UK FILM COURSES

Are you looking to learn how to fund or distribute your film? Then the Global Film Funding & Distribution Conference is the event for you!

This 4 day onli

Are you looking to learn how to fund or distribute your film? Then the Global Film Funding & Distribution Conference is the event for you!

This 4 day online event will be packed with seminars, talks, panel discussions and networking. You can expect to leave the event with a huge amount of insight into how the industry works, what different paths you can take and which strategy might be best suited for your particular project.

WHAT TO EXPECT?

The world’s biggest professional screenwriting event

Three days…
One hundred and fifty speakers…
One thousand delegates…

The London Screenwriters’ F

The world’s biggest professional screenwriting event

Three days…
One hundred and fifty speakers…
One thousand delegates…

The London Screenwriters’ Festival is an annual gathering of screenwriters. With 1,000 attendees, over 100 sessions, 150 industry expert speakers and the biggest names in film and TV, the LSF has become the premiere screenwriting event to attend.

In 2024 we will return bigger and better than ever!

For three days, over 1,000 screenwriters, filmmakers, producers, practitioners, actors and executives congregate to share ideas, build powerful relationships, and get a creative shot in the arm.

Most delegates report massive breakthroughs in their understanding of the business and craft, as well as huge acceleration toward their career goals. However, perhaps the most vital part of the festival is the inspiration and sense of belonging you will experience when you attend. Year on year, delegates report that the community at the festival is one of the main reasons they return.

Learn the essentials of screenwriting and get to work on your own TV drama pilot. Join this six-week online course for just £220.

Do you have ambitions to wri

Learn the essentials of screenwriting and get to work on your own TV drama pilot. Join this six-week online course for just £220.

Do you have ambitions to write TV drama? Whether you’re gearing up to start work, or if you’re already writing, this course will teach you the fundamentals for writing a pilot. Learn the language of TV drama – how it’s constructed and how to talk about it to the industry, with expert advice from screenwriter and showrunner, Colin Teevan (Das Boot, Rebellion).

Drawing on his substantial experience as a TV dramatist and showrunner, Colin teaches a professional approach to screenwriting that will mark you out as someone who understands what producers and commissioners want. Discover how to use an established genre to turn the story that you want to write. Establish the world of your drama on the page so that a production team will get everything they need to know – but crucially no more than that. Put your protagonist in a hostile situation and figure out what they must do to overcome it. And learn how everything on the screen talks – not just dialogue.

By the end of this course, you should have written at least the first 10-12 pages of your script and have the confidence to be able to deliver your pilot to an industry standard.

What does this course give you?

Video modules: Work through six modules comprising pre-recorded teaching videos and substantial notes by Colin Teevan. You’ll learn the fundamentals of screenwriting, including an understanding of what should definitely go in your script and what should be left out, how to write compelling action and zingy dialogue, and how to pitch your work to the industry.

Writing tasks: Weekly screenwriting tasks to help you explore and understand the teaching topics and progress your TV drama.

Scene studies: Read five short scenes from Colin’s own screenplays and hear him discuss his own script decisions in-depth in five videos demonstrating how his teaching works in practice.

Resources & notes: You’ll get additional resources and teaching notes and a list of recommended watching.

Professional feedback: An expert CBC editor will give brief written feedback on several of the students' practical assignments every week, with all students receiving feedback on one of their screenwriting tasks. Students are also given the option to purchase additional end-of-course feedback from our expert editors.

Student forum: Find your writing community on our private student forums. Upload your completed screenwriting tasks, give and receive peer-to-peer feedback, and discuss the week’s topics with your fellow students.

I'm a professional DoP, camera operator and self-shooting director, with 20 years experience in the camera department. Alongside my shooting work I offer b

I'm a professional DoP, camera operator and self-shooting director, with 20 years experience in the camera department. Alongside my shooting work I offer bespoke camera and lighting tuition.

This training is probably of most benefit for those wanting to improve their shooting skills for TV and documentary (such as APs, researchers, self-shooters), and those wanting to get to grip with new cameras, improve their interview lighting skills and learn to shoot sequences for TV, corporates and branded content.

I've taught APs and researchers how to shoot for primetime programmes Escape to the Country and Grand Designs. I've led filmmaking workshops with young people for the BBC and National Youth Film Academy, and In 2010 I spent a month teaching filmmaking in Kabul, Afghanistan. I've even taught DSLR basics to Shooting People staff!

I own a Sony FX6, which in many cases is a great camera to train on at this moment in time. Alternatively, we use the gear you already have, kit you have access to via a production company, or we can rent in if it's a very specific camera you need training up on.

I'm experienced with all cameras across the board, including the Sony FS7, A7S, FX6, FX9 and Canon C300.

If you're wanting to get to grips with your camera, learn how to light for interviews, or want some hands-on experience with equipment you're going to be shooting with in the near future, I can design a short course to help you get your head round things.

I make it a priority to demystify the technical side of cameras and create shooting habits that make your life easier. In that way, the decisions you have to make on the day you shoot are more focussed on storytelling than colour balance.

If you'd like to discuss possibilities - on cameras large or small - just drop me a line. I am based in Manchester but often work in London. Training would take place at your home, production company or other suitable location you have access to.

Shooters price: £300 + vat / day. Negotiable based on personal circumstances and availability. Feel free to reach out whatever your circumstances.

Please note - corporate and production company rates differ from the above. Please contact me to discuss your requirements.

References available on request.

I'm a professional DoP, camera operator and self-shooting director, with 20 years experience in the camera department. Alongside my shooting work I offer b

I'm a professional DoP, camera operator and self-shooting director, with 20 years experience in the camera department. Alongside my shooting work I offer bespoke camera and lighting tuition.

This training is probably of most benefit for those wanting to improve their shooting skills for TV and documentary (such as APs, researchers, self-shooters), and those wanting to get to grip with new cameras, improve their interview lighting skills and learn to shoot sequences for TV, corporates and branded content.

I've taught APs and researchers how to shoot for primetime programmes Escape to the Country and Grand Designs. I've led filmmaking workshops with young people for the BBC and National Youth Film Academy, and In 2010 I spent a month teaching filmmaking in Kabul, Afghanistan. I've even taught DSLR basics to Shooting People staff!

Generally, teaching happens either using your own equipment, or equipment you have access to via a production company. Alternatively, we can rent in if it's a very specific camera you need training up on.

I'm experienced with all cameras across the board, but have an especially strong grip on the more recent Sony's - so the FX3 FX6 and FX9 - as these are the principal cameras currently used in broadcast TV and documentary.

If you're wanting to get to grips with your camera, learn how to light for interviews, or want some hands-on experience with equipment you're going to be shooting with in the near future, I can design a short course to help you get your head round things.

I make it a priority to demystify the technical side of cameras and create shooting habits that make your life easier. In that way, the decisions you have to make on the day you shoot are more focussed on storytelling than colour balance.

If you'd like to discuss possibilities - on cameras large or small - just drop me a line. I am based in Manchester but often work in London. Training would take place at your home, production company or other suitable location you have access to.

Shooters price: £300 + vat / day. Negotiable based on personal circumstances and availability. Feel free to reach out whatever your circumstances.

Please note - corporate and production company rates differ from the above. Please contact me to discuss your requirements.

References available on request.