Practical Filmmaking
with Shane Collins
A 5-week summer course offered by Irish Film London
in partnership with Brunel University
Fridays and Saturdays from 10am to 1pm starting 30th June, at Brunel Unviersity, Uxbridge
Just £200 for 5 weeks of training - scholarships available
About our Practical Filmmaking course
Delivered by professional filmmaker and creative storyteller Shane Collins, this course provides a solid introduction to using film as a creative storytelling tool. With access to high end professional camera, sound and editing equipment, participants can expect to learn core visual storytelling tools from an established filmmaker.
Sessions will be held at Brunel University, in Uxbridge, West London
Click below for further course info, including a breakdown of weekly content, or complete an expression of interest now to sign up and get access to all 5 week’s worth of material.
NB: Total course places are limited to 20
Scholarship Programme
Irish Film London and Brunel University London are offering four full fee waivers to encourage students to apply who are from under-represented groups in both the film industry and in higher education. This may include, but is certainly not limited to, students from lower income households, students from an area ranked in quantile 1 of the government’s Index of Multiple Deprivation (you can check if your postcode is eligible here), students with disability and or/a long term health issue, Black and ethnic minority groups, students from lesser represented demographics such as the LGBTQ+ community, those from a Gypsy, Roma or Traveller background.
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More detail on what to expect in each week of this short course
Week One
Friday 30th June 10-1pm
Lecture: Intro to Film Studies
Saturday 1st July 10-1pm
Practical Session 1: Ideation and Creative Project Development
Narrative structures
Idea development
Characters
What does a director do?
Storytelling through direction
Week Two
Friday 7th July 10-1pm
Technical Session: Intro to Cameras
Saturday 8th July 10-1pm
Practical Session 2: Basic Cinematography
Basics of framing shots
Practice filming and framing shots
Chosen Stories presented to class
Locations picked
Cast and crew chosen
Week Three
Friday 14th July 10-1pm
Technical Session: Intro to Sound
Saturday 15th July 10-1pm
Practical Session 3: Using Sound
Exploring dialogue, foley, SFX, music
Filming productions
Week Four
Friday 21st 10-1pm
Tecnical Session : Intro to Editing
Saturday 22nd 10-1pm
Practical Session 4: Edit Assembly and Shooting Pickups
Editing 101 - starting to edit your film
Shooting any pickups identified
Week Five
Friday 28th July 10-1pm
Technical Session : Editing Your Productions
• Basic technical edit support - continued from week 4
Saturday 29th July 10-1pm
Practical Session 5: Picture Lock and Export
Final editing of footage.
Saturday 29th July 2-5pm
Final Practical Session: Showcase of work
Write a presentation about the filmmaking process.
Final overview / having a career as a storyteller (Commercial vs. Artistic)
Promoting your stories. (Festivals vs. Online)
Screening of Films - friends and family invited
Certificates given
Group photograph taken
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WHERE AND WHEN
All sessions will take place on campus at Brunel University, Uxbridge, between Friday 30th June and Sat 29th July.
Technical sessions to help you learn how to use the university’s professional filmmaking equipment will take place on Fridays between 10am and 1pm
Practical sessions exploring the creative side of filmmaking will take place Saturdays between 10am and 1pm
A final showcase session will take place on Sat 29th July from 2pm to 5pm where you can invite your friends and family to see the work you’ve created.
HOW TO APPLY
Expressions of Interest must be made via the e-form below. The form takes approx 10 minutes to complete, but you may want to prepare answers to some of the more involved questions in advance. These questions are:
why are you interested in applying for this course?
what story would you like to tell using film?
COURSE FEES AND SCHOLARSHIPS
If selected, a course fee of £200 will be payable before the start of the course.
Some scholarships are available (see above for info) which will act as full-fee waivers for successful applicants. To gain a scholarship you must provide specific info within the e-form demonstrating that you meet the requirements of the scholarship programme.
To express an interest in attending this course, click below to fill in our e-form now