FAR

A one-semester course devoted to techniques, methods, and issues of Production Design.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

In this year-long course on design and technical drafting for film production, students will learn how to quantifiably communicate details of three-dimensional items in a two-dimensional medium. Both manual drafting techniques and computer-aided drafting (CAD) applications are utilized. The class is oriented toward set design for motion pictures with a strong emphasis on interior and exterior architectural elements. It provides a foundation in the techniques and conventions of the craft, and addresses the typical drawings used in entertainment design. The development of an individual style is addressed in the second half of the year. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of FAR 2011 is the prerequisite for FAR 2012.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

In this year-long course on design and technical drafting for film production, students will learn how to quantifiably communicate details of three-dimensional items in a two-dimensional medium. Both manual drafting techniques and computer-aided drafting (CAD) applications are utilized. The class is oriented toward set design for motion pictures with a strong emphasis on interior and exterior architectural elements. It provides a foundation in the techniques and conventions of the craft and addresses the typical drawings used in entertainment design. The development of an individual style is addressed in the second half of the year. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of FAR 2011 is the prerequisite for FAR 2012.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

This course will focus on the interactions between the designer, the film director, the producer and most importantly the construction coordinator or contract builder. Students will explore one of the most important concepts in set design: the relationship between drawings and the built product. This course introduces construction techniques and applications, including materials, structure, and finish details such as trim, molding, doors and windows. Students will prepare detailed advanced working drawings, plans, elevations, sections, detail and practical electrical/plumbing plans for the hypothetical contractor or construction coordinator. Set design plan construction drawings will stress schedules, symbols, and notes. Students will use their drawings to build exact replica scale models of the sets that match exactly what the construction people are building in order to familiarize themselves with the construction process and materials of construction.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

Designed to help students discern a film's creative requirements, so that they can identify potential challenges and thereby create both logistic and creative solutions before shooting starts.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

The class will be geared towards the development of artistic and technical skills in basic digital design that are applicable to all entertainment industries.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

Color and Design will focus on composition, color theory, sensitivity to specific building materials and attentiveness to strong craftsmanship inherent in process-oriented projects. The plastic compositional principles of flow, variety of scale and form, asymmetrical and symmetrical balance and unity will be addressed in all exercises and projects.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of perspective as a means to establish a dimensional illusion between the subject and the compositional environment. Exercises will cover diminution, layering of objects, and horizon line manipulation in order to assist in the spatial considerations within an image.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

Sketching for Communication will introduce the student to the fundamental skill of astute observation and the ability to translate one's perceptions onto a substrate. This competency is required in order to control a visual vocabulary using basic sketching techniques applicable for production design. The course culminates with narrative drawings in a sequential format.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

This year-long course introduces students accepted into the Production Design concentration to the process of moving a design from concept to completion on a professional film production. In the Fall Semester, students will learn the skills, departments, and processes employed by film production designers, including set decoration, architectural styles and furnishings appropriate to the style and period of a film. Crafts and unions will be explored, with emphasis on how studio resources support film production. In the Spring Semester, students will engage in basic drawing, modeling and rendering exercises, to develop the student's ability to think and explain concepts "spatially" and within budget and time constraints.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

This year-long course introduces students accepted into the Production Design concentration to the process of moving a design from concept to completion on a professional film production. In the Fall Semester, students will learn the skills, departments, and processes employed by film production designers, including set decoration, architectural styles and furnishings appropriate to the style and period of a film. Crafts and unions will be explored, with emphasis on how studio resources support film production. In the Spring Semester, students will engage in basic drawing, modeling and rendering exercises, to develop the student's ability to think and explain concepts "spatially" and within budget and time constraints.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

Life Drawing a studio course whose main purpose is to develop drawing skills using a life model for a subject. The class will address techniques that improve drawing facility and assist the student in more accurate observation of form and character as portrayed by the model.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

A one-semester course devoted to techniques, methods, and issues of production design.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

Students will be introduced to the processes of diagnosing and reproducing a wide variety of colors, values, patterns and textures in order to learn how to create various finishes that could be applied to walls, floors, furniture, and props used in set design for film.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

This two-course sequence sets out to give the Production Design student the technical understanding of what is possible with computer-generated imagery (CGI), how to achieve these effects, and how to work closely with visual effects teams on a motion picture to design these elements.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

This two-course sequence sets out to give the Production Design student the technical understanding of what is possible with computer-generated imagery (CGI), how to achieve these effects, and how to work closely with visual effects teams on a motion picture to design these elements.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

Color Rendering Techniques focuses on creating renderings achieved through both digital and traditional painting techniques to create illustrations that will enable the production designer and art director to communicate with the film director, cinematographer, and art department. Course content will also include exercises in identifying and rendering key historical points in furniture design. In addition to classroom exercises, students will study the creative work of various established Production Designers.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

Building upon the skills introduced in Year 2 Art Direction Workshop, the Fall Semester portion of this two-course sequence will further develop the students' practical skillset in production design. In the Spring Semester, class exercises will help students develop proficiency in taking the motion picture camera and various lenses into consideration for their designs.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

Building upon the skills introduced in Year 2 Art Direction Workshop, the Fall Semester portion of this two-course sequence will further develop the students' practical skillset in production design. In the Spring Semester, class exercises will help students develop proficiency in taking the motion picture camera and various lenses into consideration for their designs.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

Year 3 Production Design students will act as Art Director on the Year 3 School of Filmmaking projects. They will meet one-on-one with their mentor on a regular basis to work out and solve any problems or challenges relating to the project, from pre-production into construction/production. The Art Director will oversee all aspects of art department crew, schedule, budget, script breakdown, set design, set and location decoration, construction, finishing, and strike.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

A sequel to the year-long Drafting course, offering further exploration of the process of drafting with the aid of a computer. Students will refine their ability to create the design and technical drawings used in production design and art direction. Two- and three-dimensional drawings will be addressed, as will the exporting of drawings into pre-visualization and visual effects software. Prerequisite(s): FAR 2012 or permission of instructor.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

In this two-semester sequence of courses, students will screen major motion pictures and analyze their visual language from the production designer's perspective. In the Fall Semester, the emphasis will be on the short form; in the Spring Semester, the emphasis will progress to feature length films. In addition to engaging in analysis of/research on the films screened in class, students will also teleconference with established production designers, set designers, set decorators, and other related industry professionals.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

In this two-semester sequence of courses, students will screen major motion pictures and analyze their visual language from the production designer's perspective. In the Fall Semester, the emphasis will be on the short form; in the Spring Semester, the emphasis will progress to feature length films. In addition to engaging in analysis of/research on the films screened in class, students will also teleconference with established production designers, set designers, set decorators, and other related industry professionals.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

In this course, students will gain the artistic and practical skills needed to decorate sets for feature films and television programs. The course will present an overview of residential decor from antiquity to contemporary times, and focus on how to create a style and color palette (via choices in paint, wallpaper, fabric, furniture, and art) that support the story, locale, and occupants. Students will also learn how the set decorator interacts with above-the-line personnel and below-the-line crew.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

This two-course sequence further builds upon the technical, conceptual and procedural skills that will ready the Production Design student to enter the professional world, and will culminate with the creation of a professional digital portfolio.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

This two-course sequence further builds upon the technical, conceptual and procedural skills that will ready the Production Design student to enter the professional world, and will culminate with the creation of a professional digital portfolio.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

This practicum elevates students to the position of Production Designer on a Year 4 student film production. Students meet one-on-one with their mentors on a regular basis, from pre-production into construction/production and strike.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

6

Credits (max)

6

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu

This practicum provides Year 4 Production design students the opportunity to act as peer-counsel to an Art Director on a Year 3 film production, under the continued guidance of their faculty mentor.

Subject

FAR

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

0027

Source

www.uncsa.edu