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MKFN workshops & courses

2014

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FILM PRODUCTION Course
With Rosemary Hill (4 lessons over 4 weeks) 
 

SATURDAY 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th JUNE
10am - 2pm

WK1 - The Director and the Script (writing low-budget films)
                                           WK2 - The Grammar of Directing (Director's Tool Kit)
                                           WK3 - The Shoot and the Edit
                                           WK4 - Marketing, Selling and exhibiting the film.

                                          ARTS CENTRAL 
                                          3rd Floor South Station House
                                          500 Elder Gate
                                          Central Milton Keynes
                                          MK9 1BB

                                          Course Fee: £70 (£65 earlybird offer if you book before 30th April).

                                          To book your place, please email: mkfilmnetwork@ic-mk.org




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BEGINNERS Final Cut Pro Editing Course 
With Nigel Quinn (4 lessons over 4 weeks) 
 

FRIDAY 28th February, 7th, 14th and 21st March
6pm - 9pm

MK College,
Room G71 - Mac Editing Suite,
Chaffron Way Campus
Woughton Campus West
Leadenhall

Milton Keynes

MK6 5LP

Workshop Fee: £80

Working with Final Cut Pro you will be learning the skills of editing in-depth.
This is a beginners course and you don't need to have previous experience of Final Cut Pro. The course will be tutored by Nigel Quinn who is an Editing Tutor at MK  College.

Week 1 - Development of the principals of editing
Week 2 - Practical Workshops (language and grammar of editing, conventions and techniques)
Week 3 - Practical Workshops
Week4 - Lecture: Screening of documentaries/DVD extras about the work of editors.

For an overview of the course, please
click here

To book your place on this course please email Samantha Syed at: 
mkfilmnetwork@ic-mk.org

                                                                                                                                                 (This course has been made possible thanks to funding from the MK Community Foundation.)



Production taster workshop with Rosemary Hill

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We are looking at running a four/five week workshop following the success of this day workshop. 

We will post more information as soon as we can.

Screen Scriptwriting course with Linda Dunscombe
Starting 5th May 2012

This is an Introduction to the world of scriptwriting, suitable for beginners and those with some previous experience. The course is for anyone wishing to write for TV, film, short film or comedy. If you want to develop ideas, build strong characters, gain a basic understanding of story narrative and structure and learn how to write authentic dialogue – then this is the course for you. 

Course Dates: 5th May, 19th May, 2nd June and 16th June
Course Time: 11am - 3pm
Location: MK Gallery Project Space, 900 Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK9 3QA.
Course Price: £65

To book your place on the course, please email us at contact@mkfilmnetwork.com requesting to attend. A confirmation email will then be sent to you.


Course Overview:
Writing for the screen is all about telling a story and creating memorable characters. During the course we will be looking at ideas; How to find them, how to test them and how to build up the layers of a story. We will look at techniques that can help us to add depth to our characters.
As Scriptwriting is a visual medium we will consider how to show character traits quickly and effectively. We will look at the importance of conflict and motivation in character development and recognise the need to keep dialogue focused and authentic.
We will look at basic structure and understand that scriptwriting has rules and its own format. We will discuss the importance of the opening scenes of a script, and learn to identify how and when to begin a story. Knowing what a story is really about is very important in all forms of writing. We will look at how to write a pitch as well as an outline and a treatment. These are tools that help to focus the idea when structuring a story.

By the end of the course every learner should: 
Understand the elements that make up a story 
Have the confidence to start building a story idea 
Have completed a basic outline of a TV drama or film idea 
Written the first draft of the opening scenes


You will learn through a variety of class discussions and practical exercises, working in small groups and pairs as well as individually. You will be encouraged to complete assignments and will be offered positive helpful feedback from the tutor.

If you would like further information about Linda Dunscombe, please feel free to email her on lindadunscombe@btopenworld.com or check out her websitewww.lindadunscombe.co.uk
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