Designed to take students through the stages of a production (writing, directing, production, editing), this workshop will provide a hands-on collaborative environment in which students will create a five-minute digital short. In the first week, production teams will begin to collaborate on a story, with each team member writing one scene. Character development, plot lines and themes will be examined and discussed. The second week will be divided into specialized sessions in directing and producing. Directing will focus on the actor-director relationship through scene exercises, and will include casting and rehearsal with actors. Producing will address preproduction, including storyboarding, visual structure, location scouting, scheduling and crew designations, as well as using the digital camera and sound equipment. During the third week, students will be in production-on set in the SVA studios, and on location throughout the city. Each student will direct the scene he or she has written, while team members are given various production jobs, such as cinematographer, camera operator, sound recordist and boom operator. The final week will focus on editing. The workshop concludes with screenings of each production.