Filmmaking Foundation

Our Filmmaking Foundation is designed for beginners and those with a little experience to introduce the techniques required and instil the confidence needed to begin making your own short films. Our film foundation covers the key elements of the filmmaker. Members of this course form a close working crew to gain hands-on experience in planning, lighting, camera operating and editing.

Focusing on pre-production, production and post-production participants gain skills to plan, capture and edit everything needed to create a ‘course project’ short film completed by the end of the course.

Structured for those who want to access intensive practical film training, but can only commit to a part-time schedule. Led by our professional filmmaker, using current sound recording, lighting equipment and DSLR cameras the course is structured over ten x 2.5 hour weekly sessions and is located in central London.

Filmmaking Foundation Content

• Week 1: Introduction
• Week 2: Camera Operation and Lighting
• Week 3: Sound Recording
• Week 4: Video Editing
• Week 5: Pre-production/Planning
• Week 6: Production Workshop - Filming in studio
• Week 7: Production Workshop - Filming General Views/Cutaways & Capturing Assets
• Week 8: Production Workshop - Video Editing and Sound Mixing
• Week 9: Production Workshop - Test Screening, Final Edit, Titles and Graphics
• Week 10: Publishing and Screening

To find out the latest news about our film school, courses and workshops and to chat with past and present filmmaking students, you can join the City Academy Filmmaking Facebook Group.