Prior Military Productions, Inc.
- DISABLED VETERANS TRAINING -
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Academic Curriculum

Four (4) - Eight (8) week course focusing on industry/job interviews pertinent to:

• Television
• Motion Pictures

Classroom components include:

• Lectures
• Academic Course Work
• Video/DVDs

LECTURES

The Motion Picture Industry

• Brief History of Motion Pictures
• The Global Market
• Major Studios & Independents
• The Process of Producing a Feature Film
                                *Development
                                *Pre-Production
                                *Production
                                *Post-Production
                                *Deliverables
• MPA Ratings

The Television Industry

• Brief History of Television
• Economic Market
• Anatomy of a Sit-com
• The Procedural & MOW (Movie of the Week)
• Reality TV 
                            *Concept     
                     *Production
• News/Electronic Journalism Overview

Production Jobs​

• Writing
• Casting Director
• Directing                                                                                                                              
• Editing                                                                                                                                       
• Producing
• Lighting (Gaffer)                                                                                                                              
• Line Producing
• Electricity (Best Boy)                                                                                                                                                
• Unit Production Mgmt. 
• Grip                                    
• Art Decoration
• Production Design                                                        
• Hair/Makeup
• Wardrobe                                                           
• Transportation (Driver)
• Craft Services (Cooking)                                            
• Production Sound
• Property Master                                                  
• Script Supervision 
• Foley Artist                                               
• Camera/Dir. Of Photography
• Music/Composer                                    

Equipment

• Cameras
• Lights
• Sound
• Peripherals

Editing

• Basic Final Cut Pro

Heavy Equipment

• Cranes
• Dollies
• Grip Trucks
• Miscellaneous

ACADEMIC COURSE WORK

Industry Overview

• The American Film Industry, T. Ballio (Univ. of Wis. Press)
• I Wake Up Screaming - Everything You Need to Know…, Frank D. Gilroy
  (So. Ill Univ. Press)
• Power, Money, Sex… How it Works in Hollywood, Paul Rosenfeld
  (Warner Books)

Production Overview

• Independent Feature Film Production, Gregory Goodell
  (St. Martin’s Press)
• Television Writing, Richard A. Blum (Focal Press)
• Filmmaker’s Dictionary, Ralph Singleton (Lone Eagle Publishing)

VIDEO/DVDS

• Rules of the Game, Jack Matthews
• Masters of the Deal, Cameron Stauth
• 2 Day Film School, Dov Simmens

The academic block is an intensive indoctrination similar to the teaching methods in the military per (MOS) military occupational skills training each vet undertook during (AIT) advanced individual training.

4/21/2017

                       





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