Film Making: Shooting and producing a short film

Continue learning how to make a short video with our film & video making courses in Sydney.

This course brings together the theoretical knowledge learned in the Film Making Course for Beginners.

At the end of the course, you will have a completed film and a credit on your future IMDB page.

Course fee includes all gear hire and specialist crew required for the shoot.

Outcomes

By the end of this short film course, you will:

• Complete a film and a credit on your future IMDB page
• Gain a high level and scalable understanding the process of making a micro-budget film from start to finish, from concept through to festival submissions.
• Use specialist knowledge, relevant to their field of interest, to contribute to the production and success of a film project.
• Receive a credit on a completed short film, which can be used to negotiate other work in film on a paid or volunteer basis.

Course content

Session 1: Shoot planning
A three-hour session where roles and responsibilities will be allocated

Session 2: Shooting (on Location)
A full, standard shoot day with actors, equipment and craft services. Students will experience multiple roles on set and complete shooting for their film.

Session 3: Post-production 1 – Editing
Editing Students will collaborate on the “assembly cut” of the film, learning how to ingest files, sync sound, select takes and sequentially edit in Adobe Premiere Rush. Students with an interest in editing will be provided with the initial files and encouraged to submit their own cut of the film the following week.

Session 4: Post-production 2 – Music & Sound, Grade, Titles & Credits
Students will collaborate on the final steps of post-production, refining their cut into a polished final product with music, sound effects, colour grade and titles.

Session 5: Chain of Title, Festival Submissions & Distribution
Students will be taught the process of ensuring all agreements are in place for the final cut of the film, as well as given guidance on how to submit their future projects to film festivals and seek distribution.