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The film director's creative vision provides the unifying principle in the process of making a film while he or she collaborates with the many creative talents involved in production. Directors need to know what story they want to tell and must understand the aesthetics and techniques that can be used to best convey that story to an audience. Students will perform exercises and create projects that focus on script analysis, cinematography, production design, working with actors, casting and editing. Students will also analyze the work of several directors through clips screened in class and through an assigned research paper.