Young Filmmakers Academy (Non-Residential)

Name: Young Filmmakers Academy (Non-Residential) - Courses - MetFilm
Author: Tom Picken

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Start Date & Pricing

Duration

2 weeks

Course available in

London, Leeds, Brighton, + 2 more

Overview

The Young Filmmakers Academy is a two-week non-residential course for 14–17-year-olds. This is a fully immersive course for students who are passionate about film, television, and online media. This course is suitable for beginners, no previous experience is required.

Why Take the Course?

The Young Filmmakers Academy course gives students the opportunity to get involved in a variety of exercises and roles in order to understand the core skills required for screen content creation.

The Young Filmmakers Academy is designed to improve the understanding, knowledge, and practice in the following core areas:

Storytelling through film
Using the camera to tell a story
Editing using Adobe Premiere Pro
On set collaboration
The role of the director
Working with actors

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What you will study

The following list is an overview of the topics and themes covered in the Young Filmmakers Academy. For more information, please download the course outline below.

Students will be equipped with a good understanding of filmmaking process, use of equipment and the fundamentals of covering a scene. Students will also learn about individual crewmembers and the importance of good preparation for a shoot.

Students will cover the practicalities of transferring ideas onto screen and ensuring they are ready for a shoot. Students will learn how a director can prepare for a shoot using storyboards, script mark-ups and technical floor plans.

During the editing sessions, students will learn how to use Adobe Premiere Pro and capture rushes using the right settings.

Designed to give students an understanding of screenwriting conventions and the essential elements that make up a story.

Students will develop an understanding of the director-actor relationship and will be able to identify different performance styles.

Working with industry-standard equipment, provided through MetFilm School’s partnership with Procam Take 2, students will learn the basics of camera, lighting, and sound.