Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2025 - CA 230 D100

Filmmaking II (4)

Class Number: 6218

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2025: Mon, 10:30 a.m.–1:20 p.m.
    GOLDCORP

  • Prerequisites:

    CA 131. Corequsite: CA 233.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

The first of two courses which guides students through processes of creative collaboration in film. Students will merge diverse ideas and perspectives into cohesive, shared artistic visions, with an emphasis on creative research and preproduction planning. A laboratory fee is required. Film production may require personal funding in addition to the lab fees.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course will support students in building confidence as artists and filmmakers, elevating technical skills, strengthening their understanding of process and workflow, and exploring models of collaboration and co-creation. Over the term, students will be guided through several “studies” and assignments intended to encourage processes of play and risk. The course will also explore models of collaboration and co-creation that offer alternatives to hierarchical modes of production. Early assignments will encourage engagement with diverse creative sources, ranging from visual art and culture to the larger world around us, while later assignments will develop skills in the development and pre-production of a collaborative project. Overall, the course will support students in strengthening different kinds of muscles – creative, relational, technical, critical – while offering a space of both individual exploration and playful, yet rigorous, collaboration.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

  • Build confidence in the creative, relational, technical, and organizational aspects of filmmaking
  • Explore diverse models and processes of collaboration and co-creation
  • Engage with play and risk in filmmaking through short prompts and “studies”
  • Elevate foundational technical skills while identifying the specific processes, workflows and structures that support diverse types of projects
  • Build skills in research and pre-production through the development of a collaborative project
  • Strengthen and expand communication skills through presentation, critique, feedback and collective problem-solving.



 

Grading

  • Creative Prompts 20%
  • Project Proposal 20%
  • Production Binder 20%
  • Short Reflection 10%
  • Quiz 10%
  • Participation 20%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Students will receive suggested or required readings in class

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

At SFU, you are expected to act honestly and responsibly in all your academic work. Cheating, plagiarism, or any other form of academic dishonesty harms your own learning, undermines the efforts of your classmates who pursue their studies honestly, and goes against the core values of the university.

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RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.