Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Audiovisual Production I
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, Spanish
Introduction
Introduction to audiovisual production. Study and analysis of the production process of fiction and other audiovisual genres, paying attention to the figure of the producer, the director/producer and the peculiarities of the audiovisual industry and markets.
Pre-course requirements
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Objectives
To introduce students to the process of creating an audiovisual product through a theoretical explanation of the concepts and phases of film and television production, and through learning the technique of audiovisual filming and editing.
Students must be able to tackle various audiovisual projects in which each and every one of the phases of audiovisual creation will be put into practice, as well as the main functions carried out in the project production process.
Syllabus
Macrostructure of Audiovisual Production: audiovisual creation
Phase 1: project development
From idea to script
Acquisition of rights.
Budget, financing plan. Viability.
Main actors.
Dossier. Financing.
Phase 2: Audiovisual Production: executive and field
Cinema, a business activity. Time, cost, and quality.
Difference between executive production and field production.
The producer, present throughout the process. Can (should) be creative.
Hierarchy in production personnel and functions of each.
Time: between one and two times the filming.
Incorporation of team leaders. Progressive incorporation of the rest of the staff.
Negotiation with the entire technical team. Contracts.
Technical script.
Breakdown of the script by departments.
Director and team leader meetings: proposals and decisions to finalize.
Each team works separately.
Negotiation with suppliers and locations. Insurance. Permissions.
Full casting.
Final budget.
Final shooting schedule.
Time: 4 weeks (TV movie), 6-9 weeks (feature), etc.
All teams at the same time and coordinated by the director. Approximately 50-70 people.
Execution of everything prepared in preproduction.
Production: transportation, catering, permits, locations.
Financial control: invoices and expenses, payments, deadlines.
Script notes, camera notes, sound notes.
Call sheet.
Contingencies.
Image editing.
Credits creation.
Addition of VFX.
Composition and recording of music.
Audio editing.
Sound mixing.
Creation of the first copy (35mm, DCP) or master copy.
Phase 3: exhibition and marketing
Production, distribution, and exhibition.
Each product is different and marketed differently.
Exploitation by windows: cinema, DVD, online, pay-TV, free TV, airplanes... and merchandising.
Festivals.
International sales. The sales agent.