DHEC Screenplay / Director
ESRA - École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle
Key Information
Campus location
Paris, France
Languages
French
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 9,450 / per year
Application deadline
09 Sep 2024
Earliest start date
07 Oct 2024
Introduction
DIPLOMA OBJECTIVES
The Department of Advanced Cinematographic Scenario Studies aims to train professionals capable of meeting the expectations of the program industries on all questions relating to the writing of content. During their two years of training, students learn to script any type of work or audiovisual genre, whether it is cinema (fiction and documentary), television or multimedia in their different formats and content. specific.
At the end of their course, students finalize a 90-minute fictional scenario. This work is subject to educational monitoring throughout the year and gives rise to a defense.
To this work is added the writing of a dissertation on a subject related to the training followed.
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Program Outcome
The DHEC, Department of Advanced Cinematographic Studies, delivers a Diploma approved by the State at Bac+5 – Level 7: the DHEC (Diploma of Advanced Cinematographic Studies) in Screenwriting/Directing.*
*Official bulletin n°32 of August 27, 2020
Career Opportunities
Photo direction
- Cameraman
- Second assistant operator
- The first operator assistant
- Director of Photography
Editing and special effects
- VFX Special Effects Supervisor
- Editor
Production
- Manager
- Production assistant
- casting director
- Post-production director
- Production director
- Executive producer
- Producer
Film, series & television production
- Script
- Scriptwriter
- Assistant director
- Director
Curriculum
1st year
Theorical class
- Screenwriting method
- History of cinema
- Adaptation for cinema or television
- History of documentary
- Comparative staging
- Still image analyzes
- TV series analyzes
- Feature film production
- English
Practical work
- Adobe Premiere Virtual Editing
- Lighting equipment
- Sony PMW400 Broadcast camera handling
- Camera movements
- Shooting / Sound recording
- Short film workshop
- Writing workshop: Fiction
- Adaptation workshop
- Final Draft Software
Productions to be produced:
- Weekly production preparation meetings
- 5 minute fiction film
Mandatory internship
2nd year
Theorical class
- Screenwriting method
- History of cinema
- Post-production
- Current genres of documentary
- Technical cuts
- Comics
- The cartoon
- Script analysis of sequences
- Reading sheet
- English
Practical work
- Light and camera exercises
- Writing workshop
- Finalization workshop
Productions to be produced:
- Weekly production preparation meetings
- Fiction film of 10 to 12 minutes
Mandatory internship
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
ESRA offers different mechanisms to assist you with financing:
- CROUS scholarships based on social criteria for the Paris and Nice campuses. The application must be completed directly on https://www.messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr/vole.
- School scholarships awarded based on results, attendance, parents' situation and after examination of a file
- Student loans in partnership with BNP (Avenue Félix Faure) to obtain loans at a preferential rate (the contact details of these banks are available from the school on 01 44 25 25 25)