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Animation Storyboarding Course
ANIMATION STORYBOARDING COURSE Feature film training for animators and storyboard artists. Details Are you an experienced animator or storyboard artist looking to develop a career in storyboarding animated feature films? Brighton based Lighthouse are offering a new programme providing intensive training and support from acclaimed storyboard artist Temple Clark, experienced animator Angie Taylor and director Dave McKean. Over a six-month period students will attend a series of residential workshops to fully develop a storyboard for an animated feature film. Deadline for applications is 1pm 30th March 2007, full course details are available at www.lighthouse.org.uk. Channel 4 is not responsible for the content of third party websites.
Point Blank-Community Youth Project
PointBlank off Old Street are offering free courses between January 2007 and March 2008. To qualify you must work no more than 16 hours a week and live in one of these Boroughs: -
Barking & Dagenham
Islington
Greenwich
Hackney
Lewisham
Newham
Redbridge
Tower Hamlets
Waltham Forest
The courses are in:
- Introduction to Music Production - 8 weeks per unit - OCN accredited levels 1 & 2
We run a huge range of different projects and courses in the community. As one of the most flexible creative training organisations in the UK we can provide everything from just a few workshops to 3-year long programmes and everything in between. Accredited courses run for a minimum of 30 hours and the longer-term programmes are simply built up from a range of accredited courses.
We can also work with you to create a carefully tailored project which incorporates our courses but can be theme-driven or based around a particular outcome. If you are not sure which course will suit your young people best we can provide you with a chance for them to try our different activities out in a ‘Taster Day’
We will work with you to design and tailor the course to your needs. We can deliver after-schools workshops, term-time programmes, holiday residentials…whatever is going to work for you. We have a wide pool of the very best tutors and flight-cased equipment ready to go, so can always accommodate you.
Skillset BBC Training
Freelancers in the broadcast industry can now have access to BBC Training and Development courses at a subsidy of 60 per cent. This is in addition to the courses already funded by Skillset. They cover subjects including camera skills, lighting, sound and post-production.
Find full details of the courses at the BBC Training and Development web site at BBC Training and a brochure is available from 0870 122 0216.
Date varies Location varies Cost varies How to book:t: 0870 122 0216
Screen Bursaries offers two types of grants to individuals:
Training Bursaries to attend training courses in film, TV, computer games, animation and interactive media; and Qualification Bursaries to complete a qualification.
londonprintstudio offers a range of introductory and advanced workshops in printmaking and computer graphics. All our training sessions are taught in small groups, led by professional artists/printmakers. Courses run throughout the year.
Introductory courses provide training in specific techniques and are hands-on and experimental. They are excellent for beginners or as a refresher. They follow a set structure and are supported by clear and descriptive course notes. Introductory Courses are experimental and are not intended to produce a finished project.
Once you have completed an introductory course you can continue your training on a workshop, through one to one training sessions, or by registering to use open-access sessions.
You are welcome to visit the studio to view examples of printmaking processes available, and the training offered in the courses. Please visit Tuesday to Saturday between 11.00 am and 5.00 pm. Booking Courses To book a place on a course you can print-out the course-booking form (link to form K8) from this site and send it to londonprintstudio along with your payment. Booking forms are also available from reception: telephone 020 8969 3247 or email info@londonprintstudio.org.uk
Places can be reserved by email.
To guarantee your place course fees must be paid at least one month in advance of the start date of the course. We will send booking confirmation and a receipt once payment has been received. You may pay over the phone with a credit/debit card, or send a cheque by post.
Courses may be cancelled by londonprintstudio if sufficient places are not filled. If this occurs we can either book you onto the next course, or provide a full refund of the fee. Cancellations can be made by a customer up to two weeks before the course start date. Refunds will not be given for cancellations made within two weeks of the start date. Please see booking form for booking conditions.
The *concessionary rate is available for students, graduates of less than two years, unemployed, senior citizens, Westminter Rescard holders, Westminter Youthcard holders and disabled people. Proof of concession is required (rescard, NUS card etc).
Producing A Short Film
Date:08 March 2008 Time:10.00am - 4.00pm
Location: TBC
Event details: The Script - From Idea to Shooting Script What does a producer do during the development process? How to get a good script? Script formats etc.
Packaging How to get the right team together that will make the best film and attract finance. What do funders look for?
Budgeting and Scheduling How to budget and schedule your film - what to consider. How much it will cost? How long will it take? How to make it work on the budget you have got. What format to use.
Fund Raising Where and How? Show me the money!!!
Pre-production What happens? What crew does what? Casting? Locations? How to plan your time? Which format to use?
Production How to survive the shoot
Post-production and Delivery Which route to go - digital, film, a mixture of both
Marketing and Distribution How to get you films seen - Film Festivals, broadcast, sales agents, airlines, internet and theatrical distribution.
Event details: how do you effectively implement sustainable business practices?
Panelists include:-
Kim Stoddart, Founder of Green Rocket, an ethical media relations company supporting companies in the green sector. Kim has more than nine years’ experience in PR and Communications, and she is a regular contributor to the press and aims to be a champion of business ethics and green issues.
Al Tepper, Head of Marketing at Natural Collection, the UK´s multiple award-winning online green shop.
Lena Hanson, Network Manager at Forum for the Future. Lena develops and implements sustainability strategies, with a special responsibility for entrepreneurs, with a specialism in retail, leadership and sustainable procurement.
Ben Maxwell is creative director and founder Totem a brand marketing agency for green businesses. He created his first brand whilst starting The Laundry, a revolutionary recycling service. This gave him a first hand understanding of brands´ unique ability to grow entrepreneurial businesses whilst encouraging sustainable behaviour.
Want to get into the media but don´t know where to start?
Perhaps you have already taken those first few steps on your career path but want to change direction or learn new skills? Or do you just want to fill your diary with some fun out of hours events that will help you get ahead in the industry?
CSV Mediabridge is a useful website that sends you newsletters packed full of training, jobs, events, volunteering and work experience oppurtunties.
http://www.csv.org.uk
Cultural Industries Development Agency (Training)
Looking for training and education providers? Search no more! Here you will find a list of schools, training and education providers in East London and London wide. This is a great resource for finding details of creative businesses, artists, designers, publishers, theatre companies, film-makers and many other creatives based in or working in East London.
http://www.cida.co.uk/
Crafts Council
Promotes contemporary crafts in Great Britain. This site offers information on their work, short courses on offer and advice on setting up in business.
01zero-one
http://www.01zero-one.co.uk
Training in TV, Film, Post Production, Editing, Interactive Content, Production and Multiplatform Media in Soho, London.
Our courses are taught to industry standards by experienced Professionals.01zero-one works closely with Skillset, the Sector Skills Council for the Audio Visual Industries to ensure that our courses meet industry needs and are mapped against National Occupational Standards. We also deliver a variety of Skillset funded courses and pilot projects including new qualifications. Click on the links on the left.
If you do not find any information on courses you would like to take email info@01zero-one.co.uk.
