Name: 2 Day Film Intensive Short Course - MetFilm School
Author: dominiquecalisto

Overview

Ready to try filmmaking for real? This two-day intensive gives students the chance to explore the filmmaking process in a practical, hands-on environment. Students will learn the fundamentals of visual storytelling, directing and shooting for the edit before working as a group to plan, shoot, and edit their own short scene.

Their finished film will be screened on Sunday afternoon. This course is suitable for beginners, with no previous filmmaking experience required.

Why Take the Course?

Experience filmmaking from behind the camera in an intensive, practical weekend. Through short workshops and practical sessions with industry professionals, students will explore the creative and technical skills involved in bringing a scene to life. Working collaboratively, students will take an idea from planning through to the final edit, gaining a real insight into the filmmaking process. Students will finish with a completed short film, a Certificate of Completion, and a clearer idea of their next steps.

The Two-day Film Intensive is designed to improve students’ understanding, knowledge, and practice in the following core areas:

Visual storytelling and composition
Camera framing and scene blocking
Directing actors and performances
Shooting for the edit
Camera, lighting and sound fundamentals
Collaborative film production
Editing and finishing a short film

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What you will study

Across two practical days, students will explore the creative and technical foundations of filmmaking and put their new skills into practice by making a short film with their group.

Students will discover how filmmakers use visual storytelling to communicate ideas, emotions, and information. They will explore composition, camera framing, and scene blocking, learning how to position people and objects within a frame to create engaging and purposeful images.

Students will explore the director’s role in bringing a scene to life. They will learn how to communicate their creative vision, work with actors and guide performances.

Students will learn how to plan and capture footage with the final edit in mind. They will explore shot choices, coverage, and continuity.

Students will get hands-on experience with the essential technical elements of filmmaking. They will explore camera operation, basic lighting techniques, and sound recording, developing an understanding of how these elements work together to create effective footage and clear, usable audio.

Working collaboratively, students will cut their filmed exercise into a finished short film. They will then share their work at the Sunday afternoon screening, celebrating what they have created.

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Key Information

Minimum Age: 18 at the start of the course.

This course is open enrolment and there are no entry requirements.

In order to get the most out of the course, you should be able to both speak and write in English to a reasonable standard.

Please be aware that we have a limited number of places available for each course intake and operate on a first-come, first-served basis.

Duration: 14 teaching hours over two days (10am–5pm each day).
Location and delivery format:
- Birmingham:
  - Monday–Tuesday (weekday intensive)
  - Saturday–Sunday (weekend intensive)
- Manchester: Saturday–Sunday (weekend intensive).