Prerequisite(s): FMTV 422 and FMTV 283 or FMTV 324 or FMTV 410. Restriction(s): BFA in Film and Television majors only. This course is an intensive seminar designed to prepare students to complete a final thesis film by the end of spring semester. It will include development (determining content and scope of project), pre-production (planning and shoot scheduling and budgeting), and some production if equipment is available for use. Emphasis will be placed on the understanding and development of a style of one's own appropriate to the content of the thesis project as presented in class. Through the use of readings, professional guests, screenings and critique, students will be expected to have a production-ready script, look book, and production book for their final thesis film by the end of the fall semester. Equivalent course FILM 491 effective through Summer 2022.