Short Film Courses at Film Oxford – the Alternative, Affordable Film School. Learn the technical & creative skills you need to write, create, direct, produce and distribute your own films (or other creative work). Professional filmmakers, artists and digital creatives teach our subsidised short courses (online and classroom-based). Click below on each class for details. Charity Film Oxford has operated for over 35 years. Booking a course supports our work with disadvantaged young people and people with learning disabilities. These courses are for adults 18+. Contact office@filmoxford.org
This Lighting Workshop introduces the principles of using different professional lights, giving you the confidence to deal with diverse lighting situations.
Cost: £100 full price, £90 (early booking discount until 15th Jan), £75 concessions
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Improve your location sound mixing and recording techniques.
Cost: £165, £149 (early booking discount until 31st Jan.), £132 concessions
Shooting for Social media – online course is a seven-week interactive beginners’ course for people who want to start learning and developing skills shooting video for social media. Runs 90 minutes per week over 7 weeks. This online course shows you how to make great video content to use on social media such as YouTube, […]
Cost: £145 full price, £130 (early booking discount til 26th Jan.), £110 concessions
Learn how to import footage and edit, explore transitions, titling, sound editing and effects on Adobe Premiere.
Cost: £165, £149 (early booking discount to 30th Jan.), £124 concessions
Introduction to Filmmaking – online course is a seven-session, interactive beginners’ course for people who want to start learning and developing skills in all areas of film making. This interactive course led by a pro filmmaker runs on Zoom over seven weeks with 90-minute sessions for a maximum of 10 learners (10.5 hours contact time). […]
Cost: £145 full price, £130 (early booking discount til 3rd Feb.), £110 concessions
Shoot the best footage with DSLR or Mirrorless cameras. One day course with a professional. Classroom based course. For beginners & improvers.
Cost: £100, £90 (early booking discount til 5th Feb.), £75 concessions
Intro to Producing Film and Corporate Video – online course. The producer is arguably the most important part of a production, being the person responsible for finding and launching a project; arranging the financing; hiring writers, a director, and key members of the creative team; and overseeing all elements from pre-production to post-production, right up to […]
Cost: £145 full price, £130 (early booking discount til 5th Feb), £110 concessions
Introduction to Documentary Filmmaking – online course is designed for a new generation of storytellers. With interactive, step-by-step learning, you will find you’re immersed from session one. It is run over five weeks; each session is two hours long. Small class size. If documentary film is your passion then by the end of this course […]
Cost: £140, £130 (early booking discount til 7th Feb). £110 concessions.
Intro to 3D Animation & Imaging – online course for beginners will guide you through the powerful open-source Blender 3D modelling & animation suite. It introduces the student to the incredible potential of this software to create photo-realistic 3D models and animation. This interactive course led by a professional illustrator and modeller runs on Zoom […]
Cost: £145 full price. £130 (early booking discount til 9th Feb.), £110 concessions
Learn Adobe Lightroom, which is photo management and non-destructive photo editing software, combined into a single tool.
Cost: £134, £120 (early booking discount until 13th Feb.), £105 concessions
DaVinci Resolve Editing – online course for beginners is designed to guide you step-by step with exercises exploring DaVinci Resolve’s video editing, colour correcting, sound editing and other functions. This interactive course led by a pro filmmaker runs on ZOOM over 7 weeks with 90 minute sessions, for a maximum of 8 learners (10.5 hours […]
Cost: £156 (£140 for early booking discount until 15th Feb), £118 concessions.
This course is aimed at English speakers and run at 7.30 pm Eastern Time USA, see below for exact times. At the crossroads between DJing, live cinema and the visual arts, VJs create live performances using video to create a heightened experience of music. This creative practice originated in club culture but we now see […]
Cost: £160, £149 (early booking discount until 16th Feb.), £132 concessions, 10 x one-hour sessions plus 1 x 90-minute session
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Cinematography is a scientific art form, and our 10 hour online series of workshops will help you understand how to capture great motion picture photography with whatever camera you have access to, (for instance, a pro/semi-pro camcorder, DSLR, Mirrorless cameras, or indeed your Smart Phone.) Our Five Week Cinematography – Online Course covers the basics […]
Cost: £140, £130 (early booking discount til 17th Feb). £110 concessions.
This Introduction to Digital Video short course is a fun, hands-on introduction to using digital video cameras and editing for beginners. You will get a better understanding of how to give create films for fun or take the first steps into a new career. Areas covered include an introduction to the digital camera, automatic and […]
Cost: £145; £130 (early booking discount til 20th Feb); £113 concessions
Introduction to Screenwriting – online course is a beginners’ course for people planning their first screenplay or wanting to improve their screenwriting skills. It will arm you with the concepts and practices you need to be aware of, before diving in. The course runs five hours per day (with additional breaks) over two consecutive Saturdays […]
Cost: £135, £120 (Early Booking Discount til 19th Feb.), £105 concessions
Learn how to be an effective Screen Drama Director with an award-winning director.
Cost: £165, £149 (Early booking discount til 6th March), £132 concessions
This 3 Day Video Production course is an introduction to video-making covering the whole process of video production from an initial idea through to a finished film. This daytime course is designed for people wishing to make their first step into video production. You will be given a written brief to produce a short factual […]
Cost: £174 full price; £157 early booking discount (til 8th March); £137 (concessions)
Introduction to Photoshop weekend course – learn the basics then take your photography to the next level! This course will acquaint you with digital imaging concepts and techniques using Adobe Photoshop. It will cover how to get the best from your photographs and how to retouch and add effects to them. All equipment provided. What […]
Cost: £135, (£120 early booking discount until 17th March), £105 concessions
Projection Mapping – mapping, Fluid, and GarageCube LED – Breaking free from the 4:3! As a performing VJ you’ve probably started with a projector, laptop, controller and your artistry, your individual style and content. Breaking free from the rectangular confines of the standard projected image can push your shows (in some cases) into a third […]
Cost: £160 full price, £144 (early booking discount), £125 concessions
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The New Screenwriters – Interactive Online Workshop will take you from idea to finished script in eight weeks. The small class size allows for individual attention as your screenplay is carefully crafted into shape. Each session is two hours long. In week seven you will have the input of professional actors, and the course will […]
Cost: £234, £202 concessions (all Oxfordshire residents can book at the concessionary rate) - 1 Place left
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Digital Video for Photographers – online course: As a photographer, you are used to taking great pictures on your DSLR or Mirrorless. But what about that other thing your DSLR does well: video! Most DSLRs or Mirrorless cameras are now powerful visual tools able to shoot cinematic quality video as well as high-quality digital images. […]
Cost: £145 full price, £130 (early booking discount til 23th Sept), £110 concessions (all Oxfordshire residents can book at concessionary rate for online courses)
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Introduction to Broadcast Journalism – online course is a seven-session, interactive beginners’ course for people who want to start learning and developing skills to think like a Broadcast Journalist. Runs 90 minutes per week over seven weeks for a maximum of eight learners. In the world of 24-hour news a journalist needs to be able […]
Cost: COURSE NOT RUNNING £145 £130 (early booking discount til 27th May), £110 concessions.
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Learn Adobe After Effects – leading software solution for creating animation, motion graphics and visual effects.
Cost: £165, £149 (early booking discount until 18th Oct.), £124 concessions
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Professionals will teach you the essentials of filmmaking, whilst you Shoot and Edit a short film over 8 weeks (33 hours of teaching)
Cost: £265 full price, £240 (early booking discount), £200 concessions
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Learn to VJ – create and mix live visuals for dance clubs, festivals, gigs and art projects.
Cost: £155 full price, £139 (early booking discount ), £120 concessions
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The Screenwriting Weekend is an introductory course for people planning their first screenplay or wanting to improve their screenwriting skills.
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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.
Cost: £95 full price, £86 (early booking discount), £71 concessions
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Developing Documentaries will give you the tools, techniques and knowledge required to go on to research, develop, schedule and plan your own documentaries.
Cost: £138, £124 (early booking discount), £104 concessions
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Learn how to make your own stop motion animation films.
Cost: £128 (full price); £115 (early booking discount), £98 (concessions)
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The New Screenwriters Workshop is a bespoke discussion-based workshop giving individual attention to each participant’s project from concept to finished script.
Cost: £252 full price, £189 concessions
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