May 2008

Every year we receive many enquiries from applicants to our courses whose level of English is too low to handle the sometimes technical nature of our practical filmmaking programmes.

We are delighted to introduce an innovative new course to help you overcome this obstacle. Developed by one of London’s leading British Council-accredited language schools, the Wimbledon School of English, this full-time, month-long programme will train you in all key terminology to help you get the most out of our courses.

Learning Objectives:

You will study language in the following areas:

Scriptwriting and storyboarding
Directing
Cinematography and lighting
Sound
On-set terminology
Directing actors
Continuity
Editing
Producing, production, and the business of filmmaking

You will practise the following skills:

Listening for gist and detail
Listening to and giving instructions
Asking questions and clarifying information
Discussing and analysing
Reading skills such as skim-reading and scanning for information
Note-taking
Dialogue writing

For course dates and prices please click here

Call the Wimbledon School of English on +44(0)20 8947 1921 to discuss this course with them.

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David Roden

(One-Year Practical Filmmaking) landed his dream job as Development Executive at BBC Drama Wales after graduating from the Met where he worked on primetime shows such as Dr Who and Torchwood. He has now been promoted to BBC Television Centre in London to work with John Yorke, the Controller of Continuing Drama as the Development Coordinator. David's new role will involve sourcing writers for Doctors, EastEnders, Casualty and Holby City, as well as running the BBC Writers' Academy and Directors' Academy.