MEDS 286 - Creative Development

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)

(Same as FILM 286) This course explores various approaches to the conception and development of works of screen art, with special attention to the short form. Students explore the often unheralded role that research plays in the artistic process, as well as the types of critical and creative thinking across disciplines that can support us in the early stages of a creative project.

While different forms of writing remain central to the work of development, we also explore non-textual traditions and techniques that have long been crucial to filmmakers and more broadly to artists of all kinds, including inspiration boards, mood reels, and various improvisational and collaborative exercises that can aid in the genesis of original artistic ideas. Students learn through practice, study, and reflection how these creative methodologies provide the foundation for later stages of development and pre-production. Open to students at all levels, including first-years with permission of the instructor. Shane Slattery-Quintanilla.

Prerequisite(s): MEDS 160 or FILM 209 and permission of the instructor; first-years are not eligible to take this course.

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One 3-hour period and additional lab time required.

Course Format: CLS