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DIRECTING CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS 

Required Courses:

24-2301

Directing I

3 hours

24-3302

Directing II

3 hours

24-3303

Directing III

24-3304

  and/ or Directing Practicum

6 hours

24-1300

Acting Techniques for Filmmakers (4 hours)

31-1200

  or Acting I: Basic Skills (Theatre - 3 hours)

3 or 4 hours

  

One additional directing course such as:

24-2302

Comedy Directing Workshop

24-3305

Directing in The Studio System L.A.

24-4301

The Professional Director LA

24-4302

Casting, Blocking & Directing Actors LA

24-4303

Creativity: Vision and Process

24-4310

Directing for the Camera

3 to 6 hours

Total:

25 or 28 hours

 

 
 Related Crafts:

Choose at least ten or eleven credit hours from the following list:

24-2201

Image Design for Cinema

3 hours

24-2501

Authorship

3 hours

24-2710

Screenwriting II: Writing the Feature Film

3 hours

24-2401

Editing I

4 hours

24-1100

Visual Audio

3 hours
24-1200

Lighting I

4 hours

Total:  
10 to 12 hours
   

Suggested Electives (not required):

24-3000

Advanced Production Seminar

4 hours

24-3398

Independent Project: Directing

4 hours

Total:

8 hours

Grand Total:
36 to 40 hours
   
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Chicago, IL 60605
Phone: 312.344.6700