In this hands-on filmmaking workshop, students will work in small creative and production groups and will have individualized mentoring. The program will focus on film and visual cinematic storytelling, creativity, and cinematic imagination. The team of instructors will meet students where they are. Through a series of hands-on workshops, students will learn basic filmmaking tools, concepts, and skills such as cinematography, sound recording, script writing, animation basics, editing, and post-production. This is a fast-paced course. We expect you to focus on, live, breath and dream cinema, while participating in this workshop. Each student will walk away with completed work made during this class and a more concrete command of the skill set needed to take a film idea from concept to creation. Over the two weeks of the course, students will work on short projects that are 1-3 minutes in length. Short film is the creative lab of cinema and that is how we approach the course. There will be a mini film festival on the final day of class. For the seventh consecutive year, Syracuse University was ranked by The Hollywood Reporter as one of the “Top 25 American Film Schools.” The 2019 list, which The Hollywood Reporter compiled after consulting with educators, industry professionals and alumni, ranks Syracuse at No. 18. During Session II, this course is a part of the Summer Film Academy. All students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Completion and have the opportunity to request a Syracuse University noncredit transcript. Course Objectives - Develop a film portfolio - Explore basic filmmaking skills and learn basic principles of visual and cinematic storytelling - Experience the study of film with a distinguished creative team from the Syracuse University Film Program. - Have fun while working hard on a short film