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