Training Courses
Screen Yorkshire can cover up to 70% of course costs for established freelancers or 50% for companies working within the film, broadcast, games and interactive media sector. In some cases, we also offer one-off subsidies for individuals, who may not be eligible for either business development or freelance funding. Want to find out if you're eligible?
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Here's a sample of what's coming up:
An Introduction to Writing for Short Film
Participants will learn the craft of screenwriting while receiving support and feedback on developing their own shorts. The course will deal specifically with short films, but the techniques can also be applied to longer format work such as television and feature film.
24 Apr - 5 Jun (Thursday Evenings)
Fee: £70, £50 concessions
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Brocken Spectre
Weekend Producer/ Director Course
24th & 25th May @ RSAMD, Glasgow
Course Fees: £750
Maximum of 6 delegates
Course attendees are invited to apply to Skillset for support that can meet up to 80% of the course fees, travel and accommodation. For further information and to book your place on this course please contact Rosie at info@brocken.spectre.com
National Film & Television School: Application Deadlines
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix... The Queen...Atonement...Control...No Country for Old Men...Ashes to Ashes..Spooks..
Look through the credits and you'll find NFTS graduates names on all of them. The NFTS is holding a series of Open Days for people planning to apply to the School. They are an opportunity to see the facilities and talk to tutors and students about the courses but the first application deadlines are 15th May.
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Leeds Business Week
Leeds Business Week runs from 2 - 6 June 2008 and is aimed at all levels of business. The week of events, hosted by businesses and organisations including Leeds Chamber of Commerce, the IOD, LFSI, Club LS1, PwC, the Transatlantic Business Council and the Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors will inspire, educate and motivate you as well as provide a unique networking experience. 2nd - 6th June 2008
Fee: Free
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The Script Factory
Script Reading Training for Agents
This course is exclusively for agents, designed to provide industry-standard training in the art and business of reading scripts, supported by media training body, Skillset.
21st May, 3rd July
Fee: £50+VAT
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9 Point Director Training Sessions at B3 Media with NPA
Led by NPA Trustee and feature producer/director Paul Hills, this series of chaired panel discussions is ideal for anyone wanting to understand directing feature films.
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The Documentary Filmmakers Group
Writing & Pitching Your Proposal
Led by one of the UK's foremost Executive Producers, Richard Sattin, you will develop and pitch your own proposal for a documentary or factual project, working to industry standards. You will cover the required writing techniques and formats for television proposals, and learn how to visualise your story and make your proposal eye-catching.
17th-18th May
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Writing Commentary
You will cover all of the necessary topics, from an introduction to writing commentary to styles of commentary (how and when to use them); using the passive voice; condensing work; reading to picture; recording commentary and finding a voice.
31st May
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Multi-Skilling Month
Pick and mix the courses on offer to meet your individual skills' needs, including:
Intro to HDV Camera Techniques (4-5 June)
Sound Workshop (Friday 6 June)
Advanced Camera and Lighting Techniques (Weekend 7-8 June)
Research for Factual (14 June)
Directing, Interviewing and the Ethics of Documentary (21 - 22 June)
FCP Editing Week (30 June - 4 July)
The Grammar of Documentary Editing (2 July)
Funding and Selling Your Documentary (5 - 6 July)
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Film Exhibitor Training Opportunities
The ICO's internationally acclaimed Cultural Cinema Exhibition course returns, offering two weeks of intensive training in all aspects of film programming. Graduates from this long-running course have gone on to fill key posts in the industry.
7th - 18th July 2008
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Indie Training Fund
The Pact short course programme is back with a new name, a new brand and a new venue. The Indie Training Fund brings you all the same popular courses and tutors with plenty more top quality training at great prices. During July there are courses ranging from 'Marketing yourself and your business' to 'Single Camera Directing'.
2nd, 9th, 10th, 22nd, 24th July
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Raindance Events
The 99 Minute Filmschool
The Arts Theatre, London
29th May, 6.30-9pm
£30 (Raindance members get 15% discount)
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Screenhouse Training
One Day Single Camera Directing
Friday 27th June 2008
Wednesday 26th November 2008
Fee: £145 + VAT
One Day Factual TV Research
Wednesday 25th June 2008 - Fee: £85 + VAT
Wednesday 19th November 2008 - Fee: £99 + VAT
How To Get Your TV Ideas Commissioned
A vital new 1-day course for Researchers, A.P's, P.D's, New Media companies and anyone wanting to succeed in TV Development delivered by Dee Marshall.
Wednesday 16th October, Screen Yorkshire, Leeds
Fee: £110+VAT
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First Position Performance Development Ltd
Leadership and Management Development Training
Fee: Full grants available - no cost to company!
www.firstposition.web.com
07946 443930
Side Effect - Final Cut Studio, Barnsley
For full course schedule and prices visit website or email info@sideeffectstudio.co.uk
www.sideeffectstudio.co.uk
Coming up:
Full Length Script Development & Showcase
Writing for Games
For further information and application forms email: gemma@tapsnet.org or visit www.tapsnet.org
www.nfts.co.uk
NTI West Yorkshire
nti is the only Apple Authorised Training Centre in West Yorkshire and the north east. They provide a range of top quality Apple creative and technical courses for industry professionals. The current schedule includes:
Final Cut Pro 101
19th - 21st May 2008
For details and prices, visit: www.ntileeds.co.uk , email: info@ntileeds.co.uk or call on 0845 122 1555.
Leeds Met: MA in Screenwriting
This Skillset accredited postgraduate course invites applications from writers, script editors, development executives and producers who want to develop their creative and analytical skills. More>
Case StudyCaroline Silk - Hair and Make-up artist
Caroline Silk has been working as a make-up artist for several years.In January she did a two-day flawless airbrushing course thanks to Screen Yorkshire funding from Skillset.
"Continually updating my knowledge and developing new skills is important; it's also about keeping up with technology and moving with the industry. Airbrushing is an essential skill to have, especially for high definition television and, ultimately, the more skills I can offer a production, the more employable I am. Screen Yorkshire has always been helpful.My applications for funding have been dealt with very quickly and queries are answered in a friendly and professional manner."
Caroline is also listed on the Screen Yorkshire crew database which has led to work on a feature film. She thinks her future continues to lie in the region: "Yorkshire is easy to get around
and it's a short hop to other filming hotspots like the Midlands, Liverpool, Manchester and further north. We've got everything a production needs from pre- and post-production facilities and kit hire companies to plenty of crew who are experienced at all levels."
