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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The journey of picking up a written narrative and transforming it into a visual one is not at all straightforward. You need to have minutest details of filmmaking on your fingertips to withstand every challenge thrown at your footsteps. However, with FutureLearn's Explore Filmmaking: from Script to Screen programme, you will be able to learn everything you must know as a “visual storyteller.”
This six-week Explore Filmmaking: from Script to Screen Programme by FutureLearn will make you familiar with different film specialisms. These include composing, writing, editing, directing, and cinematography. Besides that, your knowledge of filmmaking will be enriched as your filmmaker mentors use their films and other related works as inspiration and illustration.
Moreover, your doubts and apprehensions regarding a career in filmmaking will be mitigated by this Explore Filmmaking: from Script to Screen certificate course. You will become clear on whether you wish to produce only short films or make a full-fledged career in filmmaking or merely stick to appreciating good films. This online course is offered by the BFI Film Academy and National Film and Television School (NFTS).
The Highlights
- Online course
- Duration – six weeks
- Free of cost
- Award-winning mentors
- Three hours of weekly study
- No rigid pace of learning
- Offered by NFTS and BFI Film Academy
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | Futurelearn |
Eligibility Criteria
To learn the FutureLearn Explore Filmmaking: from Script to Screen course, you need no prior knowledge or experience with filmmaking.
What you will learn
Completing the six-week Explore Filmmaking: from Script to Screen Course by FutureLearn will enable you to:
- Comprehend how a film's theme and story differ from each other
- Explore and discover how the camera plays a vital role in storytelling
- Recognise how the meaning of a film gets affected by the music and sounds employed in it
- Describe the various roles engaged in the shooting of a film
- Contemplate upon how editing affects the storytelling of a film
Who it is for
FutureLearn's Explore Filmmaking: from Script to Screen Course is useful for:
- Budding filmmakers, hoping to acquire an in-depth understanding of filmmaking
- Film fans wanting to have a more profound knowledge of behind-the-scenes activities
Admission Details
The enrollment process of FutureLearn's Explore Filmmaking: from Script to Screen course is relatively hassle-free. Follow the procedure given below:
- Open the official website of FutureLearn.
- Make a FutureLearn account using a valid email ID, your name, and your age. You can also use your Google or Facebook account to get registered.
- Now, on the top-right corner of the home page, you will find a search bar where you have to enter the course name: Explore Filmmaking: from Script to Screen.
- You will land on the course page where you have to select “Join the course for free.”
- Now, move your cursor to the “Free” section and click on “Go to course.”
- This move will direct you to the course module page from where you will be to view and download all materials related to the course without any charge.
The Syllabus
- Introduction
- Making films
- Short film case study
- Useful resources
- Short film of the week- Skyborn
- Reflections
- Plot and theme
- Working from a variety of material
- Short film of the week: Kingsland
- The vision and the market
- Reflections
- Getting practical
- On location
- Short film of the week: The Mass of Men
- Equipment
- Reflections
- On the shoot
- The camera
- Short film of the week- Butterfly
- Reflections
- Editing for storytelling
- Structure
- Short film of the week- Echo
- The challenge of the edit
- Reflection
- Capturing sound
- Making music
- Featured short film of the week: 'The Hill Farm'
- Reflection
Instructors
NFTS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The Explore Filmmaking: from Script to Screen course is entirely free. You do not have to spend anything on enrollment or course materials.
The course has been developed by National Film and Television School, one of the most reputed television, film and new media schools in the world.
Film specialists, Tom Woodcock and Jon Wardle, the originator of Explore Filmmaking: from Script to Screen Programme will be teaching you during the span of this course.
The course does not require any specialised filmmaking equipment or skills. However, some extension activities are there to intensify your learning experience.
The Explore Filmmaking: from Script to Screen by FutureLearn will not demand much of your time. Devoting three hours per week will be sufficient.