Bachelor program

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First Year

The First Year consists in improving the general audio-visual culture, through daily lessons, master classes, seminars, exams in theoretical subjects and practical audio-visual rotation practice exercises. Each student gets involved in the rotation process covering one crew position at a time.

Curricula

History of World Cinema
Camera Technology
Film Grammar
Play Game, Narration in Film, Film Analysis
Cinematography / Camera
Documentary Production
Editing
Screenwriting
Sound in Film
Photography
Art History
Practical Exercise (5 short film shootings for each student)

Total minimum number of hours theory & practice is 900 hours, with a minimum of 60 Credits.

The lessons are held in groups of 10 to 15 students, as well as individually. The student presence is mandatory, verified and evaluated.

Second Year

Second Year of studies begins with choosing the departments. Students having passed all the first years exams and practical exercises are received in the second year and can chose the department.

Students in third year have to produce a 10 minutes short film exclusively with AFMM technical facilities and technology, in real production conditions. The films is shot in BlackMagic Cinema Cameras, Super 16mm, P+S Technik Mini35 & HDV Digital Film Equipment and Zeiss Digital Film Lenses.

The final short film can be of any gender, including videography. Students use exclusively the school equipment and facilities. Each student is responsabile for the film components according to the chosen profile in the beginning of the year. The technical crew has to be exclusively from AFMM students, and they can work with professional actors. The Director of Productions and the Technical Manager of AFMM Academic Structure are the leaders of the project, and follow and assist the whole production chain.

Camera- Editing

Film Technology – Lighting
Editing
Special Effects Digital & Optical
Practice
Production
Film Grammar
Visual Arts and Technology
Documentary Production
Sound in Film

Screenwriting – Directing

Film as a moving image
Screenwriting
Production
Film Grammar
Visual Arts and Technology
Documentary Production
Sound in Film

Students have to realize a 10-minutes short film for the end of the year. Each student is responsible for its own field of studies.

Total minimum number of hours theory & practice is 900 hours, with a minimum of 60 Credits.

The lessons are held in groups of 10 to 15 students, as well as individually. The student presence is mandatory, verified and evaluated.

Third Year

The third year is the Graduation year. Students in third year have to produce a 20 minutes short film exclusively with AFMM technical facilities and technology, in real production conditions. The films is shot in BlackMagic Cinema Cameras, Super 16mm, P+S Technik Mini35 & HDV Digital Film Equipment and Zeiss Digital Film Lenses.

The Diploma Short Film can be of any gender, including Videography. Students use exclusively the school equipment and facilities. Each student graduates regarding the chosen profile in beginning of second year. The technical crew has to be exclusively from AFMM students, and they can work with professional actors. A professor from AFMM Academic Structure will be the leader of the project, and will follow and assist the whole production chain.

The copy 0 (master or negative) of the shorts remains the School’s Propriety. All the rights are reserved to AFMM in the quality of the producer. Students have the right of one DV or HDV copy of their films. AFMM has exclusive rights of distribution or diffusion of its students’ films. Any price or income from the film circulation in festivals is considered as a direct profit of the student or of the students technical crew. Any trophy or certificate won by a student’s film remains at the museum of AFMM.

Curricula