(Manchester, UK; Rome, Italy; Zürich, Switzerland; Tblisi, Georgia; Perai, Malaysia – March 3, 2024) Barely three months after its premiere, Blades of Brilliance, a documentary profiling barber Josiah Stuart, has earned an impressive haul of international trophies. The film, produced in ART3205 Non-Fiction Filmmaking, is a semi-finalist at the REWind International Film Festival in Manchester,…
(Edinboro, PA – December 7, 2023) PennWest’s Philmmakers and Animators ended the semester with a screening of completed films and other exercises in the Pogue Student Center’s Multi-Purpose Room. The venue was initially staged to seat an audience of 252, but additional chairs were added last-minute to accommodate a turn-out of more than 300 popcorn-eating…
for fans & filmmakers More than Hollywood offered even spring semesters BEGINNINGS From Zeno to Edison • Griffith & The Silent Comics • German Expressionism • Soviet Montage • Documentary • Sound • Animation take me to the syllabus! GOLDEN AGE, SILVER SCREEN Screwball Comedy • John Ford & The Western • The American Musical •…
beyond selfies & auto-focus Take Pictures. Better. offered all semesters TECHNIQUE Camera Settings • Manual Exposure • Digital Workflow & Editing • Collage • High Resolution Printing I need more info! FORM Composing for the Full Frame • Vantage Point & Picture Plane • Light: Available & Artificial • Portrait Lighting how do I major…
short film or social media Up Your Movie Game. offered all semesters LIGHT & CAMERA Safety On-Set • 3-Point Lighting • White Balance, Aperture & Focus • Moving People & Cameras take me to the syllabus! SCRIPT & SOUND Dialogue: Listening & Writing • Storyboards & Semiotics • Dual System Recording • Boom Poles &…
dialogue, effects & music The Sounds of Cinema offered odd spring semesters (candidacy required) PRE-PRODUCTION Critique & Analysis • Storyboarding for Audio • Location Scouting for Resonance • Casting the Human Voice take me to the syllabus! PRODUCTION Dual-System Recording • Booms & Body Mics • Recorders & Field Mixers • Performance Technique & Coaching…
art films, commercials, documentaries Reality: Creatively offered fall semesters PRE-PRODUCTION Ideation & Research • Ethical Concerns • Seeking Inspiration • Interview Technique take me to the syllabus! PRODUCTION Multi-Cam Cinematography & Lighting • Dual System and Wild Tracks • Shooting, Buying & Selling B-Roll how do I major in Philm? POST-PRODUCTION Paper Edits • The…
lights. camera. focus. Conquer the Darkness offered fall semesters FOCAL LENGTH & LENS TYPES Spatial Rendention • Emotional Impact • Visual Clarity • Distortion I need more info! STUDIO & SET Lighting Ratios • Quality & Temperature • Spread & Spill how do I major in Philm? ON LOCATION Available Light: Modifiers & Practicals •…
shades & scopes Can I Fix It in Post? offered odd fall semesters (ART3105 or ART3205 and candidacy required) CAPTURE & WORKFLOW Raw Stills • Digital Video Format Options • White Balance • Metadata • Clip Management • Color & Lens Profile Correction I need more info! ENHANCEMENT Correction & Grading • Profiles • Retouching…
Philmmaking Keystone Superior Storytelling offered fall semesters PRE-PRODUCTION Scriptwriting & Analysis • Storyboards & Shot Lists • Production Design • Location Scouting • Schedules & Budgets take me to the syllabus! PRODUCTION Logarithmic Gamma Curves • Motivated Lighting • Body Mics & Blankets • Improved Camera Movement how do I major in Philm? POST-PRODUCTION Assembly,…
