Film Production “Our instructors bring real world knowledge, insight and contacts to your education.” Film North Toronto Campus 2000 Steeles Ave. W Concord, ON L4K 4N1 Production Downtown Campus 18-MONTH DIPLOMA PROGRAM 10 Dundas St. E, Suite 704 Toronto, ON M5B 2G9 1-866-467-0661 www.torontofilmschool.ca TorontoFilmSchool @TorontoFilmS TorontoFilmS1 Film Production Overview With the explosion of growth in independent film, the Canadian entertainment industry, digital filmmaking and specialty channels on television, graduates of the Film Production program are in demand. Right from the start, highly skilled and adaptive film production graduates are well positioned for many creative and exciting career opportunities. The Film Production program at Toronto Film School blends both creative and technical skills training to prepare graduates for work as: • Directors • Producers • Cinematographers • Editors • Cameramen and more Specific courses explore every area of production, from storyboards to studio practices, and include writing, editing, lighting and cinematography, audio, video formats and video production. Students are trained with hands-on camera work starting from the beginning of Term 1. Students benefit from the support and mentorship of faculty who are successful working professionals in their respective fields. Students also enjoy the unique opportunity to collaborate with other Toronto Film school students and instructors in other creative programs, including Writing for Film and Television, Acting for Film, Television and Theatre, as well as Video Game Design and Development and Video Game Design and Animation. The Film Production Diploma is now offered at two locations: the downtown Toronto, Dundas Square campus and the North Toronto, Steeles campus. Film production students have the choice to complete their program at the most convenient campus. Learning Outcomes After completing the Film Production program, graduates will be able to: • Understand the history of the cinema from 1895 to the present day and the history and theory behind audio and video shooting and editing. • Explain the difference between various digital video cameras and how they work. • Create scripts and storyboards. • Understand the art, craft and science of set design. They will know how to build, shoot and strike film sets, including in outdoor environments, with emphasis on planning, camera use and lighting. • Understand the importance of working as a team. • Use ProTools and Adobe AfterEffects. • Use an ARRI camera and an editing package of choice. • Display advanced editing, audio, cinematography and lighting skills. • Develop and pitch a factual entertainment concept, including creating a short sizzler promo. • Understand the latest developments in the new media environment. • Explain story structure and know how to write strong dialogue and create characters that work. • Direct actors effectively, after gaining knowledge about the role of the actor, including character preparation, dialogue analysis and how and when to use improvisation and script study. • Fully understand how to navigate the domestic and international business landscape of TV and film, including emerging markets in mobile, web and video on demand. • Understand the legal aspects of their business including copyright law. • Understand different avenues and techniques for funding a project, from government and private institutions to raising their own capital. • Market themselves and succeed in the industry, including landing job interviews. • Display a portfolio of their own work (complete projects from development to post-production), including one short documentary, one narrative film and a final-term capstone project that is festival and distribution ready. Film Production sitting in the directors chair. He on factual entertainment and comedy. worked on several films and landed Faculty his first feature, "The Chair", directed His natural gift for project development by Brett Sullivan. On theis set, and storytelling lead him to become a working with DOP Kiarash Sadigh, key pilot promo editor for Tricon Film & Rick Bennett Jeff found a new interest in the Television - one of Canada's top ten Director/Producer camera and lighting. Gemini Award winning production He is a writer-director-producer and has companies. In 2007 Craig's experience handled all 3 with style and flair over a Jeff has done much work out side the in creative management and film editing career spanning 30 years. education milieu working as a earned him a position as an editing cinematographer, gaffer and assistant instructor for the Toronto Film School A graduate of the University of Southern director. His knowledge of the film where he has since employed and Mississippi, with a Bachelors of Science production business is very broad and continued to mentor several graduates. in Film and Communications, his career current. spans all forms of performance and Darrel Moen visual arts. His gravelly voice is best Bernie MacNeil Audio Post Production, Engineer, known as that of Juggernaut in the Cinematographer Producer & Composer famed animated series, X-Men. He has An award winning cinematographer Darrel Moen has been part of the directed several feature length films with more than 40 years experience, entertainment industry for over 35 such as "Balance of Power" and Bernie is one of Canada's best known years. His insatiable appreciation for "Hostage for a Day". His Television and revered commercial music began as a child centered with credits include "Road to Avonlea", cinematographers. his musical family and an incredibly "Katts and Dog", "In the Family", "Dog Honoured with countless awards for inspiring Music Teacher who helped house", "Forever Knight" and his work in the business. Bernie's guide him through the early years. "Zaboomafoo". credits included "Thicker than Blood", Rick has produced several short venue "Low Flying Duck", "Table for Two" He naturally continued performing films and recently produced "The and the Genie nominated short film, before getting his feet wet in the Studio Water" which has been accepted into "Claire". with the Music Scene of Minneapolis in the Los Angeles Short Film Festival, the 80's. His travels brought him to and has just finished Producing the Recently Bernie Shot the Short film Toronto where he continued with his Feature Film " The Corner Shop" due "Solitude", which was nominated at music, however was introduced and for release in fall 2010. the Los Angeles Short Film Festival received his first taste of the Film and In addition, he has shot over 200 and has just completed work on the Television industry... and has ever National and International Television feature film "The Corner Shop". since been hooked. The majority of his Commercials, from Budweiser and time has been spent in Post MacDonald's to Chevrolet and Kodak. Bernie is comfortable with both digital Production... from sound design to the and film cameras and has recently final stages of delivery. He has won several industry awards done work on the new Red camera including a Clio, a Bessie and a Coq system as well as the Sony PMW Starting his career when Analog was d'or. He has been business partners EX3 and is currently working with the the only choice... Using this true and with several well known industry stars new Canon DSLR's Bernie helped irreplaceable experience, acquired the including the late John Candy and design and Instruct the Lighting and understanding of the art and musician, Jimmy Buffett. Camera importance of the history of audio. As course at the Toronto Film School. times change, so must the professional Jeff Hanley and so he eagerly embraced and has Camera/Set Procedure Craig McKay been using Digital Technology to it's Jeff grew up in Oakville, ON. At an early Editor fullest capacity available from it's age his parents recognized that few Craig McKay began his career in the infancy through all the advancements of things could keep his attention. After 90's as an electronic music today while holding on to the purity and taking him to the theatre to watch DJ/Producer, headlining events honesty in the art form. "Follow That Bird" (The Sesame Street across North America and signing Movie) they were astonished to find that with Irritant Records, a prominent Darrel has always been in the position not only could he sit through the entire European record label dedicated to of educating others and been an film, but he also stayed on to watch the experimental music. instructor for over 15 years. Together credits. Movies have taken up most of with Rick Bennett and his wonderfully his time since. In early 2000 he shifted his focus into talented and passionate team, helped Film and Television production, design, create and build the program at Upon graduating high school Jeff went becoming the managing creative the Toronto Film School. to the Toronto Film School. He took editor for a European entertainment production house in Amsterdam, every opportunity to make connections, shoot and produce a variety of students Holland. In 2004 he began editing films and finally graduated with a and producing Canadian Television. Producer's Awards in 2003. Since then he has produced and edited shows for Much Music, Slice Initially Jeff started as an Assistant Network, YTV, HGTV, E Network Director, with high hopes of eventually (Canada and USA), focused mainly Film Production Course Descriptions Term One FPT110 AUDIO 1 introduced. This course has a operate cameras safely yet Audio 1 introduces students to theory and hands on studio effectively. Once students have the importance of audio in the film component. demonstrated a solid understanding of how to operate the equipment industry with both a theoretical successfully and safely, they will and practical approach. The FPT140 PRODUCTION 1 course focuses on the proper use Production 1 is an introduction to have the right to sign out cameras. of tools used to capture and the basic operation of film and process audio to enhance the digital shoots. Students will learn to FPC120 FILM HISTORY 1 final "Audio and Visual" product.