Courses Links

There is a huge range of courses out there for aspiring filmmakers and finding the right one for you can be a rather daunting task. The courses listed below feature a snapshot of established and recognised courses across a range of industry disciplines, designed to help you narrow down your search.

 http://www.nyfa.com/?gclid=CN2joeaxvaECFR6Z2Aod1CzyDw  
The New York film academy is a prestigious school of film and acting. Lots of big name actors and directors regularly speak there, so in terms of gaining experience this course is invaluable.

http://www.media-courses.com/coursepages/supercourse.asp?id=124  or http://www.media-courses.com/coursepages/supercourse.asp?id=121  
This one week course is based in London and teaches you the elements of acting. While this may not seem important to film makers it is often useful to see the side of the actor to understand what makes real character connection and in turn how the director can get the best out of them.

http://www.media-courses.com/coursepages/supercourse.asp?id=126  http://www.straightcurve.co.uk/workshops_special_fx_makeup.as p
This course or workshop teaches you the foundation of doing makeup and special effects makeup for films.

http://www.media-courses.com/coursepages/supercourse.asp?id=128
This is a photography foundation degree. There are lots of application for photography skills to be used in film and helping visualize the image in your mind can go a long way to creating something successful.

http://www.media-courses.com/coursepages/supercourse.asp?id=95 or http://www.media-courses.com/coursepages/supercourse.asp?id=189  (Photoshop)
This course is in photography re-touching. This may also be useful when using the applies photography into story boards to further visualize what image of the film you have in your head or even to retouch photos to be used as props for the film.

http://www.media-courses.com/coursepages/supercourse.asp?id=07 TV production courses are very useful intensive courses for anyone new to TV that wants a more hands on approach.

http://www.media-courses.com/coursepages/supercourse.asp?id=138  (Adobe Pro) http://www.media-courses.com/coursepages/supercourse.asp?id=122  (Final Cut Pro) http://www.media-courses.com/coursepages/supercourse.asp?id=139  (Avid)
There are all courses in film editing programs. These programs are all very similar and all have different features but essentially they do a very similar job. However there is an internal snobbery about what program you use to edit as Avid is often the preferred choice for big films. Even though each program does the same job it is useful to know how to edit on all programs as some employers will have preferences.

http://www.media-courses.com/coursepages/supercourse.asp?id=13
A foundation diploma in the elements and production of documentaries.

http://www.straightcurve.co.uk/workshops.asp
Straight curve offer a series of workshops where you can learn the basics of film production as well as a limited number of other areas to broaden your understanding of film and TV as a whole.

http://www.aucb.ac.uk/courses/shortcourses/3dstudiomaxintroduction.aspx
This is a course at the University of Bournemouth, this course teaches you how to model in 3DS Max which is an industry standard 3D modeling program which can be used to create special effects in film or as a stand alone to create animations.

http://www.aucb.ac.uk/courses/shortcourses/writingforfilm,tvandradio.aspx
This is a course at the University of Bournemouth, this course teaches you how to write for TV radio and film. Not many courses span the three mediums so having experience writing for all of them is a huge benefit.

http://www2.bolton.ac.uk/coursefinder/DisplayCourse.aspx?ProgId=f3ca3d4a-1c53-4caa-a2aa-6d0a6c873cf3  (Drama Series) http://www2.bolton.ac.uk/coursefinder/DisplayCourse.aspx?ProgId=4958eb8f-89e8-4d17-88ed-856a694a1c40  (Short Film)
These are two writing courses (Part time 12 weeks) at the University of Bolton. Both of these courses offer writing courses specific to a particular type of production, drama or short film. Something to note would be how the difference in budget and length of the writing alters the content of what can and cannot be in the script.

http://www.bbk.ac.uk/study/ug/filmandmediastudies/UBAFMMED.html This is the media BA from the University of Birkbeck, this is a more academic course but in its second year it specifically focuses on cinema in Britain and the history and production of British cinema today.

http://www.east15.ac.uk/study-undergraduate.asp
East 15 offer courses in acting to all ranges of previous experience. They are very flexible as they do workshops, summer courses, post grad and undergrad courses.

http://www.bbctraining.com/onlineCourses.asp
This is the BBC's free online course list for all types of media related subjects. As they are free they are a great opportunity to learn at no cost to yourself and some of the learning resources on here are great especially the section on producing short films.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/learning/lab/
The lab works through BBC Scotland and offers people with no or very little media production background a chance to make something online with the footage or pictures they have as well as giving advice on how to do it. This website is very much aimed at a much younger target audience.

https://jobs.bbc.co.uk/fe/tpl_bbc01.asp  
This is the BBC jobs section where you can search for specific jobs in certain locations ranging from jobs with much needed experience to traineeships. They also have detailed information on what it takes to perform the jobs needed within the BBC.

http://www.skillset.org/careers/
Skillset offers a wide range of job opportunities in a lot of different areas but specifically the applicable ones are Film, TV, Advertising, Animation and Radio.

http://www.channel4.com/learning/breakingthenews/schools/learningmaterials/default.html Channel 4 here offer an online course to help with the understanding and operation of a news room. This also included its operation to its running and functions which is important as it gives a very in depth look of how it all works.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/subjects/media_studies.shtml
This is the link to the BBC's external sites which have access to a number of online courses that are very helpful in broadening your understanding in the different areas.

For current training courses offered in Yorkshire and Humber, go to: http://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/training/training-courses/

For further links to organisations that can support you in industry training and career development, go to: http://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/links/training