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Multi-camera dramas and comedies filmed on a studio set

Have you ever wondered how shows like "La que se avecina" or "The Big Bang Theory" are made? In the subject "Fiction Production I (Series)," you'll find out.

Students produce and film an episode of a fictional series using a multi-camera setup, based on a script from an existing series or one they have created themselves, working in groups. Each group a ten-person production team that must complete the work a single day of filming. Each student takes on a role within the different Departments: production, directing, camerawork, lighting, sound, art, and editing. They design and set up the sets themselves on the Fcom television studio.

Prior to filming, a series of workshops and pre-production sessions are held, during which assigned mentors guide the students through this entire preparatory process, which concludes with a essay . Over the course of these weeks, the groups submission a series submission work documents, work as they would in a professional production.

The essay the video partnership professional and amateur actors who perform the scenes. It is also the students' responsibility to handle the casting process, including finding and selecting their cast.

After filming, the video and audio are edited in Fcom’s post-production suites over the course ofworkshop average workshop. Once completed, and after receiving final feedback from the instructors, the internship with a group screening in one of the large lecture halls, attended by the participating actors and various guests.

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