PRODUCTION I
| Title | ΠΑΡΑΓΩΓΗ Ι / PRODUCTION I |
| Code | 1ΠΑ1 |
| Faculty | Fine Arts |
| School | Film |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Konstantinos Kefalas |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 280005904 |
Programme of Study: UPS of School of Film Studies (2009-2013)
Registered students: 148
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600288534
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Class Schedule
| Building | Τμήμα Κινηματογράφου |
| Floor | Όροφος 2 |
| Hall | Teaching room ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ ΠΡΟΒΟΛΩΝ (305) |
| Calendar | Τετάρτη 09:00 έως 12:00 |
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
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600288534
- At the Website of the School: http://www.film.auth.gr/el/spoudes/proptyxiaka/mathimata/paragogi-i
- eLearning:
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)
Concepts and positions in the film production are discussed.
Students come to contact with the stages followed in the film making process:
Development, drafting of a business plan, developing presentation and promotion of the film, financing efforts, searching for the crew members and the team which will participate, contacting distribution and sales network, preparing production below the line, shooting the film, post production of the film, promoting and selling the film.
The role of the producer, scriptwriter, director and other crew members is presented along with the roles of the rest of the production team.
Concepts such as Co-producer, Executive Producer, Associate Producer, Line Producer, Production Manager etc are discussed
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
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 52 | 1.7 | |||
| Laboratory Work | 20 | 0.7 | |||
| Project | 20 | 0.7 | |||
| Written assigments | 25 | 0.8 | |||
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | |||
| Total | 120 | 4 |
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
