Every piece of graded work in the course, what it is worth, and when it is due.
The two assessments follow the same production from planning to final cut. Assignment 1 prepares the story, world and shots; the final project applies those decisions in a completed film and director’s statement.
Assignment 1 — The pre-production package
Everything a director needs before spending a single generation on the real thing — locked screenplay, world bible, shot list and storyboard
Due 12 April 2027 · Weight: 40%
Final project — The completed short
The finished two-to-four-minute AI dramatic short, screened and defended as a directorial statement, not a generation lucky enough to work
Due 28 May 2027 · Weight: 60%