SCRW 315 Film Production and Editing I
The course introduces the principles and practices of electronic filmmaking as a personal and creative art form. Students will engage in exercises and projects to explore and understand editing, camera work, light, composition, and sound. A variety of cinematic forms will be examined. Student screenplays may be produced. Students will film and edit individual creative projects.
Note: This course may be taken twice for credit.
Special information
4 Undergraduate credits
Effective May 8, 2013 to present
Meets graduation requirements for
Learning outcomes
General
- Can combine filming and editing to create personal cinematic statements.
- Can use advanced keystrokes to navigate Final Cut Express interface to make advanced edits in sound and picture.
- Establish a solid intermediate foundation to move into advanced digital film production courses.
- Know how to edit at an intermediate level using Final Cut Express 4.
- Know how to film using a digital video camera.
- Prepared to write and direct compelling, high level, and artistic electronic cinema.
- Understands and can utilize light and composition for advanced filming.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum
Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
- Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
- Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within a historical and social context.
- Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.
- Engage in the creative process or interpretive performance.
- Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities.
Fall 2025
| Section | Title | Instructor | books | eservices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Film Production and Editing I | Bennett Guzman, Ricardo | Books for SCRW-315-01 Fall 2025 | Course details for SCRW-315-01 Fall 2025 |