Sharpen your directing skills for television
Understand the evolving role of director in episodic and the broader landscape, along with the unique skills needed to land a job and execute it effectively. In this three-day practical course, you will expand your existing director’s toolkit into the booming and exciting episodic space with current expert insight from award-winning director Lucy Gaffy (Mixtape, Totally Completely Fine, The Unlisted, Amazing Grace).
Over the three days, you’ll cover episodic-specific preparation such as tone meetings and page turns, while exploring the agent landscape, working on co-productions and multi-broadcast productions, shooting with two cameras, navigating notes and pitching, and the essentials of cutting a great episode.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
Create collaboratively in the episodic landscape from pre- to post-production
Analyse episodic prep tools, production practice and post production procedures
Apply industry-standard skills and insights to further your career and future projects in episodic
Is AFTRS Advanced: Directing Episodic right for you?
This advanced directing course is aimed at early-to-mid career practitioners with prior knowledge and practical directing experience. It is ideal for those who have directed short films, TVCs or independent features and are interested in broadening their skillset and work options to include episodic directing. We will not be covering the specifics of being a Setup Director in this course.
It is expected that students entering this course can analyse the director’s toolkit, including approach to the script, communication with actors, and collaboration with the creative team; demonstrate the skills to effectively communicate your directorial vision; and demonstrate practical and creative skills in scene blocking, leading rehearsals and auditions as covered in our Directing Intensive and The Director’s Journey Bootcamp courses.
Course Requirements & Delivery
AFTRS Advanced: Directing Episodic is an in-person course taught over three consecutive days, 9:30am – 5:00pm.
Students may want to bring their own means of note taking i.e. notepad and pen or personal device.
$1,200
$1,080 (10%)
Early bird price is automatically applied at checkout until 14 days prior to course start date.
In Person
Over 18 years
18
16
Meet Your Tutors
AFTRS short courses are taught by leading industry professionals.
Lucy Gaffy
Lucy Gaffy is an award-winning filmmaker who has just completed the four-part mini-series Mix Tape for Binge/Foxtel, which had its…
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This course is for students aged 18+ only.
If a student wishes to withdraw from a course, they may do so up to 15 days before the course commences and get a full refund. Cancellations 14 days or less before course commencement will incur a penalty.
AFTRS reserves the right to cancel any course for any reason at any time. In the event of a course being cancelled by AFTRS prior to commencement a 100% refund or credit note of the course fees paid will be provided.
Should AFTRS need to cancel a course after commencement, but before its completion, reasonable efforts will be made to reschedule. If rescheduling is not feasible, it is at AFTRS sole discretion to issue either full or partial credit notes depending on the circumstances.
AFTRS will make every effort to ensure the scheduled run of any course.
If you are planning to travel to attend a course, please confirm with AFTRS that the course is confirmed before you make your travel bookings. This decision is dependent on course enrolments meeting minimum numbers. AFTRS is not liable for any travel or accommodation costs incurred through course cancellation at any time for any reason.
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