Bakoy, E., Puijk, R. 2017. Building Successful and Sustainable Film and
Television Businesses. Bristol: Intellect Books.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Research - understand how and where their films fit in the current landscape and how to most effectively market them
Communication - demonstrate the ability to pitch and present their projects effectively and seamlessly whilst situating their work in a broader context.
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| Study Abroad |
This course is delivered by Paris College of Art |
| Keywords | Director statement,festival timeline,press kit,exhibition |
Contacts
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