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TelevisionAfter Effects for Broadcast Graphics
Industry, Introductory
Sydney, NSW: Apr 28 2018
This weekend intensive provides a detailed introduction to desktop compositing for broadcast using Adobe After Effects CC. After Effects is the most commonly used graphics program in Australia for the preparation of broadcast design/graphics in TV. It is a program that allows new levels of creative freedom for designers, animators, art directors and editors. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Participants will gain an understanding of desktop digital animation and compositing environment and how it is…
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OnlineThe Director's Journey: Online
Online, ONL: May 16 2018
You've learned the basics of directing - but how do you become a working director and build a sustainable career? What are the next steps? What is it that you need to learn? This eight-week online course is designed for emerging filmmakers, offering advanced insight into the role of the director to help take your craft to the next level. And because this course is online, you can do this anywhere in the world! The Director's Journey: Online is led by AACTA, AWGIE and ADG award-winner …
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SchoolsTEACHING FILMMAKING
Sydney, NSW: May 18 2018
Sydney, NSW: May 19 2018
Sydney, NSW: Jun 15 2018
Sydney, NSW: Jun 16 2018This one day NESA accredited professional development course will provide you with the skills to both create and edit films and teach these skills to your students in the classroom setting. It is suitable for both Primary and Secondary teachers. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN In this introductory course you will learn effective strategies for using film and filmmaking in the classroom including: Mapping class content to curriculum for documentary, stop motion, podcasting and screenwriting. Visual…
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FilmDialogue Writing Workshop
Industry, Introductory
Sydney, NSW: May 19 2018
The Writing Dialogue Workshop focuses on how to write affecting dialogue while screenwriting for any platform. It is an experiential course that focuses on an essential element of screen craft that is often overlooked in the broader discussion of how to write a screenplay. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Over two days this course will investigate effective and affecting approaches to onscreen speech in the varying modes of voice-over, inner-voice, monologue and dialogue, naturalism and non-naturalism. …
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FilmVideomaking 101: Shoot, Edit, Publish
Introductory
Sydney, NSW: Jun 04 2018
Do you - or your staff - want to shoot, edit and upload your own short videos for your corporate website, social media marketing or just for your own interest? Then this course is for you. WHAT YOU WILL LEARNBasic camera operationBasic video making principles -- how to get good production values and creativity into even the simplest of video productionData management and ingesting your video footageBasic editing skills using Adobe Premiere Pro (part of the Adobe Creative Suite)Uploading your…
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DigitalApplied Storytelling For Business
Sydney, NSW: Jun 18 2018
Canberra, ACT: Jun 05 2018Do you need to come up with a great story idea for your video, your organisation or your pitch? This course will help you discover the power of storytelling which engages attention, invites empathy and increases the likelihood that your ideas will be adopted.In this one-day workshop you discover the creative techniques that filmmakers use to connect with their audience on an emotional level.WHY DO THIS COURSEStorytelling is now considered an essential skill for anyone who needs to communicate…
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DigitalMobile Content Creation: One Day
Introductory
Sydney, NSW: Jun 22 2018
Canberra, ACT: Jun 06 2018
Canberra, ACT: Jun 08 2018
Sydney, NSW: Jun 20 2018Learn how to shoot and edit quality short videos with your iPhone, iPad or Android device in this one day intensive. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN You will learn all the tips and tricks for professional standard video making: Content includes: framing, exposure and focus recording quality sound (the biggest challenge with a mobile device) effective coverage - shooting sequences that tell a story editing and uploading from your device - with either iMovie (Apple IOS) or …
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TelevisionAvid MC 101: Fundamentals 1
Industry, Introductory
Sydney, NSW: Jun 15 2018
This three day Avid-accredited course is the first step in achieving confidence, creativity, and efficiency with Avid Media Composer 8, the non-linear film/video editing application used in most television productions. Along with its counterpart, Media Composer 8: Part 2 Effects Essentials, (MC 110) this course provides the foundation for Media Composer User Certification. The course leads you through the interface and basic editing techniques before moving on to trimming, fine-tuning the…
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FilmLighting Fundamentals Intensive
Introductory
Sydney, NSW: Jun 18 2018
The aim of this five day course is to teach basic lighting skills in cinematography and how they apply to the visualization of a story or concept. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Topics covered include: Natural light and artificial light Colour temperature Direct/bounce light, soft/hard light The use of anti-fill, cutters & diffusion gels Types of film lights, camera filters and basic lighting equipment packages for use on location Lighting continuity Lighting the face Contrast ratios…
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TelevisionTV Assistant Editor
Industry, Introductory
Sydney, NSW: Jun 22 2018
The Australian TV industry is crying out for more trained and effective Assistant Editors. This 3-day, intensely practical course gives students a fast, but thorough, hands-on experience in the duties, technical skills and responsibilities of the Assistant Editor. No prior editing experience is required. In this rapidly advancing technological industry the Assistant Editor role is no longer an apprenticeship in which to learn the craft of editing, but instead it is a highly precise and…
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Acknowledgement
The Australian Film Television and Radio School would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners, the Bidjigal people and Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, on whose land we meet, work, study and teach. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and extend our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from all nations of this land.
