Course Content and Dates

Course Content and dates –

The course will take place two evenings a week, Monday (sessions) and Thursday (film screenings) starting Monday the 6th of July until December. It will be split into four modules with breaks in between each one.

JULY – Introduction: DIY and Development 

  • Week 1 – Monday 6th July – Introduction to course
  • What’s your favourite film? 
  • Why do you like what you like? 
  • How do you develop your ideas?

Week 1 – Thursday 9th July – Local short films with intro

Week 2 – Monday 13th July – Short film discussion

  • Seeing with your film-makers eye! 
  • What is film theory?

Week 2 – Thursday 16th July – Feature film with intro 

Week 3 – Monday 20th July – Feature film discussion 

  • Development of monthly project 
  • What is Genre?
  • What’s your story?

Week 3 – Thursday 23rd July – One to one contact time session 1 (book in for a chat) 

Week 4 – Monday 27th July  – One to one contact time session 2 (book in for a chat) 

Week 4 – Thursday 30th July – Group discussion on projects 

AUGUST – Break to work on your monthly project. 

SEPTEMBER – Pre-production & crime 

Week 1 – Monday 1st Sep – Watch and discuss your projects 

  • What’s your story? 

Week 1 – Thursday 3rd Sep – Feature film with intro 

Week 2 – Monday 7th Sep – Feature film discussion – Design your world? 

Week 2 – Thursday 10th Sep – Feature film with intro 

Week 3 – Monday 14th Sep – Feature film discussion

  • Development of monthly project 

Week 3 – Thursday 17th Sep – One to one contact time session 1 (book in for a chat) 

Week 4 – Monday 21st Sep – One to one contact time session 2 (book in for a chat) 

Week 4 – Thursday 24th Sep 

  • Group discussion on projects 

Break to work on your monthly project 

OCTOBER – Production & horror 

Week 1 – Monday 5th Oct 

  • Watch and discuss your projects 
  • What is Mise-en-scene? 

Week 1 – Thursday 8th Oct  

  • International short horror films with intro 

Week 2 – Monday 12th Oct 

  • Short film discussion 
  • Your camera 

Week 2 – Thursday 15th Oct – Feature film with intro 

Week 3 – Monday 19th Oct – Feature film discussion.

Development of monthly project 

Week 3 – Thursday 22nd Oct – One to one contact time session 1 (book in for a chat) 

Week 4 – Monday 26th Oct – One to one contact time session 2 (book in for a chat) 

Week 4 – Thursday 29th Oct – Group discussion on projects 

Break to work on your monthly project 

NOVEMBER – Post-Production & mixing genre 

Week 1 – Monday 9th Nov – Watch and discuss your projects

  • What is editing and what is it for? 

Week 1 – Thursday 12th Nov – Feature film with intro 

Week 2 – Monday 16th Nov – Short film discussion – Sound and music? 

  • Knowing when enough is enough 

Week 2 – Thursday 19th Nov – Feature film with intro 

Week 3 – Monday 23rd Nov – Feature film discussion.

Development of monthly project 

Week 3 – Thursday 26th Nov – One to one contact time session 1 (book in for a chat) 

Week 4 – Monday 30th Nov – One to one contact time session 2 (book in for a chat) 

Week 4 – Thursday 3rd Dec – Group discussion on projects 

Break to complete your final project 

14th Dec – Screening submission Deadline + Group meeting to discuss screening.
18th December – Graduation Party/Screening at the Tin