9 Week Job Ready Filmmaking Course
This course brings together all of the components of our 5-week Filmmakers Course into a comprehensive program covering project ideation right through to exporting your graded and colour-corrected final output.
This program, however, also introduces you to additional job-ready skills that every content creator should have, including podcasting, operating and filming using a drone, as well as providing you with a more advanced understanding of the editing process.
What you’ll learn in the 9 Week Job-ready Course
- Navigating your way through the logistics of pre-production
- Scriptwriting and storyboarding
- How to compose a shot with widely used cinematic compositional principles
- Some of the diverse range of production equipment and camera gear
- Shoot a collaborative class project
- Basic and advanced editing techniques using Premiere Pro
- How to fly and film with a drone
- The role of a video producer
- Podcasting & Broadcasting
Course Bonuses
- 12 Months access to our support forums
- 20% off on all hires from our camera rental partners
- x1 one-on-one 30-minute sessions with our CEO on how to make a living from this course
- Practise footage to edit after your course
- We’ll review and comment/support your next 3 video podcasts you create after your course
- Camera Kit List – Everything you’ll need to get started
The 9 Week Job-ready Filmmaking Course teaches all aspects of filmmaking, including pre-production, production, and post-production.
This comprehensive program covers screenwriting, directing, camera techniques, lighting, sound, and editing.
You will be guided by experienced instructors, and you will produce a professional-grade short film project.
In addition to the core curriculum, you’ll also learn about podcasting and broadcasting, drone operation, video producing, and advanced post-production editing.
By taking these modules, students can learn skills in podcast production and broadcast, drone operation, video production, and advanced editing techniques.
This course is ideal for any content creator interested in taking their career, business, channel, or their skill set to the next level.
You don’t need any prior experience.
Simply enroll today and you can be on your way to developing a diverse range of usable skills in digital content creation and publication.
Perfect for YouTubers, freelance videographers, business owners, marketing or social media managers, and filmmakers.
Remember: you can take up any one of our courses in every state across Australia. If a course near you isn’t available, please fill in the “Interested in this course” form on this page and we will get in contact with you to ensure we can provide something suitable.
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Course Batches
Course Curriculum
| PRE-PRODUCTION, SCRIPTWRITING AND STORYBOARDING | |||
| Planning Your Project Details | 01:00:00 | ||
| What Is a Script? Details | 01:00:00 | ||
| Story Structure Details | 01:00:00 | ||
| Creating a Script Details | 01:00:00 | ||
| What is a Storyboard? Details | 01:00:00 | ||
| Storyboard Breakdown Details | 01:00:00 | ||
| LIGHTING AND AUDIO | |||
| Conventional Lighting Setups Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Creating a ‘look’ With Lighting Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Importance of Sound for Video Details | 00:20:00 | ||
| Fundamentals of Recording Sound Details | 00:30:00 | ||
| Sourcing Appropriate Sound FX and Music Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Working with Voice Overs Details | 01:00:00 | ||
| Using a boom Microphone Details | 00:35:00 | ||
| Using a Lapel Microphone Details | 00:35:00 | ||
| Cleaning Audio: What is Possible? Details | 00:25:00 | ||
| Working with a Music Composer Details | 00:45:00 | ||
| Bit Rates, Formats & Exporting Audio Details | 00:15:00 | ||
| Work Audio in Post Details | 02:30:00 | ||
| COMPOSITION AND FILMING TECHNIQUES | |||
| The Five Rules of Film Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Camera Types Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Camera and Lens Settings Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lens Types Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Depth of Field Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Recording Formats Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Picture Profiles Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Mounting Equipment Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Stabilisers Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Focusing Techniques Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| CAMERA TRAINING | |||
| Project Briefing Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Reviewing Shot List Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Briefing the Talent Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Roll Camera – Shoot a Collaborative Class Video Project Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Wrap up and Pack Gear Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| VIDEO EDITING BASICS | |||
| Folder Structure Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Setting Up a Project for Editing: Premiere Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| DAMs Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Subscription Services Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Licenses: Types and Usage Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| UI (User Interface) Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Tools Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| In and Out Points Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Adding Footage to the Sequence Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| J & L Cuts Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Using Markers Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Telling a Story with Editing Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| DRONE: LEARN TO FLY AND FILM | |||
| Drone Types Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Film Drone Parts Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Drone Flying: Focus Advice Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Products and Price Points Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Acquiring Flying Rights Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Identifying a Safe Flight Path Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Government App Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Free Practice Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Drone Flying Basics: Takeoff, Landing, Basic Movements and Shot Types Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Controlling the Camera Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Shooting Skills Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO CONTENT CREATION | |||
| The Importance of Social Media Details | 00:35:00 | ||
| Algorithms and Why They’re Important Details | 00:35:00 | ||
| Planning and Generating Vlog Content Details | 00:35:00 | ||
| Social Media Video Types and Formats Details | 00:35:00 | ||
| Marketing Your Content on Today’s Popular Platforms Details | 00:35:00 | ||
| Equipment for Social Media Content Production Details | 01:00:00 | ||
| Getting your Content Platform Ready Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Marketing Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| ADVANCED EDITING | |||
| Layout shortcuts Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Multi-camera editing workflow Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Closed captions vs subtitles Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Transcribe feature Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Keyframing Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Essential graphics feature Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| 2D Clip Animation Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Working with Proxies Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Motion blur – it can be done in Premiere Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Dynamic Linking Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Masking Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Grading and Colour Correction Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Synching audio Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Addressing Audio Problems Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| LEARN HOW TO PODCAST AND BROADCAST | |||
| Podcast Software and Equipment Details | 00:50:00 | ||
| Running a Show Details | 00:50:00 | ||
| Working with Guests Details | 00:30:00 | ||
| Prepare Your Own Show Details | 00:50:00 | ||
| Studio Experience Details | 01:40:00 | ||
| Stretching Content Details | 00:30:00 | ||
