AFTRS Three Week Film School

Overview

Calling all future Weirs and De Heers: been putting off world domination for too long? It's time for action. And the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) is offering you the nudge you need.

On June 6, the school will kick off its Three Week Film School For 15 non-stop days, you'll pack more learning into your brain than Mary Poppins can objects into her magical carpet bag.

Pro filmmaker Laura Dudgeon, whose film Comfortable won Best Film and Best Director at the World of Women Film Festival, will be leading you through the important (but not boring) bits of film history. She'll teach you how to come up with brilliant ideas and let you in on the secrets of how to become a Brothers Grimm-level storyteller behind the camera.

Once you've mastered all that, she'll also run you through the people side of the business — after all, you can't do much without a killer cast and crew. You'll learn how to boss actors around while keeping lighting and design teams in sync with your vision. Finally, with your new knowledge and skills at the ready, you'll have a go at making your own film, from pre-production to shooting to post-prod. Look out, Flickerfest.

The course will kick off on Monday, June 6 and will run for 15 days between the hours of 9am and 5pm. For more info and to enrol, visit AFTRS Open. Book by Thursday, May 12, you'll get 20 percent off the full price by entering the promo code WINTERSPECIAL when you go to pay.