This weekend’s hot courses include: the much lauded SCREEN ACTING WITH MARTIN SACKS, the practical LEGAL ESSENTIALS FOR FILM & TV, invaluable one day AN INTRODUCTION TO TV and the hugely popular INTRODUCTION TO PRODUCING with Martin Brown (Moulin Rouge). Coming up for writers is online course WRITING FOR TV and SCRIPT EDITING FOR TV. For directors and filmmakers there’s a rare opportunity – FILM & TV DIRECTING WITH ROWAN WOODS plus prepare for Tropfest with SHORT FILM SUCCESS WEEKEND.
Exciting new courses in the next few months include: FINDING ANIMATION with PIXAR story consultants and animators, ACTING WORKSHOP FOR PRODUCERS & DIRECTORS, INTRODUCTION TO PRODUCTION DESIGN, INTRODUCTION TO COSTUME DESIGN, a series of
HOUDINI online courses and VIDEOMAKING 101: SHOOT, EDIT, PUBLISH.
That’s just a small taste of the exciting new courses we have coming up in the coming months. To see all current courses visit the AFTRS OPEN website: http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/.
EXCLUSIVE MASTERCLASS
PIXAR Finding Animation
Featuring Matthew Luhn (Story Supervisor), Andrew Gordon (Directing Animator) from PIXAR and Bobette Buster (Script Consultant to Pixar, Sony and Disney).
Sydney 24 – 26 May: http://www.aftrs.edu.au/short-courses/finding_animation_sydney/g624
Melbourne 29 – 31 May http://www.aftrs.edu.au/short-courses/finding_animation_melbourne/g627
Adelaide 28 May http://www.aftrs.edu.au/short-courses/finding_animation_adelaide/g626
PERFORMANCE
Screen Acting Intensive with Martin Sacks
29 – 30 March http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/T564
TV Presenting Advanced Skills with Tracey Spicer
10 – 14 May http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/T536
Winter School: Intro to TV and Radio Presenting
23 – 27 June http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/T545
PRODUCING & SCREEN BUSINESS
Legal Essentials for Film and TV
29 March, 1 April & 8 April, 3 sessions http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/P595
Introduction to Producing with Martin Brown
30 March http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/P591
Running Your Own Creative Business
16, 17, 18 May http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/K555
TELEVISION
An Introduction to Television
29 March http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/T548
Research Skills for TV
3 – 8 May http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/T534
Writing for Factual TV
31 May – 1 June http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/T533
Field & Story Producing
1 – 19 June, 6 sessions http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/T557
SCREENWRITING
Script Editing for TV
Starts 27 April, 5 evening sessions until 17 May http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/W560
Writing for TV: Online
Starts 29 April, 10 Weeks http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/T509
Finding Animation (with Pixar story supervisor & artists)
Sydney 24 – 26 May: http://www.aftrs.edu.au/short-courses/finding_animation_sydney/g624
Melbourne 29 – 31 May http://www.aftrs.edu.au/short-courses/finding_animation_melbourne/g627
Adelaide 28 May http://www.aftrs.edu.au/short-courses/finding_animation_adelaide/g626
Winter School: Short Film Screenwriting
30 June – 4 July http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/Z503
Winter School: Writing for TV Intensive
7 – 11 July http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/W563
DIRECTING & DOCUMENTARY
Film & Television Directing with Rowan Woods
5 April, Sydney http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/R568
Introduction to Documentary
12 – 13 April, Sydney http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/X558
Videomaking 101: Shoot, Edit, Publish
10 – 12 April http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/T567
Short Film Success Weekend
3 – 4 May http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/B110
Introduction to Directing
24 – 25 May http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/R572
Acting Workshop for Producers & Directors
24 – 25 May http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/S534
Winter School: Filmmaking
7 – 12 July http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/Z504
MUSIC & SOUND
Post Production Sound for the Indie Filmmaker
5 – 6 April, Sydney http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/U534
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Data Wrangling on Set: File Based Cameras
12 April http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/C540
Advanced Lighting Skills
25 – 27 June http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/C547
SCREEN DESIGN
Introduction to Production Design
7 – 15 April, 4 evening sessions, Sydney http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/D528
Introduction to Costume Design
3 – 17 May, 3 sessions http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/D529
EDITING & VFX
Introduction to After Effects for Broadcast Graphics
1 – 10 April, 4 eve sessions http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/G503
Advanced After Effects
5 – 7 April, 3 eve sessions http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/G606
Introduction to Animation Basics: Online
Starts 29 April, 10 sessions, online http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/G620
Introduction to Premiere Pro
21 & 22 June http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/E560
HOUDINI COURSES
Houdini- Introduction to Fluid Dynamics: Online
Starts 6 April, 4 sessions, online http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/G616
Houdini – Introduction to Lighting, Rendering and Compositing: Online
Starts 4 May, 4 sessions, online http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/G614
Houdini Intro to Pyrotechnics: Online
Starts 1 June, 4 sessions, online http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/G615
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