Core Classes
The LAFSC curriculum is 16 credits and includes the following core courses:
Faith and Artistic Development: 3 Credit hours
This course investigates the connection between faith and the artistic development of the filmmaker by 1) probing the culture of Hollywood and the culture it spawns, its challenges, ethics, expectations, and gifts, 2) delving into our own lives and looking at issues of identity and purpose, and 3) exploring how we might live out the best version of ourselves as an artist. What does our art, our storytelling, editing, cinematography, directing, or producing reveal about us? How shall we then create? How shall we then live?
Electives
Students choose 1 of the following:
Narrative Storytelling: 3 Credit Hours
This course concentrates on the art form of narrative storytelling, placing special emphasis on the visual aspect of the discipline and will be useful in developing students in the directorial aspect of filmmaking. The course will cover topics ranging from the history of story in culture and film to the mechanics of story creation to the development of story-writing skills. Students will have the opportunity to hone their narrative analysis skills and make short films that demonstrate their ability to utilize storytelling theory on screen regardless of the production equipment available to them.
Hollywood Production Workshop: 4 Credit Hours
This production-heavy course allows students to make a short film project utilizing Hollywood locations, resources, and protocol. Students will work collaboratively in groups and focus on creating a festival-ready short film, including all the legal documentation, rights, and deliverables for distribution and marketing. The course will offer technical tutorials for each production position as well as a production component.
Professional Screenwriting: 3 Credit Hours
This course immerses students into the world of writing for film and television, the overarching objective being to teach students how to create intellectual properties (IPs) and write commercially-viable stories sought after by Hollywood. A strict focus is placed on story structure and certain key narrative tropes that will take students’ craft to the next level and prepare them for writing in the competitive world of the film and television industry.
internships
Additionally, students participate in a 3 day a week internship as part of an Internship Class titled “Inside Hollywood” for 6 Credit Hours.
Acting for the Camera: 3 Credit Hours
This advanced workshop in the practice and process of acting for the camera is aimed at students who have a desire to pursue acting as a career. Instruction includes an overview of acting techniques and thorough discussion of the business of acting. The class consists of acting scene work with some scenes being filmed and critiqued. Students will also be required to pursue roles in student and independent films. Several class sessions throughout the course will be devoted to the business of acting for film and television in the Hollywood entertainment industry with an emphasis given to developing the materials and relationships necessary for a successful career.