English For Filmmakers Foundation

ENGLISH FOR FILMMAKERS FOUNDATION
(10 days, weekdays)

This course is essential preparation if your first language is not English and you wish to study or work in an English-speaking country or crew. It is also an appealing way to improve your grasp of English through an engagement with the motion-picture medium. You acquire English language film vocabulary and grammar that will give you the confidence to walk on to a film set or into a film-training environment and communicate effectively with a crew, tutors and fellow students.
You practise the terminology of storyboarding, scripting, directing, lighting, sound recording, documentary and feature film production and post-production through exercises and practical projects. Under the guidance of an experienced film & TV industry professional, you are given language acquisition exercises, which are applied to the following subjects: Hollywood and European cinema; film scripts and documentary treatments; film stock, formats, cameras and lenses; lighting for drama and documentaries; sound, editing and post-production; working on a feature film set; and working in the film & TV industry.

• Practical training in small groups by a professional from the film & TV industry
• 50% practical exercises, 50% English language grammar and vocabulary
• An overview of filmmaking disciplines, from film scripts and lighting to working on set
• Make a short film on the course so you can put theory into practice
• Acquire a film vocabulary to enable you to communicate effectively with an English crew
• Gain knowledge and language skills that can be applied in novice filmmaking and job or training applications
• Learn in a film school environment where you can expand your contacts and collaborate with students from all courses as well as via Club Panico@LFA which provides the opportunity to expand your contacts and go on to make your own films 
• Daily teaching sessions are followed by individual project work with no tutor

For further information email enquiry@londonfilmacademy.com or call LFA on +44 (0) 207 386 7711 to book your place with a credit/debit card.