Explore Filmmaking: from Script to Screen Course - National Film and Television School
DURATION
6 Weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
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STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
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Introduction
Learn from award-winning filmmakers how films go from script to screen with this film production course from the BFI Film Academy.
Deepen your understanding of the filmmaking process
Over six weeks, a team of award-winning filmmakers will take you through their approach to telling stories. You will explore a variety of film production specialisms, from writing and directing to cinematography, editing and composing. Each week your filmmaker host will use examples from their work as well as films that have influenced and inspired them.
This film production course from the NFTS and the BFI Film Academy will deepen your understanding of the filmmaking process and show you how to take it further – whether making your own short films, thinking about a career, or simply a deeper appreciation of the films you watch.
When would you like to start?
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What software or tools do you need?
This course doesn’t require any existing specialist film-making skills or equipment, though there will be extension activities if you want to enhance your learning experience.
Who will you learn with?
Jon Wardle
I’m the Director of the National Film and Television School. I wrote and developed the Explore Filmmaking: from Script to Screen course.
Tom Woodcock
I am a film education specialist, freelance filmmaker and tutor on the NFTS & BFI’s ‘Explore Filmmaking’ and ‘Explore Animation’ courses.
Who developed the course?
National Film and Television School
The National Film and Television School is one of the best and most respected films, television and new media schools in the world.
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Ideal Students
Who is the course for
This course is for anyone interesting in filmmaking. Whether you’re a budding filmmaker or a film fan who wants to understand more about what happens behind the scenes, this course from the internationally acclaimed National Film and Television School will have something for you.
Curriculum
What topics will you cover
- A Passion for Film
- Having Vision: Telling Stories
- An Accumulation of Decisions
- Breaking Down a Scene
- Transitions in Time and Space
- Music and Sound in Film
Program Outcome
What will you achieve
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to:
- Discuss the differences between story and theme in a film.
- Explain the different roles involved in a film shoot.
- Explore the contribution of the camera to storytelling.
- Reflect upon the role of editing in telling a story on film.
- Identify the contribution of sound and music to a film's meaning.