Winter Intensives at AFTRS

Overview

If you're planning on spending this winter hidden away perfecting your Tropfest entry, there's no need to do it at home on your lonesome. Between June and August, the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) is offering a stack of intensive short courses that'll have you scripting like Kubrick and shooting like Scorsese in no time.

Whether your focus is film, documentary, TV or radio, there's something for you – and every class is taught by an industry pro. Dedicated writers can jump on the Short Film Screenwriting Intensive, run by Tropfest dominator Jonathan Ogilvie, or Writing for TV with master Vicki Madden. Either way, you'll be conquering structural difficulties, coming up with nail-biting plots and learning how to pitch.

On the other hand, if you're plagued by visions of yourself in the director's chair, you might want to go for a filmmaking intensive — available in both five-day and three-week formats — or the Feature Documentary Intensive, under the guidance of Dylan Blowen, who smashed out The Snowman and A Northern Town. Unless you're all about sound, in which case, the Radio Intensive will be more up your canal.

Finally, for those with Scarlett Johansson-esque vocal tones or plans to take over triple j, there's TV and Radio Presenting, and anyone who likes to have the last word can get stuck into the TV Editing Intensive. Be sure to book online before all spots are snaffled.