PRODUCTION I

Course Information
TitleΠΑΡΑΓΩΓΗ Ι / PRODUCTION I
Code1ΠΑ1
FacultyFine Arts
SchoolFilm
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorKonstantinos Kefalas
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID280005904

Programme of Study: UPS of School of Film Studies (2009-2013)

Registered students: 147
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
CoreCompulsory Course114
Class Information
Academic Year2024 – 2025
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours4
Total Hours52
Class ID
600259226
Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the semester the student will be able to: 1. have knowledge of film production's several stages 2. get to know ways to compile a plan for producing, distributing and selling a film 3. manage creatively human resources 4. get to know methods of developing film projects 5. learn ways of distributing and promoting films
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Design and manage projects
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Respect natural environment
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
In 1PA1, students are introduced, in brief, to the concepts and roles involved in the production of a feature film. They get an initial overview of the stages a film follows to be realized: project development, drafting a business plan, creating a presentation and promotional package, seeking financing, recruiting artistic collaborators and the crew, and engaging with distribution and exploitation networks. The course covers below-the-line preparation, the shooting process, post-production and completion of the film, as well as its marketing and sales. It provides an introductory description of the roles of the Producer, Screenwriter, Director, and other creative contributors, along with the rest of the production team. It also clarifies terms such as Co-producer, Executive Producer, Associate Producer, Production Coordinator, Line Producer, etc.
Keywords
film development, film production, film distribution, film marketing
Educational Material Types
  • Slide presentations
  • Audio
  • Multimedia
  • Interactive excersises
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Use of equipment to reproduce and project audiovisual works Use of audiovisual production equipment Use of relevant websites to deepen the lectures's understanding Use of email for frequent and instantaneous communication with the class
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures521.7
Laboratory Work200.7
Project200.7
Written assigments250.8
Exams30.1
Total1204
Student Assessment
Description
Students are assessed through their class participation (20%) and a written assignment (80%) completed in groups of two or three. The assignment is based on a film the students create as part of the directing workshop in the same semester, and it is structured around guiding sub-questions to support precise observation and analysis of the workshop film. In addition, students complete the shooting of one scene within a strict, uniform framework and set of parameters for everyone, so they can understand how audiovisual tools generate meaning in a scene. These works are screened and discussed during the last two lectures of the semester.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Formative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative)
  • Labortatory Assignment (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Mark Steven Bosko, The Complete Independent Movie Marketing Handbook, MWP, 2003 2. Ryan, Maureen. Producer to Producer: A Step-by-Step Guide to Low-Budget Independent Film Producing. 2nd Edition. Michael Wiese Productions: Studio City, 2017
Additional bibliography for study
1. Lawrence Turman, So You Want to be a Producer, USC, 2006 2. Katherine Beyda, The Creating Producing Handbook, Routledge, 2025 3. Eden H. Wurmfeld, Nicole Shay Laloggia, Independent Filmmakers Manual. Elsevier, 2004 Sites suggested ‘Producer to Producer’. Producer to Producer, https://producertoproducer.com/. Accessed 2 Apr. 2023.
Last Update
16-10-2025