Future Filmmaker Summer Programme
Write, shoot and edit your own short film and learn to pitch it with confidence, at one of the world's leading film schools.
See what the experience is like
A closer look at filmmaking
Over nine intensive days, working alongside London Film School tutors, you will make two short films. The course is built on the approach course director Aasaf Ainapore uses on the BFI Film Academy, which gets first time filmmakers behind the camera quickly. In Week One you will shoot a short film entirely in camera, with every edit decided before you press record. In Week Two you will develop an original idea, pitch it to a panel of working film and television professionals during a visit to a professional production studio, then plan, shoot and edit it with professional camera, lighting and sound equipment. You will also learn to pitch your work to a live room, a core professional skill that complements filmmaking craft and strengthens university and career applications.
By the end of the programme, you will have made two short films, one shot entirely in camera and one fully planned and edited, and will leave with high quality material for a creative portfolio or show reel.
Key highlights
Hands on production experience
Make two short films: a first film shot entirely in camera in Week One, then a fully planned and edited short film in Week Two, using professional camera, lighting and sound equipment.
Learn from the industry
Visit a professional London production studio, pitch your Film 2 idea to a panel of working film and television professionals, and put your questions to them in a careers Q&A.
Pitching and presentation skills
Learn to pitch a creative idea and a finished film confidently to a live room, skills that strengthen university and career applications.
Study at a top ten film school
Train inside London Film School's own Covent Garden studios, one of the world's leading film schools, in one of the world's great filmmaking cities.
Programme timetable
Timetable is a guide only and may be subject to change.
- A short online pre learning pack of two to three hours, sent out through ProEd
- A film language video introducing shot types and visual grammar
- A filmmaking glossary, written for students whose first language is not English
- Choose three images to bring to the 3 Picture Challenge on the first day
- A short online pre learning pack of two to three hours, sent out through ProEd
- A film language video introducing shot types and visual grammar
- A filmmaking glossary, written for students whose first language is not English
- Choose three images to bring to the 3 Picture Challenge on the first day
The Field Project
The programme concludes with the Future Filmmaker Pitch and Screening, where each participant brings together everything they have learned into a finished short film and a live pitch to the room.
Your project
Develop an original short film from your own idea, pitch it to a panel of working industry professionals, then plan, shoot and edit it, with London Film School tutors guiding you at each stage.
How it's supervised
Work with London Film School tutors throughout production and post production, with a tutor on set for every shoot and guidance on story, technique and the edit, then rehearse and deliver a live pitch before the closing screening.
Learn from industry professionals
Aasaf is a multiple award-winning director of branded online content, TV commercials and short films with twenty years of experience. He has taught the Directing Commercials course at the London Film School for over ten years and previously worked as a course leader at the BFI film academy. He has also developed feature film projects and television shows for US studios, British production companies and broadcasters including the BBC and ITV and Pathe.
Aasaf is a visiting lecturer in directing at the Met Film School and also up skills professional directors moving from broadcast to branded content and commercials at DV Talent. Aasaf has also consulted on the creation of series-based content across the Telegraph Media Group.
What's included
Included in the fee
Single room upgrade available at booking
Optional lunch vouchers can be booked for students attending all residential programmes. On-campus cafes and restaurants are available. However, they only accept payment cards and do not accept cash.
All day travel costs covered
Not included
Optional lunch vouchers can be booked for students attending all residential programmes. On-campus cafes and restaurants are available. However, they only accept payment cards and do not accept cash.
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Starts 12 Jul