Short Film Courses

Short Film Courses at Film Oxford – the Alternative, Affordable Film School

Our short film courses for adults (18+) are led by award-winning filmmakers, artists and digital creatives at subsidised prices. Learn the technical & creative skills you need to go on to write, create, direct, produce and distribute your own films.

(Click on each course below for full details. Need help choosing? See our Course Guide.)

Taster

Taster Courses. Suitable for complete beginners in digital video, and animation. They are run at an easy pace and require no prior skills, other than basic computer skills.

3 Day Video Production Course

Next course: TBC - three days, 9.30am-3.30pm - email office@filmoxford.org to express interest

£160; £144 (early booking discount); £125 concessions

Learn how to make a film from start to finish.

Introduction to Digital Video

Next course: Weekend 13th & 14th June 2020, 10am-4.30pm - Places available

£135 (full price), £122 (early booking discount til 31st May), £105 (concessions)

A hands-on introduction to digital video cameras and editing for beginners.

Stop Motion Animation

Next course: Weekend 11th & 12th July, 10am-4pm - Places available

£128 (full price); £115 (early booking discount til 28th June), £98 (concessions)

Learn how to make your own stop motion animation films.

Beginner

Beginners Courses. Suitable as follow-on courses from Level 1 tasters, or can be taken as first courses by confident learners.

Shooting Video – Our main beginners’ production course

Next course: TBC - 7 x Tuesday evenings 7-10pm + 2 weekend days - email office@filmoxford.org to express interest

£265 full price, £240 (early booking discount), £200 concessions

Professionals will teach you the essentials of filmmaking, whilst you Shoot and Edit a short film over 8 weeks (33 hours of teaching)

Introduction to Adobe Lightroom Classic

Next course: Weekend 6th & 7th June 2020, 10am-4pm - Places available

£128, £115 (early booking discount til 21st May), £99 concessions

Learn Adobe Lightroom, which is photo management and non-destructive photo editing software, combined into a single tool.

Creative VJ – Make music for your eyes!

Next course: TBC - Weekend, 10am-5pm - email office @filmoxford.org to express interest

£155 full price, £139 (early booking discount), £116 concessions

Learn to VJ – create and mix live visuals for dance clubs, festivals, gigs and art projects.

Introduction to Screenwriting

Next course: TBC - Weekend, 10am-4pm - email office @filmoxford.org to express interest

£128, £115 (early booking discount); £99 concessions

The Screenwriting Weekend is an introductory course for people planning their first screenplay or wanting to improve their screenwriting skills.

Adobe Premiere Editing

Next course: Weekend 27th & 28th June 2020, 10am-4.30pm - Places available

£166, £149 (early booking discount til 14th June), £124 concessions

Learn how to import footage and edit, explore transitions, titling, sound editing and effects on Adobe Premiere.

Introduction to Photoshop

Next course: TBC - Weekend, 10am-4pm - email office @filmoxford.org to express interest

£128, £115 (early booking discount), £99 concessions

Learn the basics of Adobe Photoshop to take your photography to the next level.

Intermediate

Intermediate Courses. Follow-on courses from Level 2 or aimed at learners with some experience. The pace of these courses is generally more intense and demanding.

Directing Drama for Film & TV

Next course: Weekend 20th & 21st June 2020, 10am-6pm

£166, £149 (early booking discount til 7th June) or £132 concessions

Learn how to be an effective Screen Drama Director with an award-winning director.

Lighting Workshop

Next course: Sunday 28th June 2020, 10am-5pm - Places available

£95 full price, £86 (early booking discount til 14th June), £71 concessions

This Lighting Workshop introduces the principles of using different professional lights, giving you the confidence to deal with diverse lighting situations.

Video Camera Course

Next course: Saturday 27th June 2020, 10am-5pm - Places available

£95 full price, £86 (early booking discount til 14th June), £71 concessions

Video Camera Course at Film Oxford is a one day pro-camera course with TV professional Nick O’Dwyer who also teaches at the National Film & TV School.

DSLR Cinematography (incl. Mirrorless cameras)

Next course: Sunday 5th July 2020, 10am-5pm - Places available

£100, £90 (early booking discount til 21st June), £75 concessions

Shoot the best footage with DSLR or Mirrorless cameras. One day course with a professional.

Adobe After Effects – Post-Production Video Effects

Next course: Weekend 13th & 14th June 2020, 10am-5pm - Places available

£165, £149 (early booking discount til 31st May), £124 concessions

Learn Adobe After Effects – leading software solution for creating animation, motion graphics and visual effects.

Developing Documentaries

Next course: TBC - Weekend, 10am-4pm - email office @filmoxford.org to express interest

£138, £124 (early booking discount), £104 concessions

Developing Documentaries will give you the tools, techniques and knowledge required to go on to research, develop, schedule and plan your own documentaries.

Location Sound Workshop (for Film & TV)

Film Oxford Location Sound Recording weekend course

Next course: TBC - Weekend 10am-5pm - email office@filmoxford.org to express interest

£165, £149 (early booking discount), £132 concessions

Improve your location sound mixing and recording techniques.

New Screenwriters Workshop

Next course: Dates TBC - email office@filmoxford.org to express interest.

£252 full price, £189 concessions

The New Screenwriters Workshop is a bespoke discussion-based workshop giving individual attention to each participant’s project from concept to finished script.

Tailor-made and advanced Courses

Film Oxford runs bespoke courses for organisations, businesses or individuals. If you want us to run a course for you that fits in with your schedule, whether at Film Oxford or your own premises, please get in touch. We can also run Advanced and Specialised courses upon request and also work with other organisations to deliver training.