Filmmaking

One of the only courses that offers a practical journey from script to screen, as a Junior Conservatoire Film student you will be expected to attend weekly Sunday classes across the academic year and work with your lecturers in developing your filmmaking abilities. You will lead the way in developing and ultimately realising content created for the screen. On your journey, you will develop your theoretical knowledge and hone your practical skills which you can use in your own practice and future training.

In your first year, you can expect to:

• Learn the basics of filmmaking, from the anatomy of a frame to in-depth technical camera settings though to learning how to track a shot and steady cam work
• Work in an industry-facing crew setup with all major roles included in a film shoot, including Director, 1^st AD, Camera operator, 1^st AC, Sound Operator, Boom Operator, Props and Costume.
• Work with our 2^nd year acting department and take a lead role in casting actors for all the film shoots across the year.
• Learn the technical and creative aspects of script writing and formatting. You will write a treatment, synopsis and minimum one draft of a short film script.
• Learn how to create a pitch and present your pitch deck ideas to a commissioning panel with the possibility of it being taken into production for the end of year project.
• Spend time learning the editing process and work in a post-production environment editing the films you have created for our end of year screening at the GFT.
• Develop deeper critical and analytical skills through a series of film lectures and your own critical essay portfolio.

Level 2 film is designed to be a continuation from level 1 and will advance your practical and theoretical understanding of film and the film process. During this course, you’ll refine the skills learned in Level 1 using advanced film cameras, practical classes in lighting techniques and advanced sound techniques. There is a series of masterclasses and lectures designed to deepen your theoretical understanding and improve your film language. Level 2 can be tailored to allow an individual student to focus on their preferred role helping to enhance their own career aspirations for their preferred role in the film industry.

In your second year, you can expect to:

• Attend classes dedicated to the exploration of in-depth film analysis, focusing on recognised classic cinema and explore foreign cinema.
• Explore the history of film and filmmakers, how these pioneers have shaped the modern film landscape and its resonance in modern filmmaking.
• Undertake an in-depth analysis of classic films and study their use of storytelling, directing, lighting a scene and editing practices.
• Further develop your practical filmmaking techniques with advanced camera use, separate audio recording techniques and lighting a scene.
• Further development of your creative filmmaking skills employed on set to become a more complete filmmaker.
• Work with our 2^nd year acting department and take a lead role in casting actors for all the film shoots across the year.
• Development of a longer more in-depth short film script, treatment and synopsis. Which you will pitch to a commissioning panel to be considered for production for the final films made in the year

Sunday 25th August 2024

Sunday 1st September 2024 — Sunday 15 December 2024

6th—13th October 2024

Sunday 5th January 2025 — Sunday 30th March 2025

*No classes 16th February

6th—20th April 2025

Sunday 27th April 2025 — Sunday 15th June 2024