Whether you’re in the industry and want to enhance your skills or just starting out, AFTRS OPEN has a short course to help you get ahead in TV and Film. We have courses in Screenwriting, Directing, Producing, Editing, VFX, Camera, Sound, Radio and much more. May and June courses in Sydney include: TV Shooter Producer and Production Management for TV, Low Budget Features with Tait Brady, Film & TV Directing with Rowan Woods, Directing & Producing Docos with Tom Zubrycki and John Collee: Writing for Hollywood.
Plus in Melbourne there’s Production Budgeting & Accounting and in Brisbane Introduction to After Effects CS5 and Final Cut Pro v.7.
Upcoming AFTRS OPEN courses include:
SCREEN WRITING
Introduction to Screenwriting
Want to learn how to write movie screenplays? This two-day course with AFTRS Tutor Allen Palmer is the ideal starting point for your screenwriting journey
28 – 29 Apr, Syd http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/W537
INTO THE BOX: An intro to Writing for Television
Vicki Madden will introduce emerging writers and potential script editors to the experience of working in the fast-paced and challenging environment of series television
26 – 27 May, Syd http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/W557
John Collee: Writing for Hollywood
Feature film writer John Collee (Happy Feet, Master and Commander) will share what working in Hollywood has taught him in this one-day Masterclass.
24 June, Syd http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/W553
TELEVISION
TV Assistant Editor
Three-day practical course introducing you to the skills and responsibilities of the Assistant Editor in today’s reality TV environment
4 – 6 May, Syd http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/T532
TV Shooter Producer
Learn the basic principles of recording quality picture and sound, with an emphasis on working in situations where you will have little control over the events you are filming.
4 – 6 May, Syd http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/T528
Production Management for TV
Leading industry professionals offer up-to-the-minute skills and insights over 8 evenings. Suitable for aspiring TV Production Managers and Production Co-ordinators, beginner PAs, Producers or APs looking to expand their knowledge.
From 9 May, Syd http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/P114
PRODUCTION & SCREEN BUSINESS
Producing Animation
Kick start your career in animation and gain industry insights into the dos and don’ts of how an animation producer achieves the production of a cohesive show.
23 – 26 Apr http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/G604
Production Budgeting & Accounting
Intensive, nuts-and-bolts workshop introducing the specialised skills of film and television production accounting to those with little budgeting and accounting experience.
3 – 4 May (Melb) / 5 – 6 June (Syd) http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/P525
Client Management & the Successful Corporate Video
This one day course covers the unique challenges and common mistakes in pitching and delivering corporate videos.
7 May, Syd http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/K568
Low Budget Features: How, Why & What Not to Do!
This intensive course with Tait Brady for emerging feature producers, writers, directors and line producers will lead you through the minefield of low budget production possibilities and pitfalls
26 – 27 May, Syd http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/P563
DIRECTING
Director’s Toolkit
A three day intensive to give you practical experience in the basic tools every director should know.
27 – 29 Apr, Syd http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/R557
Directing and Producing Documentary Masterclass – Tom Zubrycki
Back by popular demand, this is an opportunity to get up-close and personal with Tom Zubrycki, one of Australia’s most celebrated documentary filmmakers
12 -13 May, Syd http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/X510
Film & Television Directing with Rowan Woods
AFI winner Rowan Woods (The Boys, Little Fish) leads this Masterclass for emerging Directors looking for an insider’s take on the current climate of directing in Australia and key differences between film & TV.
24 May, Syd http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/R568
EDITING & VFX
Introduction to After Effects CS5
This intensive one-day course delivers a detailed introduction to desktop compositing for moving images using Adobe After Effects CS5.
7 May, Brisbane http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/G601
Final Cut Pro v.7 (The Basics) 18 June
Learn everything you need to get started in Final Cut Pro v.7 including capturing material, editing, trimming, adding dissolves and effects, working in the timeline window, mixing audio, managing projects and media.
21-24 May Syd / 18 June, Brisbane http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/E522
Full List of Courses & Booking: http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au
Any questions: 1300 065 281 / open@aftrs.edu.au
