Who is it for?

For Years 10 upwards, who have already acted at school or are in a drama group. It would be very suited to students studying drama, or are considering it, or are simply passionate about drama, and curious about film making.

Aim

To provide students with experience of:

• acting for the screen

• writing a short script

• core aspects of film-making

• directing working in a film-making team

Duration

5 full days 9-5 (plus a possible evening on the 5th or 6th day), commencing Monday 27th October through Friday 31st.

There will also be some work required to prep for the next day, on the eve of days 1, 2 and 3.

Students would need to be able to attend all of these days without exception.

Who is running it?

The course will be run by Sven Arnstein with a few guests: an actor, writer, camera assistant and an editor.

Sven has worked in the TV and film industry for most of his life, including directing TV drama for 5 years. He has run lectures for the BBC and the National Film school, and has run this course last year.

Cost

£350 per head for a full 5-day course.

To secure your place, a £50 downpayment is required upon booking. This amount is fully refundable if the minimum enrolment of 8 students is not met. Should the course proceed (which we certainly hope it does!), the remaining balance will be due two weeks prior to the start date.

Activities

Days 1,2,3 | Acting workshops in the am with course runner, and with a working actor on day 2

Days 1,2,3 | Writing workshops in the pm with course runner and with a working script writer on days 1 and 2.

Days 1,2,3 | Evenings writing the script

Days 4 and 5 | Filming the script. Each student will direct at least one scene.

Day 5 eve | Review film (NB this will be edited as we shoot). Depending on numbers this may be on the 6th day.