Directing

Make a Horror film in a weekend

Looking for a scary (but fun) challenge this Halloween?

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Duration: 2 days
Times: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Capacity: Max. 12 participants
Fee: £160

 

Have you always loved horror cinema? Looking for a scary (but fun) challenge this Halloween? Book for our Horror Film Weekend and spend a chilling weekend making a horror short at our iconic studio in the heart of London’s West End.

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FACT / FICTION: Telling stories sitting at the intersection of documentary and fiction.

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Times: 10.00am-5.00pm
Duration: 2 days
Capacity: Approx. 20 participants
Fee: £375

More than ever, audiences across the world crave authenticity and truth. They want to watch films and TV shows that feel real, that echo and connect to their complex and demanding lives. There’s been a consequent boom in stories based on true events, and a creative explosion in work that merges the boundaries between documentary and fiction. But when moving towards scripted work, how do we keep it real, and bring the grain of documentary grittiness to stories that are imagined?

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FACTUAL FILMMAKING FOR BEGINNERS

with producer Tracey Gardiner and others

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Duration: 10 days
Times: 10am-5pm
Capacity: Max. 12 participants
Fee: £3000

Factual Filmmaking for Beginners is a 10-day course taking place at London Film School in Covent Garden. The workshop will encompass the entire production process including idea development, practical sessions in cinematography and post-production, as well as in-class exercises with group workshops and feedback. 

The workshop will be led by experienced factual producer, Tracey Gardiner (Scottish BAFTA-winning, Keys the Castle, Pilgrimage).

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How to produce your unscripted idea - budgets, schedules, contracts, finance & insurance

with producer Tracey Gardiner

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Duration: 1 day
Times:
10:30am-5:30pm
Capacity: Max. 12 participants
Fee: £190

This day-long course is designed to provide an overview of how to produce factual programmes or series’, and independent documentary productions. Starting with participant’s ideas the course will take them through the many varied aspects of a producers role from budgeting through to selling the idea on the international market.

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Beginners Film School

an intensive 2 week programme

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Duration: 2 weeks (1 day off during the course)
Times: Approx. 9.30am-5.30pm
Capacity: Max. 12 participants
Fee: £3,750  Fee is payable in two installments
Priority for this course will be given to applicants aged 18-22 years. More info.

Be one of 12 budding young filmmakers from around the globe to take part in our intensive director training. If you're passionate about filmmaking and seeing your ideas come to life on the screen, will give you the foundations you need to make your start.

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Through the Lens: Visual Storytelling in Film

Learn the language of lenses

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Duration: Six Weekly Sessions;
Tuesdays: 15th October, 22nd October, 29th October, 5th November, 12th November & 19th November
Times: 6pm-8pm
Format: Online via Zoom
Fee: £550

This online workshop explores the process of translating scripts into images. Participants will learn the language of the lens and the importance of visual storytelling in film.
 
This programme is designed and delivered by Andrew Speller, an experienced cinematographer and camera operator with over 30 years in the film industry. Andrew will guide participants through the visual techniques that make up the heart of great cinema and storytelling.
 
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Adapting the Novel for Film & TV

From page to screen

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Duration: 1 day
Times:
11am-5pm
Capacity: Approx. 12 participants
Fee: £200

 
If you've ever loved the book more than the film, or the film more than the book - if you've read a novel that you know would make a superb impact on screen - then this is the course for you.

This one-day course explores how the best TV & film adaptations stay true to the essence of their original text, whilst adding new ingredients to create maximum impact for a whole new audience.

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