If you're between 14 and 18 years old and you'd like to become a filmmaker then this course has been designed especially for you.

Over three weeks you'll be able to try your hand at a variety of different roles, from directing to editing and everything in between. Supported at every stage by industry professionals you will learn how to write scenes, use a camera to tell stories, edit using Final Cut Pro® and directing actors.

Fun and challenging, you should be aware that you'll need to work hard, often under significant time pressure. It's an opportunity to develop organisational skills and learn how to work effectively as part of a team.

DESCRIPTION

Developed in partnership with the National Film and Television School, this is a highly intensive course which will provide you with skills and experience in all of the key areas of filmmaking. The programme is divided into three twelve -week terms. Each term consists of workshops, seminars, one-to-one sessions, email consultations and peer-to-peer collaboration.

Term One provides you with an immersion in the fundamentals of filmmaking, culminating in the production of your first short film.

In Term Two you will revisit each craft area in more detail.

In Term Three, you will shoot your Graduation Film.

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During your two short film projects:

•  You always write, direct and edit your own films; this is not always the case at other schools.

•  You will receive extensive script editing support from a professional script editor by email consultation and in a one-to-one session for both your Term One and Graduation Films

•  A directing mentor will give you one-to-one support in pre-production and go through your storyboards and floor plans

•  We have access to casting resources and have our own acting database. You will also make contact with professional actors during shooting exercises

•  Whilst you will edit your own films you will spend time with a professional editor at our own post-production company, Met Film & TV, to help with the fine cut, online edit, sound mix and colour-grade ( included in your course fees )

Most documentary filmmakers these days are expected to be both self-shooters and self-editors. As a result, we will train you to use professional digital (mini-DV) cameras and to edit using Final Cut Pro.

With the guidance of an experienced documentary filmmaker you will research and develop your project. You will review the history of the documentary and analyse examples of successful films in the marketplace today. We will show you how to approach sound, camera and editing in the context of the documentary. You will also benefit from individual mentoring as you shoot and edit your projects.

Your film will be professionally graded and mixed before an end-of-course screening. FourDocs, the new documentary website from Channel 4, is keen to screen documentaries made by our students; which means that you will get invaluable exposure on the world's first dedicated interactive documentary broadband 'channel'.

This course was also developed in partnership with the National Film and Television School . It will provide you with practical experience in all of the key areas of filmmaking and culminates in the production of your own short film.

The course covers the essential craft areas of s creenwriting, use of camera and sound, casting and directing actors, editing using Final Cut Pro, script development and working with a professional crew. In a combination of one-to-one sessions and email consultations a professional script editor will help you to maximise the potential of your story and support you as you develop your synopsis, treatment and screenplay. You will create schedules, scout locations, book equipment and ensure relevant contracts are in place for cast and crew.

You will receive one-to-one mentoring from a professional director, to help you plan your shoot. Lastly you will have access to an editor during post-production to help with the final cut of your film, after which it will be colour-graded and sound-mixed by a professional post-production company.