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Working in the Assistant Director's Department
Dates: 4th - 15th February 2019 (plus 3 days filming and 1 day Carbon Literacy training to be confirmed)
Location: BBC Scotland, 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1DA
Description
Equip yourself with the skills to work in the Film and TV Assistant Director's department
Dates: 4th - 15th February 2019 (plus 3 days filming and 1 day Carbon Literacy training to be confirmed)
Location: BBC Scotland, 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1DA
Description
Equip yourself with the skills to work in the Film and TV Assistant Director's department
Course Content
This intensive practical course will equip you with the knowledge and skills to pursue a successful future career as a Third, Second and First Assistant Director. The course will be taught by top industry professionals and will also include certificated Health & Safety and Carbon Literacy training. Following the two weeks training students will be given the opportunity to work as 1st Assistant Director on a Royal Conservatoire of Scotland student 3-day film shoot.
This course combines classroom learning, practical exercises and experience as a First Assistant Director on a 2nd year student film at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
As part of the course students will undertake Health & Safety training as well a Carbon Literacy training day
The course will cover
- The roles and responsibilities of each member of the ADs’ department in pre-production and during the shoot
- Where the department fits in with production and how to work collaboratively with other departments
- The paperwork used by the whole of production as well as department-specific documents
- Set protocol, etiquette and communication skills
- How to break down a script for different purposes
- How to develop a shooting schedule
- The skills required to be a capable and successful Assistant Director
- Preparing a shoot with the director and key crew of the student film and running the set during filming
- Health & Safety training
- Carbon Literacy training
Fees
Course rate: £845
Once you have been accepted on the course we will invoice you, by email, for the full amount of the fees. We must receive your payment 5 working days before the course at the latest. Your place on the course is not confirmed until we have received full payment from you, or you have received written confirmation that you have been awarded a bursary.
Application and deadlines
This course is currently open for applications.
If you are intending to apply for a bursary the deadline is 5.30pm on Friday 18th January 2019.
Bursaries
Thanks to funding from the Scottish Government, discretionary bursaries may be available to those who are eligible. Bursary information is available from www.nfts.co.uk/scotland and on each course information page. Please contact scotland@nfts.co.uk if you have a bursary query.
Data Protection
The National Film and Television School respects your personal information and undertakes to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998.
This intensive practical course will equip you with the knowledge and skills to pursue a successful future career as a Third, Second and First Assistant Director. The course will be taught by top industry professionals and will also include certificated Health & Safety and Carbon Literacy training. Following the two weeks training students will be given the opportunity to work as 1st Assistant Director on a Royal Conservatoire of Scotland student 3-day film shoot.
This course combines classroom learning, practical exercises and experience as a First Assistant Director on a 2nd year student film at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
As part of the course students will undertake Health & Safety training as well a Carbon Literacy training day
The course will cover
- The roles and responsibilities of each member of the ADs’ department in pre-production and during the shoot
- Where the department fits in with production and how to work collaboratively with other departments
- The paperwork used by the whole of production as well as department-specific documents
- Set protocol, etiquette and communication skills
- How to break down a script for different purposes
- How to develop a shooting schedule
- The skills required to be a capable and successful Assistant Director
- Preparing a shoot with the director and key crew of the student film and running the set during filming
- Health & Safety training
- Carbon Literacy training
Fees
Course rate: £845
Once you have been accepted on the course we will invoice you, by email, for the full amount of the fees. We must receive your payment 5 working days before the course at the latest. Your place on the course is not confirmed until we have received full payment from you, or you have received written confirmation that you have been awarded a bursary.
Application and deadlines
This course is currently open for applications.
If you are intending to apply for a bursary the deadline is 5.30pm on Friday 18th January 2019.
Bursaries
Thanks to funding from the Scottish Government, discretionary bursaries may be available to those who are eligible. Bursary information is available from www.nfts.co.uk/scotland and on each course information page. Please contact scotland@nfts.co.uk if you have a bursary query.
Data Protection
The National Film and Television School respects your personal information and undertakes to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998.
Our full Data Protection Policy can be found here.