Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: combine basic elements of digital filmmaking to create and tell stories through moving images; apply fundamental writing, directing, shooting, and editing concepts to the making of mise-en scene, continuity, music, and narrative films; light simple scenes for either 16mm film and digital video cameras; execute different shots that combine to forward the story and action; use lighting and music to enhance the overall mood of the story; use sound effects, voice-over, wild track and ambient sound in building a complex overall sound for film projects; edit content into a finished product utilizing their understanding of beats, rhythm, mixing and other editing skills; use a developing critical eye toward the viewing of their own and other's work; and identify and analyze the mechanics and artistry of motion picture storytelling; writing, directing, and editing short films from a technical and artistic perspective.