Explore Filmmaking: from Script to Screen

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Explore Filmmaking: from Script to Screen
  1. What is the course about?
  2. Prerequisites & Facts
  3. Cost, Certificate & Degree
  4. Reviews & Experiences

What is the course about?

Explore Filmmaking: from Script to Screen
The course Explore Filmmaking: from Script to Screen is an online class provided by National Film and Television School through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Learn from award-winning filmmakers how films go from script to screen with this film production course from the BFI Film Academy.

Course description
  • Deepen your understanding of the filmmaking process
  • 6 weeks
  • Over six weeks, a team of award-winning filmmakers will take you through their approach to telling stories. You will explore a variety of film production specialisms, from writing and directing to cinematography, editing and composing. Each week your filmmaker host will use examples from their work as well as films that have influenced and inspired them.
  • This film production course from the NFTS and the BFI Film Academy will deepen your understanding of the filmmaking process and show you how to take it further – whether making your own short films, thinking about a career, or simply a deeper appreciation of the films you watch.
  • Discuss the differences between story and theme in a film
  • Explain the different roles involved in a film shoot
  • Explore the contribution of the camera to storytelling
  • Reflect upon the role of editing in telling a story on film
  • Identify the contribution of sound and music to a film’s meaning
  • This course is for anyone interesting in filmmaking. Whether you’re a budding filmmaker or a film fan who wants to understand more about what happens behind-the-scenes, this course from the internationally acclaimed National Film and Television School will have something for you.
  • National Film and Television School
  • The National Film and Television School is one of the best and most respected film, television and new media schools in the world.
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Prerequisites & Facts

Explore Filmmaking: from Script to Screen

Course Topic

Development, Programming Languages, SAS

University, College, Institution

National Film and Television School

Course Skill Level

see course summary

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Degree & Cost

Explore Filmmaking: from Script to Screen

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / National Film and Television School you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.
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Topic: Creative Arts & Media, Photography and Visual Arts

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