September 22, 2003. CCNMTL has released the first iteration of Director's Notebook, in partnership with Nicholas T. Proferes, a film professor at the School of the Arts. This environment aids students in conceptualization, planning, and visualization activities involved in the film directing process. The Director's Notebook project provides a digital workspace and activities to help students envision their films with clarity supported by a step-by-step film directing methodology outlined in Proferes' text, Film Directing Fundamentals: From Script to Screen.