Home›Film School›3 Month Filmmaking Course 3 Month Filmmaking Course BOOK NOW DETAILS BOOKING & TIMETABLE VENUES TUTORS Our 3 Month Filmmaking Course offers intensive training, three days per week over three consecutive months. Ideal for anyone considering a career as a filmmaker, you will work as a small film crew to plan, shoot and edit a short film, written by advanced City Academy screenwriting students. The course is flexible to your learning requirements and you will be given the space and structure to gain experience in a variety of roles. You will cover both the creative and technical elements of filmmaking. The three months will culminate in a screening of your work for an invited audience of friends, family and industry representatives. Expect to learn from professional filmmakers, tutors and use industry standard equipment throughout. You will be based in Central London’s most exciting and creative studios as well as working on-location. With an emphasis on storytelling, understanding scripts, visual analysis and working with actors, this course encourages you to start thinking about creative identity and what stories you want to tell as a filmmaker. Through learning about the roles involved in filmmaking, successful communication, budgeting, image making, film history, scriptwriting and creating a vision, you will gain all the knowledge you need to find a way into the industry, with a short film to show for it. It is essential that students taking on this venture have done at least a beginners film making course, or equivalent. 3 MONTH FILMMAKING COURSE CONTENT As part of the three month film school program you will: Develop ideas for your story under the guidance of expert screenwriters and script developers Explore and create an overall vision for your project through direction and cinematography Learn how to communicate your vision to a cast and crew and how to get the most from individuals and their role on and off set Gain an extensive foundation in practical filmmaking techniques 👤 TYPE Practical sessions in studio and on-set, workshops and industry seminars. ✏️ TRAINING Three days per week over three months, intensive. 📊 LEVEL Some previous experience is advantageous but not essential 🎥 EQUIPMENT Industry standard filmmaking kit and editing software. 3 MONTH FILMMAKING COURSE SCHEDULE WEEK ONE AND TWO Story development and learning about the various roles in filmmaking. WEEK THREE AND FOUR Vision for the project, exploring references, styles and genres. Practicalities of learning the craft including working with actors and designers and learning to use equipment. WEEK FIVE Focus on screenwriting and preparing your script. WEEK SIX Pre-production for your film. Hire equipment, scout locations and cast actors. WEEK SEVEN Finalise your shooting schedule, rehearse and start filming. WEEK EIGHT AND NINE The shoot. WEEK TEN AND ELEVEN Playback analysis and editing. WEEK TWELVE Reflection, debrief and screening. FILMMAKING SUMMER SCHOOLS Use state of the art filmmaking and post-production equipment to write, direct and edit a short film in the Adult Filmmaking Summer School FIND OUT MORE Course Enquiry Register Your Interest We’ll contact you when new class dates become available. First Name * Last Name * Email Address * Phone Number * Register Your Interest FILMMAKING SUMMER SCHOOLS Use state of the art filmmaking and post-production equipment to write, direct and edit a short film in the Adult Filmmaking Summer School FIND OUT MORE Currently Unavailable Currently No Classes Scheduled We will be publishing new class dates soon. Click below to register your interest and we will be in touch with more information as soon as new classes become available. Register Your Interest FILMMAKING SUMMER SCHOOLS Use state of the art filmmaking and post-production equipment to write, direct and edit a short film in the Adult Filmmaking Summer School FIND OUT MORE All City Academy tutors are experienced professionals from theatre, film/TV and performance industries. So whilst they're training you they may also be rehearsing for a West End show or working on a movie. We like that and we do believe it makes a difference in class. Currently Unavailable Currently No Classes Scheduled We will be publishing new class dates soon. Click below to register your interest and we will be in touch with more information as soon as new classes become available. Register Your Interest FILMMAKING SUMMER SCHOOLS Use state of the art filmmaking and post-production equipment to write, direct and edit a short film in the Adult Filmmaking Summer School FIND OUT MORE
