Film Oxford

Creative Media Charity & Video Production

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. We also run other courses that focus on other creative industries like photography and real-time visuals.

Starting early 2021 we will be offering a limited programme of online short courses run live on zoom with professional filmmaker or specialist running a small class. From the spring we hope to bring back more of our popular courses that are currently temporarily unavailable, as well as offering further new online courses. Got a question – do email us?

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

3 Day Video Production Course

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 […]

Starts: 29 June 2021 Ends: 1 July 2021
Classroom-based, Tuesday-Thursday, 9.30am-3.30pm - Places Available

Cost: £157 or £137 (concessions)

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Introduction to Photoshop

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 […]

Starts: 10 July 2021 Ends: 11 July 2021
Classroom-based weekend course, 10am-4pm - THREE places left

Cost: £140 (full price), £126 (early booking discount til 27th June), £110 (concessions)

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DSLR Cinematography (incl. Mirrorless cameras)

Shoot the best footage with DSLR or Mirrorless cameras. One day course with a professional. Classroom based course. For beginners & improvers.

Starts: 17 July 2021 Ends: 17 July 2021
Saturday 10am-5pm - Classroom-based course - Places available

Cost: £100, £90 (early booking discount til 3rd July), £75 concessions

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Introduction to Broadcast Journalism – online course

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 […]

Starts: 3 June 2021 Ends: 15 July 2021
Seven 90-minute sessions, Thursdays 6.30pm - 8.00pm - Places Available

Cost: £145 £130 (early booking discount til 27th May), £110 concessions.
*One Time Special Offer - all Oxfordshire residents can book this course at concession rate*

Fully booked

Shooting for Social media – online course

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 content to use on social media such as YouTube, Facebook, […]

Starts: 7 June 2021 Ends: 19 July 2021
Seven 90-minute sessions, Mondays 8.00pm-9.30pm - Places Available

Cost: £130, £110 concessions.
*One Time Special Offer - all Oxfordshire residents can book at concession rate*

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DaVinci Resolve Editing – online course for beginners

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 […]

Starts: 12 May 2021 Ends: 23 June 2021
Seven weeks, Wednesdays 7.30-9pm - ONLY TWO PLACES LEFT

Cost: £156 (£140 for early booking discount which ends 5th May), £118 concessions.
*One Time Special Offer - all Oxfordshire residents can book this course at concession rate*

Fully booked

Creative VJ – Online Course

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 VJs in a wide range of venues, from art exhibitions to box-office theatres and of course music events. Throughout the […]

Starts: 17 May 2021 Ends: 23 June 2021
Two sessions a week Mondays and Wednesdays. 10 x 1 hour session 7.30pm-8.30pm (UK time) plus 1 x 90 minute session 7.30pm-9.00pm (UK time) - FULL email office@filmoxford.org to join reserve list

Cost: £160, £144 (early booking discount by 10th May), £125 concessions
FULL email office@filmoxford.org to join reserve list

Fully booked

Introduction to Digital Video

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 a polish to your family films or take the first steps into a new career. Areas covered include an introduction to the digital camera, […]

Classroom-based weekend course, 10am-4.30pm - New dates TBC email office@filmoxford,org to join interested list

Cost: £145 (full price), £130 (early booking discount), £113 (concessions)

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Projection Mapping – mapping, Fluid, and GarageCube LED

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 […]

Starts: 12 June 2021 Ends: 13 June 2021
Weekend, 10am-5pm (Intermediate course)

Cost: £160 full price, £144 (early booking discount until 28th May), £125 concessions

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Adobe Premiere Editing

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

Starts: 24 April 2021 Ends: 25 April 2021
10am-4.30pm at Film Oxford (Beginner's Course), - email office@filmoxford.org for reserve list

Cost: £165, £149 (early booking discount until 18th April), £124 concessions

Fully booked

Introduction to Documentary Filmmaking – online course

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 […]

Starts: 19 April 2021 Ends: 24 May 2021
[FULL] 7pm - 9pm. Mondays, 5 weeks - FULL email office@filmoxford.org to join the reserve list

Cost: £145 (£130 early booking discount) £110 concessions.

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Five Week Cinematography – Online Course

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 […]

Starts: 22 April 2021 Ends: 20 May 2021
7pm - 9pm. Thursdays, 5 weeks - 3 Places available

Cost: £130, £110 concessions.

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Introduction to Screenwriting – online course

Introduction to Screenwriting – online course is a ten week interactive 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. Runs one hour per week over 10 weeks, for a maximum […]

Starts: 20 April 2021 Ends: 22 June 2021
runs 7pm-8pm for 10 weeks - 3 Places left

Cost: £120; £100 concessions

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Introduction to Adobe Lightroom Classic

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

New dates TBC - Weekend, 10am-4pm

Cost: £128, £115 (early booking discount until 11th Oct.), £99 concessions

Fully booked

Shooting Video – Our main beginners’ production course

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

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

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

Fully booked

Directing Drama for Film & TV

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

TBC - Weekend, 10am-6pm - email office@filmoxford.org to express interest

Cost: £166, £149 (early booking discount), £132 concessions

Fully booked

Introduction to Screenwriting

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

This Classroom based course is now running online

Fully booked

Lighting Workshop

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

TBC - Sunday, 10am-5pm - email office@filmoxford.org to express interest

Cost: £95 full price, £86 (early booking discount), £71 concessions

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Video Camera Course

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.

TBC - Saturday, 10am-5pm - email office@filmoxford.org to express interest

Cost: £95 full price, £86 (early booking discount), £71 concessions

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Developing Documentaries

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

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

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

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Stop Motion Animation

Learn how to make your own stop motion animation films.

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

Cost: £128 (full price); £115 (early booking discount), £98 (concessions)

Fully booked

New Screenwriters Workshop

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

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

Cost: £252 full price, £189 concessions

Fully booked