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Overview
End-to-end narrative filmmaking: development, directing performance, cinematography, sound and post. Students complete two short films with full crew roles and finished deliverables.
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Aims of the Course
- Develop a script into a shootable production plan
- Direct performance and visual storytelling
- Run a set safely and efficiently
- Complete post-production to festival standard
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Course Structure
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Story and Development
- Story structure for screen
- Script analysis and coverage
- Budgeting and scheduling
- Funding and pitch materials
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Directing
- Working with actors
- Blocking and coverage
- Visual language and shot design
- Rehearsal technique
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Cinematography
- Lenses, sensors and exposure
- Lighting styles and continuity
- Camera movement and framing
- Working with a DP
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Production Management
- Call sheets and crew roles
- Location permissions and risk assessment
- On-set protocol and etiquette
- Managing time and budget
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Sound and Post
- Production sound capture
- Editing rhythm and structure
- Colour grading fundamentals
- Sound design and score integration
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Delivery and Festival
- Finishing formats and deliverables
- Festival strategy and submissions
- Marketing stills and trailer
- Screening and critique
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Learning Outcomes
- 01Develop a short film from script to schedule
- 02Direct actors through a rehearsed scene
- 03Design and execute a lighting plan
- 04Complete edit, grade and mix on a short film
- 05Deliver finished films to festival specification
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Assessment
- Two completed short films
- Director's production pack
- Screening critique and reflection
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Entry Requirements
- Open access
- Access to a camera or phone with manual controls
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Progression and Careers
- Director
- Producer
- Production coordinator