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The Four Month Film Directors School February  - May 2012

Creating the Film Director Stars of Tomorrow:

The Main Points :

• Spread over Four  Months , the Film Director School teaches you how to be a Film Director and Film Maker
  

  Crew in Action on the 4 Month Film Scool

• A Practical Hands On Film Course where you are on a real film set shooting your film now.
• THIS IS THE REAL DEAL. YOU WILL BE PART OF AND DIRECT AND PRODUCE A 7 MINUTE MOVIE .
• One Thursday  night  per week 6.30pm – 9.30pm (Thursday) and five Saturdays.
• The Big advantage for you is that the Film School is after hours, so you can keep your day job.
• Interviews essential before acceptance on the Four Month Film School
• Interviews happen either via Skype or in person at Screen Australia Studios in Lindfield

Dates: Four Month Film Directors School 2012

Saturday February 4th  10am – 1pm

Thursday Night February 16th 6.30pm-9.30pm

Thursday Night February 23rd 6.30pm – 9.30pm

Thursday Night March 1st, 8th, 15th 6.30pm-9.30pm

Thursday Night  April 5th, 12th, 26th   6.30pm – 9.30pm

Saturday  Shoot Dates April 21st & 28th All Day 8am – 6pm

Thursday May 10th   6.30pm – 9.30pmSaturday May 19th 10 am – 3pm  Sound Post ClassFriday May 25th Final Night Screening and Party  7pm – late

What will you achieve by attending and participating?

  YOU WILL:

• Be part of a film crew on a real film on real locations with actors.
• You DIRECT for part of the shoot and get to do all of the other crew positions on a rotating basis.
• Produce a film
  

  One of our Film Productions Dealing with Destiny

YOU WILL RECEIVE:

• A course book that summarises what it takes to make a film anytime you want to make one after the course.
• Certificate on the final Sunday night of the course.
• VOD Copy of the completed Film

YOU WILL KNOW:

• How to develop your film story and format it.
• How to cast your film with the best available actors in your city
• How to produce and organise your film and shoot with small Budgets
• How to operate the camera
• How to get location sound
• How to do three point lighting
• Know how a film is edited
• Which film festivals to enter
• How to go after film work in the film industry
• How to develop your film career as a full-time money earner, or
• How to become an A -List film director or screenwriter

“One year ago I started with the Australian Film Base Three Month. Film School I had no idea how to make my first film. In that time I have produced written and directed and acted in my own 15 minute film . I have crewed on numerous other films and today I am launching my own Production Company. This all happened as a direct result of the Australian Film Base Film School”-Pegah Ghaemi.

 

• Beginners who wants an exciting career.
• Film Enthusiasts who want to learn about Film
• Producers
• Directors
• Emerging Film Makers
• Actors who want to produce their own Films
• Short Film Maker who want to now make Feature Films
• Film Industry professionals who want to make their own Films
• Writers who want to produce their own Feature Film

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  Steadycam on a Sydney Film Base production

  Australian Film Base certificate in film directing.

• How to find the best actors that will act in your film and for nothing.This improves the quality of your film production dramatically
• How to make your film happen with ease.I will show you a method that organizes the film effortlessly.
• Save thousands of dollars on your film production. All the ways to cut your cash budget for your film to the absolute minimum. These secrets will save you thousands of dollars. This part of the course pays itself back 10 times over.
• Have the best value and quality camera equipment for your shoot. We show you the camera lights and sound equipment that you need to make your film look professional and slick and where to get it. We bring in all of my professional camera equipment to show you.
• We use profesional equipment on the practical exercises and on the film shoot during the course. This is included in the course investment.
• Operate a professional camera like a pro.Learn all about focus lenses and F-stops exposure on our professional HD pro camera.
• Make your film sound professional. Get crisp present location sound with our sound equipment. I show you all the tricks for getting location sound. You will never be embarrassed by your sound quality on your film. We use professional microphones.
• Why does some American TV Shows like 24 and CSI look so pretty.Learn how to light your film and make it look awesome and professional for next to nothing in your lighting setup.
• Make new friends and creative connections.We are not one of those courses where nobody interacts and it is impossible to get to know anyone. We have regular social events that enrich your social and creative life. This is purely voluntary. Also you get to know every one on our practical parts of the course.
• You will actually work on a film set on location. Hey it would not be a film course if we did not make a film.
• A tight slick edit makes a film come alive. See before your own eyes the edit of the short film as it is made. We use Final Cut Pro Studio.
• Sound Post and how it lifts the Film to another level. Top Notch Channel 9 Sound Designer John Resch takes this session.
• A VOD high quality copy of the film that you worked on.
• Limited Numbers 14 People Mximum

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Above Testimonial from Bronwyn Pedersen Event Manager for the Sydney FIlm Festival 

Course Content & Schedule

Saturday February 4th 2012
10am – 1pm

9.30 am – 10am Registration

10 am – 1 pm – The Screenplay

• Introductions and Course Overview
• How to format a script
• How to structure a story
• How to spice up a scene

Thursday Night  February 16th 6.30pm – 9.30pm

• Story Ideas Brainstorm and Generation
• Three Dimensional Character Creation
• Plot the story
• We demonstrate how to write a short film using the Impro Technique

RESULT By 9.30pm we will have developed an eight minute short film story.

Voluntary Homework: Write the first draft script of the story.Over the years we have found the results of the above techniques have produced a strong short film story for emerging or beginner film makers.

• After Course Drinks Social at a local Hotel (Allow $5 for a drink)

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Thursday Night February 23rd  6.30pm – 9.30pm

Locations:

• How to negotiate locations
  

  Red Carpet Cannes Film Festival

• How to find locations for free or for a micro budget

We will shoot the fourth month course short film in actual locations in Sydney

Crew: The 10 Person Crew. Over the two day shoot you will revolve through all 10 roles. We define the ten roles from Director to Production Runner. Also we show you how to find your crew for after course projects

• Equipment: We have a tour of the
• Camera,
• Lights,
• Sound,

We get everybody to act out the roles with the equipment.
All Film Equipment is supplied by Sydney Film Base

Thursday Night March 1st    10am- 1pm

• Production Meeting / Script Development
• Casting Night.
• We have a real live Casting with real actors fighting for the roles
• We film the casting
• After Course Social at local Hotel

Above Testimonial from Jeremy Hill Emerging Film Maker

 

Thursday Night March 8th 6.30pm – 9.30pm

The Acting Session

• Principals of great acting
• Being in the moment
• What to look out for as a director.
• We have a live Actors Rehearsal tonight with the actual successful actors.

Module Two “Technical Aspects of Film Making” 

Thursday Night March 15th   6.30pm – 9.30pm

• How to operate a camera
• How to frame a shot
• How to get great exposure

Thursday Night April 5th 6.30pm – 9.30pm

• How to light a film set
• How to get great location sound
• How to do a shot list
• What a storyboard is

Production Meeting and Course Social after at local Hotel

Thursday Night April 12th 6.30pm – 9.30pm

Final Shoot Preparations

• Production issues are addressed for the Shoot
• All Final Production issues are addressed.
• Reccie of the location
• All Final Plans made
• Call Sheets issued

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Saturday April 21st  8am – 6pm The Shoot. Day One ( This is the Real Deal)

9.00am-6pm – The Film Shoot – Location 1 Today you will work as a crew member on a real film. Every person revolves through the 10 Person Crew roles over the two shooting days A designated time is allotted for each crew role. This is 100% hands-on practical.

The practical CREW roles that you will do:
Director Director of Photography Camera Assistant Gaffer Clapper	Boom Sound Recordist Continuity Producer Runner Production Assistant.

7.30 – 10pm – Fun Social Drinks – Voluntary.

Thursday Night April 26th  6.30pm – 9.30pm

Edit Session 1

• View Saturdays Material
• We edit the first days work

Saturday April 28th  8am – 6pm

Shoot Day Two ( This is the Real Deal Again)

9.00am-6pm – The Film Shoot on Location

Today you will work as a crew member on a real film. Every person revolves through the 10 Person Crew roles over the two shooting days A designated time is allotted for each crew role. This is 100% hands-on practical.

The practical CREW roles that you will do:
Director Director of Photography Camera Assistant Gaffer Clapper	Boom Sound Recordist Continuity Producer Runner Production Assistant.

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Thursday Night May 10th  6.30pm – 9.30pm

• We edit Day Two of the shoot
• Colouring the film
• Titles

Saturday May 19th  10am – 3pm

Sound Post Session

• How to clean up dialogue
• Using ADR to replace location dialogue
• Music
• Sound Effects

Friday Night May  25th  7pm till late The Final Night

• Certificates.
• Screening of the Finished Film
• Celebration

“To put it bluntly this course is an inspiration, I still can’t believe how much we got through. I’m still bouncing off the walls with excitement and have already lined up two collaborations with fellow students. Colm’s teaching makes dreams come true.” - Probir Dutt, Rok Starr Films

Professional Equipment That you will operate and use during the shoot
JVC HD Pro 720p Camera Fujin Lens with Converter Wide Angle Manfrotto Tripod Seinheiser Microphone ME66 Rycote Mount Windshield Boom Pole	Radio Microphone Le pele Mic Tracks 4 meters 4 x 850 Watt Red Head Lamps Gels and Spun 3 x Reflectors Clapperboard

Post-Production Equipment
MacBook Pro Final Cut Pro Studio	External Drive DV Deck & Recorder

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This course is for you, if you are:

• Beginner who wants an exciting career
• Actors who want to know how films are made
• Short film maker who wants to make better films
• Film industry professionals who want to make their own film
• Writers who want to produce their own films
• Film enthusiasts/ hobbyists who want to learn about film

“If someone wants to learn film making, seriously this is for you. It covers mostly everything and I’m amazed how much I have learnt . Colm is a legend and he is full of energy.” - Luke Carroll

“Awesome course. Straight after the course I produced my first feature film ‘Dealing with Destiny’.  The Film was released this year (2011) in Hoyts Cinema. This is all thanks to the Sydney Film Base Film Course.  You want the fast way to film success, take the four month film school”   Paul Condoleon  –  Producer and Owner Dalifey Productions. 

“Colm is not just a fantastic teacher, he is a ‘doer’  and he inspires his students to start with Action right now plus  he gives you the step by step direction and tools and networks to do so….I loved it” Vaughn Clements(Film DOP)

” I am now so motivated and have the means and the passion to make my own films.” - Fiona Morrison

” A fantastic informative thoroughly enjoyable course for anyone wanting to make their film look like a million bucks ” - Michael Walker

” I would recommend to everyone who likes to make a career out of filmmaking. The teacher’s teaching was excellent” - Pratheep Ramachandran

” Amazing experience of a film set, pre-production and editing. You are involved all the time ” - Africa Asencio

” I had absolutely no idea of the process of film-making and Colm and Sydney Film Base not only made me feel very welcome but also have inspired me to believe I can pursue film making further. A brilliant course.” - Michelle Papast

” Was a great course! Loved it to bits. I learnt so much more than you could from a textbook or lecturer, and met a lot of great people. Colm did an excellent job teaching.  ” - Leonard Smith

Exceeded my expectations tenfold - Adrian Muscat

Abolutley fantastic, do it, get into it and you will love it and get heaps out of it. - Lucas Wittingslow

A Wonderful Opportunity This marvelous course has redefined my direction and fast-tracked my dreams of writing and directing - Hounour Leigh

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The Film Director/Producer Lifestyle:

The Film Makers Lifestyle has variety. You are always working on different film projects and going to interesting film festivals overseas. Travel is a great benefit. The point is even as a short film maker you will travel. Get used to Airports. I see the benefits of a Film Directors Producers lifestyle

• Getting paid to do what you love.
• Working with so many different types of people
• Travel A Film Maker travels all over the world.
• Working on passion projects that you love heart and soul
• Meeting fascinating interesting people all over the world

The point is that for you to get to this lifestyle. you need to make films now.  Short films are only a training ground and you need to get to a feature film as soon as possible. When you can make a really cool 10 – 15 minute short film, then move to low budget feature films that you can make on the weekends and put your heart and soul into it. Then enter film festivals and sell sell sell. I guarantee that this is the quickest way to the above lifestyle. Years of Film School can be good but it can slow you down. The best film shcool is “Get out there and make mistakes and make films NOW.” Thats why you need the four month film school to get you off to an incrediable start. It will be all the nuts and bolts on how to make you journey making films happen now.

But Hurry.  Once the Course is Full, we do not take any further bookings.

ON THE FOUR MONTH FILM DIRECTOR’S SCHOOL REMEMBER YOU WILL:

• Learn to be a Film Director
• Be part of a film crew on a real film on real locations with actors.
• You DIRECT for part of the shoot and get to do all of the other crew positions on a rotating basis.
• You get to make and be part of a film production
• You get a DVD copy of the film and our Certificate.